Feedback & Reports

stinking hot day....frazzled on the bankside....chub on the tip on meat....stepped up to 18mm lamprey and smoked herring pellet...caught bigger chub...then had the 3 good sized barbel.....river seemed low but probably normal for time of year.....will return after some rain....didn't really catch 200 chub but I wasn't counting... more like 20+

3 Barbel, 20 Chub

2 anglers fished. As we had booked all 5 rods on a 1mile double bank beat for exclusivity it was annoying to have another angler opposite on the lower end. I see from previous catch reports this is not the first time this has occurred this season.
Clearly two swims on the opposite have been fished quite regularly since the beginning of the season. The angler had driven to his chosen swim along the river bank below the castle.
Well maintained beat, and good access

7 Barbel, 30 Chub

3 Barbel, 20 Chub

Beautiful day on the river.
Caught 30+ chub all day , various tactics but favourite method .. waders on, meat on the stick float, sun shining, in the shadow of the castle... HEAVEN ON EARTH!!
Decent barbel half way through day and got snapped on a better one ...the one that got away ehh? it was that big!!!

1 Barbel, 30 Chub

Tough day, struggled all day. Tried several different swims and baits but couldn’t the right thing.

4 Chub

2 Barbel, 16 Chub

3 Barbel, 43 Chub

1 Barbel, 21 Chub

Enjoyable days fishing at the top end, caught chub up to 4lb and a 8lb barbel last cast. Caught all fish ledgering using pellets and meat. Sorry to say but the river looked dead, no weed to speak of, and was low and brown compared to previous years

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

Hot, bright day, plenty of good average sized Chub (3 - 4lb) on meat. Also caught an eel.

8 Chub, 1 Other