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Lovely beat, 2 barbel

2 Barbel

Fished by the old oak. Had 2 commons from the shallow bay reeds both 12 pounders. And a bream 4lbs from open water
Lovely peaceful day watching the kites,kingfishers and buzzards but fishing was pretty slow going no bites until late afternoon.....
Will be back !

3 Other

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Lovely stretch, take the advice and travel light. Also may be advisable to take a rope. All fish caught on meat and pellet.
River was carrying quite a bit of colour, even though it was only slightly up on the gauge.

1 Trout, 25 Chub

Very slow start to the day , took a gamble with it being bank holiday , canoe traffic wasn’t too bad though .
Arrived first light , no bites whatsoever tried all three pools , feeder & float tactics .
Went home & returned for the evening, river full of life , Chub swirling ….the return paid off , 4 small barbel & one around 8lb to finish off with along a rogue chub .
All fish coming to meat & pellet on the feeder

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

Another good day on this beat, biggest barbel just over 8lb, the other was a big perch.

4 Barbel, 10 Chub, 1 Other

One lbs caught on a sedge dry in the pool I front of the fishing hut

1 Trout

Spinning

Judging by the puddles in Sned Wood car park when I arrived de bonne heure, it had rained heavily overnight. This was reflected in the river which, while still running low, had a milky tint to it. This beat was already in need of some TLC; the more so now, as the recent storm has brought down another couple of trees. Not that the Grayling appeared to mind; with fish from most of the runs I fished as I made my way up river. Unlike my last visit, with no lunch time fry up to distract me, I ventured downstream in the afternoon; where it was equally prolific. Only 3 Trout, but let's call in 30 Grayling ; mostly fish in the 7-8" bracket, with a handful of larger fish, and all caught on the same tungsten nymph

3 Trout, 30 Grayling

Despite the previous days rain, the river was coloured and only up slightly, not the deluge we expected?
The whole day turned out very hard going and bites were slow despite the overcast conditions.
At first light and 3 hour later the first real bite came, a decent 6lb Barbel, unfortunately the only barbel of the day.
Chub bites were few and far between, but when they came i was either taking a drink or eating a sandwich, lots of bites missed, could have been eels... i don't know, never the less enjoyable day.
Canoe traffic was extreme at one point, i counted 32 that passed me in 10mins, but all courteous and polite.

Thanks WUF & land owners for proving great access to a great river with all the wildlife that comes with it..!

1 Barbel, 5 Chub