Feedback & Reports

Great vehicle access, it is suited better for trout and salmon with shallow runs and deep pools holding salmon which pushed out the coarse fish. One swim was excellent which produced all the fish luckily for me. And no one else in the party caught fish.

6 Barbel, 12 Chub

Caught two perch,these fish are not supposed to be in this reservoir, if I wanted to do coarse fishing I'd of payed a lot less and gone somewhere else.

3 Trout, 2 Other

6 Trout

Had a wonderful 3lb Brown trout and another about half that weight ( on soft hackle dry ) as it was getting almost too dark to see. Hopeless dry, bright conditions, water level low.

2 Trout

River low clear weather hot bright barbel on shallows loose fed and feeders to catch fish good stretch plenty of variety in swims. Great wildlife: otter kingfisher, good day

10 Barbel, 5 Chub

Got to the water, at first thought it looked not bad. Dropped into water just above first Weir, could only go up about 50 yards and water got to deep and dark, went back clambered out tried going up through the wood, head high undergrowth, hugely over grown, just couldnt get to the water, turned round and went back, left and went to eardisland, nothing caught a couple a fish seen, racing away from me.

2 Trout

3 Trout each, all on worm, 11 crayfish, seems to be a big problem.

6 Trout

Bright sunny day had 3 or 4 takes fishing down stream nymphs but nothing on dries . Very little activity at dusk. Only one rod fished but two booked.

Got there 1pm fed elipse pellet off bridge to see if anything was moving as river looked like weak tea, without the milk ...soon got interest of several Barbel , set up stalking rod and waded in the river under the foot bridge , 1 swan shot paternoster banded 12mm pellet was instantly taken by a lethargic Barbel of around 7lbs on landing noticed 10 or so lice on the fish ! water very warm too. back to car set up trotting rod and avon topped ledger rod and chose swim before large tree over bridge ..fed mashed corn and 6mm pellet steady , again waded out 5m to get better control over trotting line , small chub from the off , up to 2lbs , several beautiful wild trout took a liking to single grain of Green Giant corn . Good fun for a couple of hours , came out and gave the straight lead ago with hair rigged corn , this saw the first Barbel only a small one around a 1.1/2 lbs , but this one fought well. Had to try the float again now ...laid on and inched it through for 3 more Barbel of similar size ..nothing better than that.
Back to car for a drink and off down to fast water road side , fed pellet, and some corn , to no result bait all coming back draped in the slimy green weed ? Charles ( the owner came down) and I had a good natter , as I sat on my box in the shallows and in the shade ledgering big chunks of meat at the tail of the rapids ....nothing ? walked further out added a 10lb fluoro direct to braid ,pinched 3 AA on 300mm from size 4 hook ,threaded on a huge chunk of spam and cast well down fast water and let it roll back across , first bite ripped rod round to no avail so fed some broken meat chunks and be 7.30pm had landed , 2 respectable old warriors (Chub) . great day again ..one little incident with our friends the Canoe brigade , one chap was trailing a mini plastic eel behind his canoe , hence to say even when I dipped my rod under the water he snagged my line , his line however was not match for my 12lbs braid , 40 plus canoes pasted me that day and I noticed at least 80% were not wearing any floatation devices at all !!!!!!!

3 Trout, 5 Barbel, 15 Chub