Feedback & Reports

I used worm and spinning with no luck. The wind was quite strong and was pushing the bubble float into the bank very quickly. Having said that I enjoyed very much, my first days fishing for 20 years!

Tough day and ham fisted attempts at striking to taking fish left us with a nil return. That said, beautiful beat that will reward the determined angler....we will be back.
On a positive note, some excellent white burgundy, parma ham and cheese, did not make for a wasted day!

Having fished the previous day I was expecting to find fishing easier. River condition was still low and clear but the sun was shining. Caught 6 Chub between 2lb – 4.5lb and 1 Barbel 7lb 6oz on meat and Pellet.
All fish came between 3pm and 6:30pm. After this the river seemed to change slightly with some debris coming through - Perhaps a weir was opened up stream?

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

1 Trout

Lovely day, began around the fishing hut and latterly moved downstream. Three chub to 5 pounds at the hut and then 2 barbel to 7 pounds plus another 7 chub to 4 pounds downstream, all on pellet using mixed pellets and hemp in the feeder. Trotting with a float produced nothing. Activity was sporadic, fish came in bursts followed by long periods of no bites at all. Lovely stretch of river also enjoyed by 9 swans, 6 ducks and the odd flotilla of canoes!

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

River was low and clear so fishing wasn't easy! Fished the wooded area with the feeder but could only get knocks from small chub. A change to meat on light leads led to a change in results though as we both caught barbel of over 9lbs and also some lovely chub averaging about 4lb a piece. A difficult start but ended up being a great days fishing.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

River level was very low - but it's August so no surprise there. Fishing was hard but fish of 4lbs 6oz to be found in faster water at the head of pools. Great sport, lovely location. WUF booking process simple to use.
Only concern was the sight of two birds overhead which looked worryingly like Goosanders.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

A good afternoon and evenings fishing. Intermittent and strong hatches of caddis and small upswings. Fish (10" to 14") caught on cdc emerger and late evening small f-fly.

6 Trout

Starting in the woods at 6am the river looked promising and had a slight tinge of colour and good flow. Within ten minutes I had my first bite resulting in a barbel about 5lb. This was however, to be the only bite for several hours after and prompted a move to Legg Meadow. A few tentative chub bites and one large eel were the only results until packing up at 8pm. A very disappointing day. Canoe traffic was very heavy and although most were considerate, the continuous noise and disturbance was tiresome.

1 Barbel, 1 Other

Disappointing fishing, no salmon or trout, only three small fish.

1 Chub, 2 Other