Feedback & Reports

Unfortunately by the time we arrived (3pm) the river was rising fast and very coloured. I did some casting instruction, but we were washed off.

You couldn't have been more helpful to me, thank you. Sadly no fish were caught by me.

We arrived on a wet morning and after parking found the long walk to the river rather tiring as this required passing over and around several gates and through long grass and nettles. In all it took us 20 mins fully loaded with gear to reach the first of the useful swims. There were several nice swims some obviously more used than others with the top end seemingly the most popular.
We caught 14 barbel to about 8lb and numerous chub and most of the fish came during a short spell between 1pm and 3pm with nothing much earlier or later. The river was about 1m high but easily fishable however you should be prepared for tackle losses in the first two swims.
Upon leaving and walking up the lane we did encounter a problem with an aggressive farmer who said we should have walked the long way around the fishery in all approx 2 miles which was ludicrous when a much shorter path was clearly marked on the map. He is obviously most unhappy about people fishing here and after waving a large piece of wood in our direction told us not to come back again. I believe he is a tenant and not at all happy with the arrangement the landowners have with WUF. I am mailing the WUF fishery officers seperately on this as feel this could have turned ugly.
Otherwise, a nice fishery with many easily accessable swims once you reach the waterside.

WUF Note: We are meeting the landowner and the farmer on Wednesday to resolve the access issues.

5 barbel, the biggest one was a 10lb 2oz cracker, and x1 4lb 10oz Chub. Halibut pellet. All fish in perfect condition and released swiftly. Good day. Thanks WUF.

Fished the same swim as yesterday for 12 chub from 1lb to 4lbs and 4 barbel including 2 over 8lbs all on pellet feeder.

I caught my first ever Barbel 5lbs 13oz on a Halibut Pellet at 2.45pm. I recieved lots of good advice from Don Macer-Wright and his friend Rudy when I arrived. But despite moving swim four times and spending the last three hours of the day fishing Wyebank Pool, I only had the one bite all day.

12 x trout 6-9 inches. Water still pretty high and fast but has now lost its colour. Nothing rising naturally, but a few fish prepared to come up to a small Klinkhammer. Good to be back on a small stream after all the floods.

Tough going today. Arrived at 2pm, first 2 casts resulted in a Chub and a Barbel, then next cast a Barbel lost at the net (hook pull). Then it went quiet. Changes in tactics, baits and swims didn't help. Final swim chosen at 8 pm produced an 8lbs Barbel, a Chublet and another Barbel lost in a snag at last knockings. River rising slowly about an inch per hour and a thick milk chocolate colour, hard work.

Fresh 10 pound salmon from Arnie's Pool on size 8 Red Francis at 8pm - water evidently clear enough for modest-sized fly.

No fish caught but 2 pulls. River high and in excellent condition. As a first time visitor to this beat, a better description of how to obtain access to the river at the top of beat would have saved some time.