Feedback & Reports

River was falling but not clear enough, good to be out. Blank.

When I eventually found the fish it was a fish a chuck. What a river - jewel in the Crown in my opinion.

6 Trout, 20 Grayling, 3 Chub

High river levels and rising rapidly. Next time.

River very high and pushing through. Banks very slippery so not many swims available. Good day.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

A bit of water on and coming through fast, very windy and some rain. One Chub mid afternoon and then a Barbel in falling light. An enjoyable day.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Arrived at the river expecting the worst after all the flooding elsewhere, but it was in surprisingly good shape - high, but very little debris coming down and very fishable. It was warm, sunny, and a gentle breeze, so ideal conditions for this time of year. Fished feeder with pellet with no action at all during the morning but had two barbel lunchtime, 10lb 1oz and 7.5lb. Thereafter quiet for the rest of the day but two barbel at this time of the year is a result...!

2 Barbel

Level fishable and had dropped a little from the day before when we fished the upper beat. But the wind blowing upstream made things pretty hairy (took me 4 attempts to get the car door open!) to the extent that even with heavy French nymph in it was necessary to water haul. My companion landed one WBT around 3/4 lb, I lost another at 2 lb plus but managed to land another touching 3lb. A vindication of what the Foundation has said about fish stocks on this stretch!

2 Trout

River pretty high. Tried hard, no bites.

Many thanks to all concerned on the very enjoyable and informative if a little damp river walk yesterday.

Fishing was very very difficult with the river well up and running hard. Tried to hold bottom with feeders or 6oz leads but with debris and leaves coming down that was impossible, and kept being dragged into the edge!!!! My friend managed a very welcome 4lb 6oz chub, his only bite of the day. Me? All I could muster was 2 minnows!!!!!! The fish all came on maggots.

1 Chub, 2 Other