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Feeder fishing, river in flood, pellet and meat.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Ledgering, river in flood, caught on meat, 6lb.

1 Barbel

Fished the orchard peg. Good start to the day with 3 barbel in the first hour or so before a cold front swept in and killed it. Had a go for pike close in, nothing doing, nicked another barbel in the afternoon. Best fish 9lb+.

4 Barbel

Not the best conditions with the river in flood again, but managed a few. Highlight of the day was a good sized Salmon picking up my hook bait and charging into the main flow, stripping line off my reel, getting some air twice before throwing the hook.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Thoroughly enjoyable day , fished the lower end of the beat.

7 Barbel

The paperwork for this Fishery is somewhat misleading. If the river is only slightly above Summer levels there is only one swim available at the top of the beat and only 2 or 3 at the bottom of the beat. However, once we’d sorted this out we had a great day! One tip, park in the lay-by as described on the map but walk down the road to the farm gate. It’s much quicker!

9 Barbel, 4 Chub

Awful day, walked up and down the lower section several times fishing likely spots then leaving bait in to come back to but nothing at all. Tried all sorts of baits to no avail. Fished 0730 to 1600 so they might have come on towards dusk but I'd had enough by then.

River dropped about 5 feet over night and fishable. Moved around a bit but ended up settled in two swims and tried to feed them up but without success. Current still storming through so could only fish near bank. Interesting episode when a bullocks stormed down the bank into the fishing area but I managed to scare him off but ended up with a face off with the Bull (very carefully I might add.) Pleasant day despite lack of Barbel.

2 Chub, 1 Other

very hard going, river almost unfishable..only three fish between three anglers.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub