Feedback & Reports

A hot evening - with pollen levels exacerbated by the newly cut hay not particularly comfortable. The bullocks were in the leat again causing turbidity downstream of where that enters the river but also the river was turbid with algae until the sun went in.

6 fish to hand - 5 wbt best 12" - and one grayling. With the barn owl for company a nice evenings diversion....

5 Trout, 1 Grayling

Not a cloud in the sky all day and very warm it was no surprise that most fish came out in the evening. The barbel were of a good average size, best 9lb 7oz and were caught above and below the metal steps. Fish came to feeder tactics and a variety of baits.

7 Barbel, 12 Chub

28 Chub

Only fished for a few hours, tried trotting without any joy. The river was very low and the weather was very hot and sunny.

Well had a rare day off with Mrs A. Nice not to be at work , up at five , pooch out for a while , then down to the Pinsley Brook , weather was pleasant for six in the morning , overcast , sun just poking through , so fished only from six till eight ish !!!!

Did initially try a small rusty klinkhammer on the water , had one brave splashy rise to it but didn't contact . . . . Mmmmm , bit early me thinks , so changed for a tiny PTN , and had a beautifully marked six inch brownie , still feels good on a six foot two weight , gereat fun !!!!!

The second fish , again caught on the PTN on a private stretch , a few indications that later on would have been good , as some insect activity showing even this early in the morning . . . .

A breeze started to pick up just as I called it a day , and sun shoepwing through , was lovely to be out and about at this miniature haven , two little small brownies caught and released , good fun , and a nice start to the day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 Trout

Saw a red kite, hooray. Saw a mink, boo. Saw a heron, hooray. Saw a signal crayfish, boo. Saw some deer, hooray. Fish-wise it was absolutely dire, just one small grayling to hand, 5-10 hooked but came off. River seemed far more devoid of fish than usual. Flow was up and coloured, combine with glaring sunshine and very blustery conditions...not easy. Nice walkabout all in all.

4 Trout

Halibut pellets on hair, barbel ground bait. We found that the ground bait attracted the chub and we caught the barbel at times when we didn’t use the ground bait for a while

8 Barbel, 28 Chub

Fished from 6pm. Best Barbel 7lb 10oz, Chub from Chublettes to 4lb.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

Nice day, lots of bites to simple pellet rig. Very few canoes and all well behaved.

3 Barbel, 14 Chub