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Fished from first light, weather bit wet. Started off fishing the cable crib pool no joy so moved round to the pot pool 10ish no joy either but notice lots of slugs so put one on a 4 size hook and had a take but lost it then went down to the bottom of the island and free line slug and took maybe 25 plus chub from the far bank not Barbel but what a mornings fishing. Took 3 Barbel and 2 chub from same place in the evening.

4 days booked on Courtfield & Wyebank [2 days on each]. Fished short sessions due to family committments but had a great time. Weather was fantastic - not ideal for fishing but the river and valley looked magnificent. Some nice Chub and plenty of Barbel - all on pellett.

Fished 2 hours in the late afternoon, caught several small brown trout (less than 6 inches).

2 trout and 1 grayling - all palm sized fish. Lots of trout jumping and rising.

6 WBT to 7"

Fished 3.00pm - 9.00pm, caught 5 Chub and 2 Barbel (5lb 1oz and a baby of about 2lb), both trotting and static ledgering. Water low and clear; I was glad I brought the waders as this opened up a lot more of the water to me. Attractive beat, not many canoes but lots of swans.

Very low water, hot and really bright conditions. Ashamed to say hooked and lost a salmon on a tiny stoat's tail. Having come unstuck the fish did an ariel dance all over the pool, to the victor the spoils. Plenty of fish showing including three bright newcomers. Venue terrific, angler failed, must try harder.

19 barbel to 8lb caught on pellet, 2 chub to pellet, numerous dace on float fished sweetcorn during the quiet afternoon. All in all a great days fishing and great service as usual by the staff at the foundation.

River very low and exceptionally clear. Cloudy, warm with upstream breeeze. Fished 2pm until 7pm and caught 9 grayling and 7 WBT to various small dry flies/CDC's. Targeting fish more successful than fishing 'blind'. Some fly in evidence and odd sipping fish.
Lovely day and a pleasure to fish this most attractive beat

I saw my first otter - paddled across right in front of my feet, gave me a look of total disdain and carried on past as if I wasn't even there.

Although I was only planning a short session and expectations were not too unrealistic, I struggled to find the fish and finished with a couple of nice chub and three eels - all a decent size. Lovely stretch of water, easy access and stacks of features to give you confidence. Probably best fished early morning or late afternoon in these weather and water conditions.

Continuous boat traffic, swimmers, water fights and three guys without a boat at all, just larking about in the water with a football. Too much for me, I'm afraid. Could I suggest that the website carry a symbol against each beat to indicate the amount of boat traffic that can be expected, like chillies on a takeaway menu so that those with a low tolerance for noise can avoid the risk.

Thanks WUF - Even a bad day on the river is better than a good day at work.