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3 Trout

River was still high and fast. Had to use heavy feeders. However we enjoyed the peace and quite, also noted that the swims had been strimed out which made our life easier.

3 Chub

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3 Trout

A difficult day on a new stretch for us involving a lot of walking some of it uphill. On arrival we met a river that had risen 2 or 3 feet overnight, so the trotting rods and centerpin stayed in the car. We walked the whole length without our gear and only found a few fishable spots. We settled on some swims at the end of the first field below the wood and managed to catch 2 barbel each to 7lb 10oz.

4 Barbel

Some very small fish attacked the fly from below and knocked it out of the way. A very hot and sweaty day for no result but good fun all the same. Fishing with small Klinkhammer.

This beat was a must for me as I'd heard such good reviews, this was the first session of my trip and it didn't disappoint. Stunning backdrop to the left downstream! Not far to the river from the car park with good access to the bank and plenty of swims. Not much was happening in the morning but by midday things picked up. Unfortunately I had to leave to check into my accommodation mid afternoon, missing out on some good fishing. The biggest fish was 8lb. I'll definitely be back here this year to have a full days fishing. Great venue!

3 Barbel

River levels very high for summer, approximately 1.6m at start of day and then dropping very slowly; - water coloured.
Fished opposite the Weir Gardens, but this is a very long walk from the car park, even when carrying the minimum of gear. Taking a tackle box plus accessories, would make it an SAS route march. However, access to the swims at the water's edge was easy.
Even though the river levels were high and the river was pushing through very fast, caught a personal best barbel of 9lb 3oz. My brother, who had never fished for barbel before, caught a 7lb 8oz barbel. He also lost what was probably a very large carp, but we never saw the fish. Also had a 3ib 1oz chub.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub