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Caught three barbel up to 7 1/2lb, using pellets from the croy swims.

3 Barbel

Water quality fair, perhaps not as clear as had been expected.
Not many rises, however both fish were caught on dry flies.

2 Trout

Really good that this fishing is now available online as I don't have to catch the Post Office in the village before 5.30pm. I can just go straight from work to the river.
Arrived an hour or so before last light and focused mainly in the flats directly below Crewil pool as I know of a few lies along there. Had several bumps and knocks off sewin throughout the night before hooking into a feisty fish around 3.30am which I initially thought was a sewin but ended up being a stunning 3lb brownie!
There was a very big sewin showing below me at last light, around 16lbs jumping clear of the water. Well done A, the other anglers who caught a 12lber, returned and x2 5lbers caught above me on Crewil.
Something for anglers to note - 1 ticket covers you for 24hrs, first light to first light. I didn't read the instructions and booked 2 tickets to cover me for night fishing. WUF kindly refunded me my second ticket.
A great evening, even if a lamprey did wrap itself around my leg briefly!

1 Trout

A bright sunny day and the river was very clear and not many trout seen. Those that were seen were very easily spooked. Difficult fishing all day.

River low and stealth was the order of the day as my knees are testifying. Fish were bigger than I expected all over 7" but less than 10". Lovely bit of water for a few hours though I'm not sure I'd recommend it to the inexperienced!

4 Trout

Judging by the puddles near the lay-by there’d been some recent rain but the river was running clear. What a difference a couple of mid-summer weeks make to bank side vegetation, definitely a case of wading the whole length with light tackle and a small brook rod. Overcast in the morning followed by brighter spells in the afternoon, no significant wind. Plenty of insect life but little fishy activity on the surface. The combination of a size 16 GRHE 60cm down from a Klinkhammer Duo proved to be a winning formula. Of the sixteen fish to hand only two took the dry. Six were in the region of a pound coming from the deeper, shaded runs on the upper section.

16 Trout

Only small fingerlings landed and returned.

Bread flake.

5 Chub

Mashed bread and flake.

4 Chub

A small clear rise of a couple of inches as I was fishing gave a little hope, but no salmon seen or touched. One lovely spotty trout, a couple that fell off, one chub and a shad that fell off.

1 Trout, 1 Chub