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With the gauge at 1 foot with a little colour, thought it was worth a go, no fish caught or seen. But a nice evening none the less. Couldn't fish the bridge as a canoe was in the pool. Couldn't be bothered to say anything, but annoying when you have travelled nearly 50 miles to fish.

I opened the account with a 2-3lb chub. Then at 8:30, a big slack line from the same area I caught from the previous day pre baited area. The Barbel charged off downstream like a rocket, played it for a bit, then the 10lb hooklink snapped :(....caught a few more chub, then at 14:30, from the same area, landed a 9lb 3oz Barbel. Then the chub went nuts, several 2-4lb fish most casts (casting all over the swim!) for about 2 hours. I fished using a large feeder, hemp+hali mix, 2-3ft hooklink (braid is better for wear and tear), small hair-rigged single pellet hookbait with size 14 barbless hook :)

1 Barbel, 8 Chub

Great fishing like the day before.

9 Barbel, 29 Chub

Two fish one 2 lb. and a beauty of 7 lb. (ably netted by Tim Lea)- fell to a "night raider" size 6 single hook - gently released. Such fish from a small river never ceases to surprise.

2 Sea Trout

Having spent a couple of days on another WUF stretch I couldn't come all the way from home and not visit my favourite place. Fished from dawn to dusk and had the best day's barbel fishing anyone could hope for on this wonderful stretch. Started with four fish in the morning but the bright conditions put things on hold for a while. Heavy baiting late afternoon was rewarded almost as soon as I resumed fishing as the shadows from the trees took the sunlight off the river. The last three hours or so brought a further 13 barbel and two medium sized chub. At one point I had five consecutive bites within a minute of casting out, the last tugging at the rod before I'd had chance to put it on the rests! Crazy fishing. The barbel were all very slender after spawning but beautiful dark bronze and fighting fit. The largest barbel was 9lbs 12ozs but looked like a good double. Can't wait to be back here in September.

17 Barbel, 2 Chub

I had 7 barbel to 9lb and 3 chub to 4lb and Martin had 4 barbel and 3 chub. Fish came at regular intervals all day. We fished several swims finding holes in the weed, fish came mainly to meat baits. A really good days fishing.

11 Barbel, 6 Chub

Nil return.

2 barbel taken on a very hard day, as someone cutting weed further up river which meant we could only fish a few feet from the bank. All fish from lower part of beat both fish in great condition.

2 Barbel

Lovely beat the 1st time I've fished it. With some nice mixed varied water I fished flying c in morning lots of fresh fish showing in Cadora Pool. Fished the fly in afternoon had fresh grilse come to fly but didn't take. Tried several shrimp patterns up to size 14 had no more offers. Will be back again.

Warm sunny day, river low. Fished from mid morning to mid afternoon. A few fish rising but couldn't tempt them with a dry fly. Around lunchtime caught a plump 12" trout on a GRHE at the Escley junction pool.

1 Trout