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2 Barbel, 2 Chub

10 degree air temp, 8.8 water temp, river 0.4 Ross with a decent pace, and a tiny hint of colour. Not sure of prospects due to the drop under 9 degrees, having been 10.x on Monday. As it turned out it fished ok. 3 fished MHC down the bottom and had 4 barbel, including a big PB of 9.05 to Gordie, and 21 chub. I fished up the top, for a barbel and a chub but the barbel was a beautiful PB of 10.08 so it was worth 10 barbel! Most barbel caught on 10mm pellets.
5 barbel
22 chub

5 Barbel, 22 Chub

2 of us tried trotting for grayling for the first time. 16 grayling to the net and 3 oos trout. It's a lovely beat with fantastic scenery.

3 Trout, 16 Grayling

Low water very clear but a beautiful day with sporadic sunshine and cloud mix, mild Easterly wind
I only fished the Lower beat and still waiting to explore the upper beat such is the length of it.
I winkled out a couple of grayling on the nymph and a couple of decent trout on the dry dropper in the afternoon. Not much really going on , could do with a bit more water to spice it up.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

6 Barbel, 6 Chub

Tough day not sure why, could have been drop in temperature

2 Chub

I’d highly recommend How Caple Court to other anglers. It’s a historic estate, and the river is especially beautiful in autumn, set in a sheltered basin surrounded by deciduous trees. The birdlife was the best I’ve seen at any fishing venue.

The fishing was a little slow, though that may have been down to us! We still managed several fish. I had a wonderful day and look forward to coming back. Thank you.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

I fished two different swims on the left hand bank and only had one bite just below the rapids. The river was running clear. A beautiful stretch that probably needs a bit of colour

1 Chub

Pike of around 6 pounds and 10 pounds caught on lures. Tried trotting maggots for chub and silver fish but no bites, perhaps not helped by the colder weather.

2 Pike

2 Barbel, 30 Chub