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River low and slow paced. All fish caught on pellets. Barbel catch was the last cast of the day.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

1 Trout

Fished from 14:00 to 22:00 river was low in bright conditions. Caught all fish on pellet at the top end. Otter appeared in my mates swim next to me around teatime and things went dead which was a shame at the best catching time

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Lovely few hours fishing on the evening ticket, had the stretch to myself, no canoes or other disturbance after 6pm. Fished a nice steady glide just 2 rod lengths out, simple running ledger with either pellets or lump of meat as bait. Just loose fed a dozen pellets by hand every 15 mins or so, no need to throw loads in. Had 4 chub and 4 barbel, all lovely condition good quality fish, best chub 4lb 2oz, best barbel 7lb 5 oz. Really enjoyable session.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

Chub caught trotting.

3 Other

Chub caught by JM legering

2 Chub

Used every tool in my arsenal but the fish were having none of it. Rose a good one on a dry fly late on.

Stunning beat.

River very low and slow but fish still feeding in the deeper areas. Chub to 4lb and Barbel was 6lb. Did lose a larger barbel in the shallow water. Very snaggy too - so take plenty of spare gear. All caught on pellet feeder

1 Barbel, 9 Chub, 1 Other

Entry gate brackets broken, so the grate fell & grazed leg. Arrived at the bank just after a shower of rain, & discovered that the banks down to the swims were slippery & very steep. Maybe some steps are needed for health & safety. River low & very clear.

2 Chub

Initially we had a quick response and caught 3 nice chub all around the 3lb mark, I was disappointed about the fact I wasn’t able to fish a favourable swing due to anglers now fishing on the opposite bank...the water levels are still low so fishing was challenging.. returning later in the afternoon/ early evening we caught 3 more chub and 1 barbel of around 6lb so Friday turned out a good day.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub