Feedback & Reports

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

10 Chub

Really nice beat. Started on the fishing hut swim at 5am. Tried pellet/feeder and stick float. Had no bites by 11am so moved into the wooded area. Bit of a trek up the hill with all my tackle but well worth it. Was intending to try different swims out in that area but started catching regularly from first swim so stayed there. Fished the furthest swim into the woods (would be the first swim you come too if you could access it from the other side) which is just where it gets deep after all the fast water. Could have had a chub a cast but just didn’t strike on the smaller bites and tried to wait it out for barbel. Managed to get 4 barbel and lost a couple to hook pulls. The chub are a really nice size with most being over 4 pound. Caught a few of the chub on the drop as they grabbed the bait as soon as the feeder hid the water. A very lovely beat and will definitely be back. Would try and travel a bit lighter next time though so can five around. Plenty of great looking swims, bends and features to fish.

4 Barbel, 10 Chub

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

1 Barbel, 19 Chub

Fished two sessions, morning and evening in the Woods section. Used 12mm pellets with a long hair to try and avoid the chub. I also ignored the chub pulls, unless they effectively hooked themselves. 4 barbel in the morning and 4 in the evening, all relatively spaced out. I could have caught many more chub, if I had been striking at every pull. Largest barbel a very nice fish at 9lb 3oz. Others all in the 5 - 7 lb range. River seemed to be at about normal summer levels, but was very coloured.

8 Barbel, 30 Chub

Hot and sunny clear day. Fished the wooded section as had been successful there before. Caught a number of chub and could have had a lot more but decided to move to try to find the barbel. This was surprisingly difficult. Eventually picked off two in the top field. My colleague sadly did not manage to get a barbel but at least he had a chub or two and got to see mine!

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

First time here and it has some interesting pegs, can't understand the greater premium this beat carries in price but hey ho....One of the wooded pegs was a snag~fest best avoided. Got absolutely chubbed out and so starting using baits and rigs to try and avoid them in order to catch the barbel.
As always it's great trying somewhere new.

20 Chub, 1 Other

4 Barbel, 39 Chub

Hot day, couldn't get through the chub to the barbel. The chub were taking the bait on the drop!

50 Chub