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Tough cold day, 7 chub all after midday

7 Chub

1 Chub

Fished two different sections which are usually very prolific, really struggled to get a bite , surprised to see the river at almost summer levels and regretted not bringing the float rods , on the other hand it was a beautiful day and a joy to just sit and basque in the sunshine .
Not the haul we were anticipating but a fish each saved us both from a blank

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

One fish all day, Perfect conditions,

1 Barbel

We caught 5 Barbel to 8lb 13oz & 2 Chub.

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

Fished for 3-4hrs - lovely aft / eve - 4 chub - all decent sized fish

4 Chub

A hard frost, clear bright sky...so not ideal conditions. I've been watching some of Dave Robert's videos which are a good reminder that its easy to blame the beat, water conditions and weather for a lack of fish...but most of the time its cos i'm being lazy, sat on a chair waiting for bites. So a couple of hard hours work with the catapult and frequent casting got me into a regular bites and a good haul of chub. Decent barbel of 8 1/2 came on a big lump of meat, most of the chub on corn or meat. The chub didnt match the stamp of fish that i found here a couple of weeks ago, with most being around the 2lb mark . When the ground thawed the banks became treacherous, so i got back to my truck looking like i'd been mud wrestling rather than fishing....having just about avoided sliding in for a swim on a couple of occasions...so do take care!

1 Barbel, 16 Chub

Great conditions - fished the slacks. All 6 barbel to one angler - biggest around 8 and a half.

6 Barbel

The swims in the woods at Fownhope are a great spot to get out of the SW wind and rain. Took a while to get a bite but steady feeding of hemp and meat got me 4 hours of regular bites and a decent stamp of fish. Everything came to meat on the feeder, had 5 fish over 5lb ..and plenty of 3s and 4s. Played around with a few baits to try and tempt a barbel ..but had to make do with a chubfest....Great day's fishing

20 Chub