Feedback & Reports

River on its uppers with no fish showing along the entire beat over a 5 hour period, despite abundant spinners and larger. Deep pools refused to give up anything! Another blank. Still, an excellent morning, worth the return trip when the rain finally comes.

Very disappointing to pay £45 each for the 3 of us
when there is 7 fisherman on the opposite bank paying a fraction of the price and fishing the best swims. Won't be paying that again. 3 barbell, 2 chub on pellet.

A few small trout rising giving a fun few hours, but nothing caught.

Found it tough today, river very low and many pools pretty static now. Managed to hook and land 3 (all about 8"), all from the fastest water at the head of the pools. Of course saw many trout scooting for cover, however invisible I tried to be! Lovely day though.

3 Trout

Water low and v. clear. A couple of small trout, one to GHE goldhead and one that rose to an Adams. Still one or two mayfly around but fish not interested and I only saw one other rise. A large fallen willow has totally blocked the stream about 100 yards above the bridge.

2 Trout

With the gauge at 1 foot with a little colour, thought it was worth a go, no fish caught or seen. But a nice evening none the less. Couldn't fish the bridge as a canoe was in the pool. Couldn't be bothered to say anything, but annoying when you have travelled nearly 50 miles to fish.

I opened the account with a 2-3lb chub. Then at 8:30, a big slack line from the same area I caught from the previous day pre baited area. The Barbel charged off downstream like a rocket, played it for a bit, then the 10lb hooklink snapped :(....caught a few more chub, then at 14:30, from the same area, landed a 9lb 3oz Barbel. Then the chub went nuts, several 2-4lb fish most casts (casting all over the swim!) for about 2 hours. I fished using a large feeder, hemp+hali mix, 2-3ft hooklink (braid is better for wear and tear), small hair-rigged single pellet hookbait with size 14 barbless hook :)

1 Barbel, 8 Chub

Great fishing like the day before.

9 Barbel, 29 Chub

Two fish one 2 lb. and a beauty of 7 lb. (ably netted by Tim Lea)- fell to a "night raider" size 6 single hook - gently released. Such fish from a small river never ceases to surprise.

2 Sea Trout

Having spent a couple of days on another WUF stretch I couldn't come all the way from home and not visit my favourite place. Fished from dawn to dusk and had the best day's barbel fishing anyone could hope for on this wonderful stretch. Started with four fish in the morning but the bright conditions put things on hold for a while. Heavy baiting late afternoon was rewarded almost as soon as I resumed fishing as the shadows from the trees took the sunlight off the river. The last three hours or so brought a further 13 barbel and two medium sized chub. At one point I had five consecutive bites within a minute of casting out, the last tugging at the rod before I'd had chance to put it on the rests! Crazy fishing. The barbel were all very slender after spawning but beautiful dark bronze and fighting fit. The largest barbel was 9lbs 12ozs but looked like a good double. Can't wait to be back here in September.

17 Barbel, 2 Chub