Feedback & Reports

We actually fished two days. The 8th. July we fished a stretch just below the Fairview Guest House, where we stayed in great comfort, with the very knowledgeable and great river angler Dave Harrell, who was our guide for the day. On this day it started off very well then we had a tremendous thunderstorm and torrential rain which definitely affected the fishing quite badly. despite this we caught two barbel and 16 chub.
The next day we fished the Lower Carrots and Luggs Mouth stretch,on our own but with a lot of advice and accumulated knowledge from Dave Harrell. We had 6 barbel up to about 8/9 lbs. and 15 chub up to 5lbs. plus, all good fish. All fish were taken trotting down using Dave's special floats and rig suggestions. It was lovely having this whole stretch entirely to ourselves. A most enjoyable trip!

6 Trout, 8 Barbel, 31 Chub

Fished two afternoon sessions. The river level was good with a slight ting of colour on second day. Eight barbel, two chub and two good perch caught over two days.

8 Barbel, 2 Chub, 2 Other

5 Barbel

Low river no sign of running salmon, wet fly used nothing caught. River clarity was good.

Nothing caught.

13 barbel caught to 9lb 12oz and 12 chub using feeder/pellet tactics.

13 Barbel, 12 Chub

Very few takes on a very bright, sunny, windy day. Just 3 small trout taken on dry flies, track ok if using a 4x4 vehicle.

3 Trout

Fished the Boys Rocks section from 7am till 11am, then from 4pm till 8pm. 7 barbel and 3 chub in the morning and 8 barbel and 1 chub in the afternoon. Lovely days fishing and a great backdrop at the top end. It is rocky up there and tackle should be inspected for wear.

15 Barbel, 4 Chub

Second day on the stretch, but due to packing up and travel, I only managed to fish 10:00 to 15:30. Clear blue skies, so decided to leave umbrella and coat behind (mistake). I found a bush to shelter from the rain, which proved a useful spot. Caught 10 barbel, all but two bites were more like chub taps than barbel pulls, so found it best not to ignore them. One small one at around 2lb, one at 4lb and the rest between 6lb and 7lb 10oz.
Never expected to do so well during the middle of the day, so was absolutely delighted.
I found that I needed to check both the hook length and line, up to about 8ft above the lead, after every fish. The rocks and weed were making a real mess of 10lb Insight GR60 mono.

10 Barbel, 8 Chub

My son and I had a wonderful two days at Courtfield.
River low and slow, sun blazing and the fishing was best from 5pm onwards.
Never fished this beat before, so it took us a while to find the right swim & tactics. But when we did we had 6 barbel ranging from 6 - 8lbs, plus a chub and an eel. We also lost several fish and missed numerous bites. To cap it off, my son caught his first ever barbel and it went 8lb 6oz. He was well chuffed. We'll be back.

6 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other