Feedback & Reports

Spent an arranged morning on Middle Hill Court which ended with a complete blank. Afternoon spent at Courtfeild back to the spot I had caught 2 from the day before, 1 bite resulted in a fine barbel 11lb 2oz, good information from Don again.

River carrying a lot of extra water and pushing hard, so fishing the slacker areas 1 to 2 rod lengths out was the approach for the day. 2 rods landed 3 barbel, all around the 7 pounds mark, plus a chub of about 4 pounds. All fish taken on the standard pellet and feeder approach.

A beautiful Autumn day in a brilliant location with stunning views. Fished the NE bank in the morning with lots of rising fish action. Caught two rainbows approx 1.5lbs on fly then moved to the SW shore mid pm and had a further two on small spinner. Only one other person fishing. NE shore littered with empty Powerbait containers. There are "fishermen" and anglers!!!

Struggled on a beat I've not seen at normal levels which didn't help as river up and pushing through. Had one chub between us although was 5lb 9oz so a decent one. Thanks WUF, will be back in Summer.

6 barbel, 1 chub. Lovely day on a great beat! Pellets and groundbait in feeder was winning method on the day.

Caught around 30 Grayling to 1.5lbs, 6 Brown Trout to 1lb plus 1 Chub of approximately 4lbs on maggot and sweetcorn trotted under a float. A great days sport. Could you include grid references or postcodes on beat instructions for those of us who use Sat Navs.

After a dissapointing day the day before at Middle Hill Court this was even worse. We arrived at the beat after a struggle with our 4x4 car due to the intense rain the previous days only to find the river was up 4 feet and thick chocolate with all sorts of things coming down. You could not fish a water that thick and dirty and clearly on the rise. Worst trip ever, you cant always win or get it right. I will see if we can get a refund or given another day.

4 Barbel caught between 6lb and 8lb, all on Halibut pellet and open-end feeder. Fishing was hard as the river was very coloured and well up. We were limited to fishing a couple of rod lengths out with 3oz of lead due to the flow. Fished below the Bridge and in a large eddy halfway down the stretch. Nice stretch although the access track was a bit tricky to drive back up after heavy rain.

River running high, spent all afternoon moving from swim to swim. Got 2 in the end, a 7lb and 10lb 3oz barbel.

River 4 to 6ft high, fished Ferry Pool and near car park, did not catch. Don was very helpful and it was a very enjoyable day.