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Summary of a fairly dire weekend's fishing as follows:

Caradoc Fri 10th Sept - 5 barbel (best 7.2)& 2 chub.
Foy Bridge Sat 11th Sept - 3 chub.
Whitehouse Sun 12th Sept - 1 barbel.

It was our first time at Caradoc and we'll definitely return.

It was also our first time at Foy Bridge but we won't be returning! It was very disapointing, this is a single angler beat and we finished up huddled together in the one likely looking swim on the left hand bank. That said I'm sure that we would have had a few more chub if the river hadn't risen and turned the swim into a washing machine as well as making the rest of the stretch virtually unfishable. It was interesting barbel feeding and watching from the right hand end of the bridge before the flood waters came.

We arrived at Whitehouse on Sunday to find the river circa 8ft up and despite fishing hard and adopting a mobile approach we could manage only one fish between us! The two other (very friendly) guys who were on the beat did manage to find the fish though and did very well indeed

4 Barbel to 6lbs, water had a slight tinge, weather wet and warm, river low but rising.

Another wonderful venue, 2 Monsoon's couldnt dampen our enjoyment. Again plenty of Chub, to mid 4lbs. 7 Barbel to 9lb 6oz, all caught on either pellett or meat. All fish in the best of condition, testament to their wonderful habitat. Again thanks W&U for your help.

This was a last-minute booking having received an e-mail from the Foundation regarding late availability on this beat - much appreciated, as it helped me to decide which beat to fish! The river was still carrying some colour, but had obviously dropped significantly over the weekend. Fished from about 11am to 6.30pm, mostly in bright sunshine, so a catch of 4 barbel, with a brace at 8lb 14oz and 9lb 8oz and a single chub of 3lb 8oz seemed a fair return given the conditions. The usual pellet and meat were the successful baits.

After an unproductive morning with the first 2 swims only producing one small chub, I finally found the barbel feeding in the third swim, taking 8 fish to 7lb 8ozs and one further chub of 3lb 8ozs. All fish taken on Halibut pellets.

The water was very low and clear restricting the choice of swims. We fished from the concrete croys for most of the day with just a few chub on pellet and bread. We moved downstream for the evening and had a good couple of hours, taking 6 barbel to 8lb 8oz to end the day on a high.

The river was very low and clear, difficult for the Barbel during the morning and afternoon with only 3 caught before 18:00 pellet and paste doing the trick. Chub fishing was better though with 10 taken from 2.5lb to 5.10lb caught on sweetcorn and pellet. After 18:00 the Barbel started to show with 5 being taken in the last hour all fell to pellet, some nice fish too, 3 over 9lb unfortunately none quite made 10. A very enjoyable day dispite the low water levels.

Excellent fishery. Caught 6 barbel of between 6 and 9 pounds. Lots of swims. Access very good. Very useful fishing hut.

Two rods fished Holme Lacey 3 & Lechmere's ley, Backney, Middle Hill Court and Caradoc between 12 and 14 August. Caught more than 50 barbel up to eight and a half pounds and similar number of chub up to nearly five pounds, plus many dace, despite low and clear river conditions. Fish very localised but willing to feed on meat, corn, bread and pellets when found.
First time on Holme Lacey and Caradoc and found them to be as stunning as the rest of the WUF beats. A wonderful trip but as others are noting, the river is in dire need of more water.

First time here for me, what a great and diverse stretch of water, nice to be able to drive the whole beat for a change which didn't make the fishing any easier but helped with the roving.
Fished midday 'til 9.30 pm. Rain at first followed by bright sun and high temps, one chub and Barbel (8lb 3 oz) during the afternoon and then as the sun went off the water at 8pm, 5 more barbel in the 4 to 7 lb range, lower sections below the bridge very difficult to fish until more water arrives.