Feedback & Reports

After a bit if leg work a number of barbel could be seen feeding in a shallow pool and once located the action was steady right through the day. Fish fell to ledgered pellet mainly but it was lovely to get out in the water in the sun and roll meat through the pool which also produced a few fish. Biggest barbel went 9lb 2oz. As others have mentioned you need to be fit and mobile for this beat and make sure you travel light but take what you need as you don't want to be popping back to the car for anything if you can help it!!

14 Barbel, 10 Chub

1 Barbel, 16 Chub

Caught on meat and pellet in the first field. Warm sunny day, river was painfully low but murky, other was an eel

6 Chub, 1 Other

A couple of hours with the feeder rod at dawn made me realise that legering wasn't going to be productive so I "mountaineered" (you'll understand this is you've fished this beat - it certainly gets the blood pumping) back to the car to change gear and set about a day of trotting.

The forecast of an overcast, drizzly day was way off the mark as I stood surveying a very low river in the blazing sunshine. I thought I was in for a gruelling day. However, I roved the stretch and tried several swims, catching plenty of chub and barbel on the stick float. What a fantastic way to fish for them.

Chub from chublets to 4lb and barbel from 4 1/2 to 7 1/2 llb.

10 Barbel, 15 Chub

This is a lovely beat, fantastic scenery. We caught plenty of Chub and some Barbel from the more oxygenated water. All on either meat or pellets. The river is very low but all fish were in good condition and fought well. Just before dark a barn owl was hunting in the meadow adjacent to the river. We had a great day. Thanks W&U.

6 Barbel, 16 Chub

An enjoyable day in some lovely surroundings. Fished pellet and corn with the former the more successful bait.

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

5 Barbel, 6 Chub

A good day in tough conditions, when I found the fish I had regular bites throughout the afternoon evening

5 Barbel, 6 Chub

Love this stretch of river, conditions not great with water levels very low and not much flow, started the day at the top of the beat in the faster water, lots of chub caught and 2 nice barbel biggest approx 8lb. All fell to feeder and pellet or bollie. Moved down stream later on and caught some nice chub as the light faded. Such a pleasure to fish this river and once again left with huge smiles on our faces.

2 Barbel, 20 Chub

3 of us fished and caught throughout the length of the beat. Water was low and fish came all throughout the day. Lost quite a few fish too and should have perhaps caught more. Biggest barbel 9.5, biggest chub 4.5. All on feeder.

8 Barbel, 12 Chub, 2 Other