Feedback & Reports

Difficult conditions, with the river high and pushing through fast. Tried a couple of swims each in the meadow, fishing close to the near bank with pellet. One barbel landed (five and a half pounds) but no other bites at all between the two of us.

1 Barbel

Found the baliff Colin Richardson very helpful doubt we would have caught without his help. Ledgered meat half way across. River high and colored.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

First time on this beat and pleasantly surprised with easy access and parking and lots of good spots to choose from. I fished the upper section and my partner tried the bottom stretch. River was quick requiring heavy feeders to hold station and a little coloured, falling about 6" during the day. 3 fish taken on pellet around midday and one on flavoured meat at about 5pm. Nice way to end the season.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

2 Chub

First point - DO NOT drive down the track to the river after any type of wet weather as you WILL get stuck and I got the impression the farmer is a bit tired of pulling people out - he was kind enough to pull me out though! River was pretty high and chocolate coloured so my plans for a bit of trotting were abandoned as I'd expected they would be. I set up on pellet with a big 80g feeder, tried first two swims for 30mins each without a tap then moved down to fish over a gravel bar I had previously sat on during very low flows. Started getting heavy whacks pretty quickly and after a succession of missed bites connected with a chub of about 4lb. More missed bites and stolen pellets saw me shorten the hair on my hair rig slightly and then I hooked 6 fish in a row, all over 4lb and a couple over 5lb! Finished the day around 4pm (started fishing at 10:30am after car disasters!) and with 9 chub, all over 4lb and a couple just over 5lb. Missed plenty of big bites and lost 3 or 4 fish to snags having struggled to turn them in the fast flow. No barbel but with a day of chub fishing like that who needs them?! Fantastic day and a fantastic beat if you know how to find the fish! Thanks to the owner and to WUF for a great end to my 2016/2017 season.

9 Chub

Drove from the West Country to find the river was unfishable. When is the camera going to be working at the caravan park?

The river was very high and rising all day. 1 large chub came to a large chunk of meat the rest fell to maggots. Very picturesque beat, a pleasure to fish in the good weather. Thanks again WUF

1 Sea Trout, 1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Stayed for about 2 hours because it was raining. Caught a 2lb rainbow trout on worm. Gave a great fight on light spinning gear.

1 Trout

9 Barbel

A quick check of the river gauges and webcams on-line prevented a wasted journey, up and coloured would put it mildly!
Still, always another day…