Feedback & Reports

1 large eel. All the barbel were between 5 & 10 lbs and 1 chub was 5lb 3oz. Methods were feeder and float. Excellent fish and fishing, would go again.

10 Barbel, 8 Chub, 1 Other

Remember luncheon meat? Switched to it early afternoon, immeadiate result 10lb barbel. All the other barbel were a similar weight and chub between 3 & 5lbs. One wonderful eel about 2ft long & 2 inch diameter who obligingly did a double twisting back flip unhooking itself & slithering back down into the river. will be back in the winter. 15lb line throuhout, snapped off by something that flew upstream at about 100 mph?

10 Barbel, 8 Chub, 1 Other

My first time at The Creel - a lovely stretch with the best fishing from the island downstream. The weather was very mixed, warm then windy and wet. I caught my first barbel first cast early doors, then at various intervals throughout the day and my last just before the heavy rain and winds early evening. It seemed to go quiet at the times of the weather changes but a good day on a lovely river, countryside and wildlife.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

First time on this new beat, the banks are high and steep but access to the water is not really a problem. All fish caught on pellet and feeder tactics. I tried trotting pellets but with no luck. The owner of the beat came over to say hello and ask how we got on when we were loading the car at the end of the day. So many thanks to him for allowing us anglers access to his own little piece of heaven and also thanks to the WUF.

8 Barbel, 10 Chub

First time on this beat and with plenty of swims to go at will be back.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

7 Barbel, 5 Chub

Barbel caught between 5-7lb

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

Bright and sunny day. Again water level same as yesterday.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Bright sunny day, water about normal. Fished one of the only fishable places on Church Stream Pool. Car parking and access to riverbank is good. This mile long double bank beat is supposed to accommodate 4 coarse anglers but I personally feel it is restricted to possibly 2 fishable spots both on Church Stream Pool. From Meadow Fence to Foy Bridge Fishery the bank is totally overgrown without any visible access to the water. I could not see where you could enter river to wade across to the island mentioned in The Passport.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

A hot sunny day made fishing difficult and at times uncomfortable, but we managed a few chub and barbel between us. Church Stream is probably best fished early and late as canoes make life difficult during the day as they come right beneath one's feet. However, the swimmers stayed on well into the evening!

5 Barbel, 5 Chub