Feedback & Reports

It made life a lot easier being able get the van down to the river, two Barbel on SG1 14mm Bollies wrapped in matching paste with a PVA bag of SG1 pellets.

2 Barbel

Just 3 barbel all from one swim. On the lower section.
Red Robin pellets.
Nice stretch.

3 Barbel

The lower section of this beat is a delightful stretch for small stream Euro nymphing. Most of the fish landed were in the 8-10 inch range with the two best grayling around the 1lb mark. I would happily recommend this beat to others subject to my comments below regarding access.

ACCESS ISSUES

The beat map is very misleading, it suggests that you can fish upstream from tThe Severn Arms for quite a long distance. You can’t. Firstly the map does not show the existence of the large weir which is only a hundred yards upstream of the A 44 road bridge. Secondly it does not warn you that a lot of the stated “Extent of fishing” is in fact in the gardens of private houses - for example most of the right bank above the A 44 bridge. Thirdly virtually all of the fields above that bridge are bounded by 4 foot high barbed wire fencing. I did not see a single style or crossing point on any of that fencing.

For anyone visiting this beat for the first time I would suggest you drive to the very upstream limit and explore it downstream from there rather than parking at the lowest point at The Severn Arms.

11 Grayling

8 Grayling

Caught on pellet, bites were in the afternoon. River still falling from flood the previous week. All bites were midstream, nothing closer in. Needed 5oz to hold as water was pushing. First time on beat, so was exploring swims in morning.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Very slow again in the morning. Tried luncheon meat caught an eel, back on the boilies! Caught a 10lb 11oz Barbel about 6 pm. Very pleased with the days fishing

2 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

Five Barbel and one lost, three came in a hectic half hour either side of 6pm.

5 Barbel

A combination of river still up a bit and pushing through and very slippery banks restricting the number of fishable swims made it a very tough day for two Chub between us although not through want of trying. Once again Big Nige showed us how it's done(We suspect he's sold his soul down at the crossroads)!!!

2 Chub

4 barbel to 7.4 and 16 chub to 4.13. Most fish caught on grounbait feeder with a range of hook baits. The barbel weren't really on it. Thanks to Dtephan for his advice.

4 Barbel, 16 Chub

7 Chub