Feedback & Reports

All fish caught on pellet. Barbel estimated between 5 & 8lbs. Chub 2 to 4lbs. Sunny with showers.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fished dawn till dusk and barbel came on very late 7pm till dusk. 4 fish over 8lb and smallest 6 1/2 lb.
Lost my wedding ring! If anyone finds it please contact the Foundation. I was fishing the bay swim, first swim, new swim.

6 Barbel, 20 Chub

Steady flow, most barbel on feeder and pellet, many chub on boilie wrapped in paste plus feeder. As usual a good day out on a WUF ticket! We fished the lower end of the beat in the woods!

18 Barbel, 27 Chub

Canoeists spoiled the fishing, shame as the beat was nice place to fish. Many thanks to Don for his help.

2 Chub

8 barbel, 3 of which were over 9lb, numerous chub including a personal best of 5lb 7oz for me and a few eels. Pellet and boilie fished on running lead rigs did the trick. Great river, great fishery, back in 2 weeks!

8 Barbel, 15 Chub, 3 Other

2 Chub

Fished 1.30pm until dark, could not find any barbel but had 7 chub, best 5lb 10oz and 1 eel.

7 Chub, 1 Other

Nice stretch. Easily accessible and plenty of spots to go at. It was such a hot day that we didn't move around as much as normal and left the river for most of the day. One nice barbel of around 9lb and loads of chub of a pretty good stamp up to 5lb. One eel of around 2lb and watched a young eel (15 inches) hunting fry in the margin which was fascinating.

1 Barbel, 15 Chub

Salmon of 7 or 8lb from Lower Courtfield between pub and 40mph exit sign. Single hooked small orange/silver Flying C. Quite coloured fish with many spots and off white underside, hooked mid stream on slow retrieve across current. Unhooked in water, swam off strongly.
From the raised deck of our home I have seen groups of grilse moving up shallows by island Friday morning and again around 8am this Saturday. Why they do not go up deeper water behind the Island is beyond me. Not seen this in previous years. Gulls feasting on baby mallards and returning Shad all week.

1 Salmon

11 barbel between 6 and 8lbs caught using method feeder tactics with pellets and paste... 9 chub caught in total including a new PB of 6lb 4oz!!!

Great days fishing... look forward to returning again soon.

11 Barbel, 9 Chub