Feedback & Reports

Good to see a bit more water in the river, although not so good to have heavy downpours and strong winds. Because of this I fished the lucky stone area with the float for a few hours in the morning and then moved down to the end of the first field when I needed to get the brolly up and take cover. 5 chub on the float and 5 ledgering. No barbel today, but suspect I would have been more fortunate if the weather had played ball and I’d been able to ledger at lucky stone.

10 Chub

Fished the lucky stone area, which was a very steep and tricky path to get to, no other accessible swims within the woods, 7 chub there. The rest of the chub were from the first accessible swim on the bank beyond the wood. Decent Barbel caught at froth pool by outlet.

1 Barbel, 11 Chub

2 rods taken. River still low but freshened up by the recent rain. Weed a problem in the field over the hill so fished by the gate. Both fish caught there, on ledger and float. Slow going but a very beautiful spot. Kingfishers aplenty and massing swallows and martins.

2 Chub

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

Early morning session and managed the trek up over the hill to the lucky stone swim the usual instantaneous chub bites followed and managed to get 2 barbel in between, groundbait and pellet feeder with meat on the hook the method used.

2 Barbel, 15 Chub

Abandoned fishing due to thunder and lightning

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

Extremely disappointed with this venue after a 140 mile round trip with my 2 sons and will not be returning. Unquestionably a beautiful stretch of the river but sadly virtually impossible to get to the river to fish. Clearly not maintained and had to settle for one of only 3 accessible spots. Unless you decide to take on what looked like a very long and exhausting hike over the extremely steep hill with all your gear and back around the wood, which for me was never going to happen.
For the price charged I would expect to have more choice and better maintained sweet ims.
Unfortunately no sign of any barbel, chub were between 1 & 4lb caught on luncheon meat the other were small Dace.

4 Chub, 6 Other

Hard day’s fishing compared to our last trip in July. The day started quickly with 15 chub in the first hour between 3 anglers. Then the river started to rise and it became very challenging with weed and branches making bait presentation challenging. MF was top rod with 11 chub, DC had 7 chub including one of 5.5 lbs and a bonus small Shad which he initially claimed was a chublet. MA had 4 chub in half an hour but then only a foul hooked minnow, and a barbed hook in his arse left on the bank by some untidy angler! At least we all caught on the day - no one wants to be out for a duck!

22 Chub

Tricky day with the river just rising and willow branches being washed down and circling in my swim. I did think about moving but I wouldn't have avoided the rubbish that's started to move. None the less, still enjoyable and a few fish caught.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub