Feedback & Reports

Plenty of swims for the size of the beat but you will need to be fit and able to make the most of them. Fish caught throughout the day but most barbel came between 3pm and 6pm. Biggest fish 7lb.

7 Barbel, 4 Chub

Difficult but still enjoyable day. Fish only took for one hour during the afternoon.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

A great day's fishing in superb weather. Unfortunately, the catching was not so good despite a slight rise and some colour.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Difficult day with bright sun on a low clear river. Lacking the agility of a goat and the skills of a mountaineer my choice of swim was limited to one that I could access. A good barbel at 8lbs 10oz came early but once the sun came out the fish disappeared. I stuck to my pellet attack thinking they would come to the feed but my 2nd and final fish did not come until late afternoon. A good fish at 6lbs 8oz. Lot of floating weed about which made life difficult at times. Found the walk back up the steep slope quite exhausting on my mid 70's frame. I was due to fish the stretch again the following day but but with heavy rain in the morning I abandoned the idea as it could be quite dangerous for a lone angler.

2 Barbel

All 3 fish came from 2 swims about half way along beat, largest 10lb, and 2 at about 6lb taken on Robin Red pellet. Tried other swims with no luck. Heavy rain all afternoon so we had had enough by 4pm, will return when drier conditions forecast.

3 Barbel

Water dropping and clearing - no fish till later in the day.

5 Barbel, 6 Chub

3 Barbel

River very coloured and running fast, fish came steadily all day.

7 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Nothing caught fishing through the afternoon till dusk.

9 Barbel, 1 Chub