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Another great day on the Creel, the weather was on the warm side, fish not too keen on feeding after around 14:00, all fish caught on pellets and feeder, the caravans do spoil the view of the lower part of the fishery however the people were all friendly, thank you WUF for having this great beat on your books.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

Decided to spend a couple of hours on my local river, the Senny. It was a bright sunny day and the water was lowish so when I arrived at 10 AM I was not expecting a productive outing. I fished about half of the beat upstream of the bridge using a sedge pattern and then a PT nymph using a 6 ft 2 wt rod.. The access is a bit problematic because of vegetation growing over the intended access points. Also, the styles have barbed wire stretched over the upper rails, so bring some foam pipe insulation tubes if you decide to fish here. The banks are very overgrown and there is very little room between the fencing of the field and the bank drop off to the river so there was no option but to wade up the river. Despite my best efforts I managed to spook petty much all the fish in the stretch I explored. The fish I saw were all fingerling sized but it was encouraging to see legions of fry and the river looked very healthy with abundant insect life. As has been commented previously, there are a good many deeper pools which show every prospect of being able to harbour decent sized trout. The river itself is still very open thanks to the efforts of the volunteers a few years ago and it is perfectly feasible to get casts away. Owing to the overgrown and steep banks I felt the only option to return to my car was to wade back down the stream, thus spooking the fish back upstream. Overall, I was impressed with the potential of the Senni if only I could improve my ability to move stealthily upstream (or the banks are cleared of much vegetation). Perhaps Tenkara would be a better technique to employ here?

Extremely hot day, (30 degrees plus) conditions bright. Unsurprisingly, no trout seen or taken. Expensive day for no return, but compensated somewhat but the stunning setting. The river suffers in general (in these conditions) by the open public footpath which enables too many swimmers and dog walkers access to the river. Echo sentiments of the Australian traveler re access to Wifi and printer. We were staying on the canal, hence delay in submitting return. Completed as soon as able.

Weather was extremely hot on the day I fished and so I didn't start fishing until 6.30pm, fishing until dusk. A very enjoyable evenings angling on this lovely beat.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

Very hot afternoon. Bright sunshine. Low water. Nothing doing but a beautiful spot. On it's day this must be a great place to fish for a few hours.

Fresh 7lb taken spinning on a rising river by Stephen Orledge. Beat total now 6 for July and 20 for the season.

1 Salmon

Fresh 7lb taken spinning on a rising river by Stephen Orledge. Beat total now 6 for July and 20 for the season.

1 Salmon

Arrived late afternoon to a rising river but found our favourite wood stretch fishable, just! 3oz leads held in the strong flow and with the two of us sharing just a single rod we hooked nine barbel, seven of which we landed to an impressive 9lb 8oz. Great beat, great fishing. Back in two weeks.

7 Barbel

Arrived to find the river had come up about 12 inches from yesterday, haven't a clue why. Couldn't get to bottom swims but still had a good day. I caught 15 barbel and 5 chub David had 7 barbel and 16 chub.

22 Barbel, 21 Chub

A very slow day on an unexpectedly high and coloured river. Fishable water was hard to find and the barbel in particular seemed very reluctant to feed. A handful of fish came to the feeder in the morning; but we didn't see one after mid-day despite staying until sunset. Still, a pleasure to fish a very beautiful beat. As noted by others, steep banks make some swims difficult to access, especially at the top of the beat; and the presence of a busy caravan club in the bottom field is not very inviting for those wanting peace and quiet.

4 Barbel, 5 Chub