Feedback & Reports

Parking closer to swims this year. 10 mins walk max to more fishable swims. Upper half choked with weed*. Lower part much less but still lost half a dozen feeders and a couple of fish to weed - par for the course. Good to see clearly defined swim access routes down to the bankside - good groundwork by new owner/WUF. Fish in good nick.

6 Barbel, 3 Chub

Nice stretch of water and good to be able to drive right alongside the river for a good stretch of the beat, makes a pleasant change! Quiet day in the end after a promising start and just the one nice fish of 8lb 14oz landed and one lost in the weed, not a sign of a chub during the day which was strange. In hindsight we should have been more mobile but placed confidence in our swim choice.

Lots of water to go at and whilst there are some swims you can get comfy in and set up for the day, a roving approach is probably the way to go on this beat I suspect. It's worth noting though that you could well have people fishing the bank opposite in some areas which could restrict swim choice.

Nice that the fishery manager took the time to meet us and give us info, will definitely fish again.

1 Barbel

Fished from 10am to 6.30pm. River level low (normal summer level?). 7 chub to 5lb and 2 beautifully conditioned barbel; 9lb and 6lb to trotted corn and luncheon meat. Several salmon seen jumping and lots of birdlife.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

6 Trout

Arrived on beat mid-day - Difficult conditions and all small trout came to Gnant size 18.

3 Trout

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

Caught all chub from the woods on meat.

32 Chub

First time on the Creel and was quite impressed with it, there's a good variety of water. Tried the faster water down the side of the island but this produced only chub. All the barbel came from the steadier water above the island. Most of the fish came in the evening but there were a couple of short feeding spells in the heat of the day, each producing 2 or 3 barbel in quick succession. Fish were caught fishing to far bank cover with feeder and a variety of baits.

14 Barbel, 19 Chub

Water very coloured

Bowled up at The Court of Noke beat at elevenish , only had three hours tops as had a pressing garden project to crack on with on a few days off !!!!!

Weather was intermittent sun , a steady annoying downstream breeze , and occasional cloud , there were a few smaller fish rising at the tails of pools in the bottom end of the beat so opted for my usual eighteen parachute Adams , seemed to be a good choice , had a little cracker , admired and released back into the clear low water of the Arrow . . . . . Which incidentally is running a tad low , but very very clear at the mo !!!!!

I did have several other rises to the Adams , but seemed like they were coming short of it , as didn't have a contact on four occasions ! I swapped to a rusty klinkhammer see if that resulted in hooks ups , and was rewarded with another , about eight inches , and lovely colours as always with these Arrow brownies .

Did see an otter half way up the beat , and left the following pools alone , as initially it was making quite a disturbance , as I sat in the bank side vegetation rolling a tab !!

I had the last fish just short of the bridge pool , great condition , about ten inches . The walk down to the water in places here is now a struggle , as nettles and balsam are now five to six feet in places , hard go, none the less great to see an otter , a quick session on this cracking little beat , and fun to be out as always on the river . . . . . . . A few relaxing hours , three little gems caught , happy days !!!!

3 Trout