Feedback & Reports

Our first time at Thomas Wood . which at first glance was much as previous reports- although quite a lot of fishery not many swims; there are enough swims , if you include the wooded section, which is a fair walk to the upstream boundary.
Access is quite steep/rough and will be challenge for 2 wheel drive cars in the winter

Although conditions were again against us , with low water levels and sunny, we caught 2 barbel and 1 chub, along with a few dace.

The barbel were 5 -7 Lbs caught on luncheon meat.

This fishery will be on our list for 2020

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Two short sessions fished 0700-1000 and 1600-1830. Access to stretch is very limited due to steep banks and heavy vegetation. Fished one of the lower cribs below dead tree. River low and clear. During morning session trotted meat and fed hemp and meat on inside crease and down track. 0 bites. Evening session fished next peg down. Fished groundbait feeder with plenty of 4 and 6 mms pellets. Single hair digger 8mm halibut pellet fished on size 14 hoping for any bites. 1 bite that was a barbel that I lost due to a flawed hook link. Really disappointed with the fishing. Beautiful surroundings. Wouldn't recommend to anyone who isn't sure footed with the bank access. Also worth mentioning it is single banked and anglers fishing opposite pegs.

Lots of small fish trotting no decent fish trotting or feeder. numbers of anglers fishing other bank limiting access to some more productive looking swims

Recorded a blank. I was fishing all out for barbel and I just didnt get on to any in the time available. A beat that reward some effort; walking, fishing a few swims and moving on.

Hot 20 cel. River low and clear. Feeder, Magg. Other dace, bleak and small chub.

3 Barbel, 40 Other

Fished one of the cribs, could have been Thomas Wood crib. Looked an absolute peach of a swim but sadly did not produce to my methods and approach.

1 Chub

The available fishing spots were very limited for such a length of river. It was frustrating to walk past many yards of unfishable river.

7 Barbel, 4 Chub

Rain 12.00pm onwards, river low and clear. Feeder, magg. Other dace bleak & small chub.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub, 40 Other

Fished Thomas wood with my brother, states 1 angler on my feedback form he was booked on a separate ticket, fished the top end of the beat from 6am till 12 not a touch, moved swims and the fishing kicked off after 3pm and hand steady action till around 6:30, 6 barbel between 4 & 7lb, biggest going 10lb 3oz, chub to over 4 1/2lb, all fish taken on a hinders dumbbells hookbaits, switched between feeder to PVA bags, again using hinders barbel bomb ground bait and pellets.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

Very hot and clear conditions Smaller fish feeding but no larger fish..snapped up twice by barbel So admitted defeat mid afternoon. Parking arrangements now much better at Thomas wood. Now very accessible and a very pleasant fishery.

8 Chub