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Day 2: same swims and method as previous day but only fished the island swims from 7.15am to 11.30am.
Chub visible everywhere, some only 20ft from nearside bank. Any loose feed created a frenzy of surface action as chub flew in from every direction to battle for the offerings.
Average size was around 2.5 - 3.0lbs.
Moved swims for a break and fished on feeder from one of the croys for a couple of hours but only a few chub caught.

200 Chub

Day 1 at this beat.

Both fished the island swims using luncheon meat on stick float.

Fished from 5.3pam to 3.30pm.

The number caught was around 300 but WUF max is 200 on catch report. Chub were everywhere and averaging around 3lb. It was like casting into a fish farm!°

200 Chub

Enjoyable day with some Chub on the float from various croys near the top end of the stretch. No Barbel caught throughout the length. Water low and warm.

13 Chub

The start of hopefully three good days fishing well what a days fishing this beat never fails to
Surprise us well over 90 chub each just a excellent days fishing now for the walk back to are car
The three of us with big smiling faces. S G MH SM

190 Chub

35 Chub

I arrived around 8.15am to find the river had returned to normal level. I began fishing half way along the island with GB feeder and luncheon meat and had my first chub within literally 10 seconds. 4 more followed then I changed to trotted meat feeding in a handful of pellets every third cast. In three and a half hours a caught 45 chub on this method - crazy!
I stopped at 12.40 and roved upstream with the feeder, and only managed another 5 in 7 hours!
All ranged from a pound and a half to around four.
Sadly no barbel, but perhaps a little early? Very little weed in the river which is not a good sign.

55 Chub

3 Barbel, 83 Chub

River condition ok slightly low but flowing well. Two Fished. Waded up to top of Island and fished both cage feeder and bomb using luncheon meat or pellets to catch 76 Chub all a good size over 3lb with most over 4lb just under 5lb

76 Chub

2 Barbel, 35 Chub

Hot sunny day, caught all fish on meat and pellet ledgering, river level normal

1 Barbel, 45 Chub