Feedback & Reports

First visit to this beat, car access very good, able to park near the hut. Not surprisingly, a low and clear river combined with unseasonably bright, warm weather, made for a challenging day's fishing. Feeder/pellet and meat failed to produce the goods but float fished maggot provided some enjoyable sport, with several small chub and dace obliging.
BP led the way with more than twenty small dace and a perfectly-conditioned barbel of 6lb (his first on float!). However, RE was awarded ‘catch of the day’ for retrieving BP’s landing net, some 50m downstream from where it found it’s way into the river!

1 Barbel, 4 Chub, 20 Other

Fish were showing throughout the stretch, unfortunately though, none were takers on the day!

River very low bright conditions, only caught on stick conditions only suited one angler pool at far end on boundary looks good shame conditions were poor.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling, 1 Chub

4lb and 1lb on luncheon meat. Very hard fishing all day.

2 Barbel

River low and clear, everyone struggled to catch. The chub including a nice 5lb specimen were caught in the first swim downstream of the woods on luncheon meat.

3 Chub

River level very low, at the start bright sunshine and light wind cloudy and rain later in day.Great part of the world to go fishing a day. 1 Grayling 10" and 1 OWBT 8" and a number of near misses. Fishing improved but sadly at the end of the day.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

After a wet start to the day we arrived for our first day at Lower Cannon Bridge. The fishing turned out to be very hard going with only two Chub caught on Luncheon meat one at 3lb the second just under 3lb.

2 Chub

Another wet start to the day but again turned sunny and warm. My aim for the weekend was to get my son to catch his first Barbel and knowing we were only going to fish until 2:00pm we both fished two swims down to the left of the large gravel swim. We baited with feeder mix and our hook baits were pellet and he caught his first Barbel on his first cast which weighed in at 5lb. He then went to to add one Chub at 3lb 4oz and then his second Barbel of 8lb 5oz. All fish were healthy and in good condition.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

4lb and 1lb on luncheon meat. Very hard fishing all day.

2 Barbel

An enjoyable two days albeit barren ones as far as the fish was concerned. Mick made every effort to put my son, Robert and myself over fish but it wasn't to be. Here's to next season.