Feedback & Reports

We took note of comments by previous anglers and left the car inside the top gate, in hindsight a good decision given the rain towards the end of the session. We doubled up in the second peg up from the downstream end. Given past feedback comments we decided against using meat as bait in order to avoid the chub as much as possible. All fish were caught on a mixture of dumbbell boilies and pellets. We hooked 12 barbel but lost three of them and also landed 12 chub. A rope and dogspike are recommended especially in wet weather. It was great to find that steps had been cut out in the steep bank. A thoroughly enjoyable day on a new venue for us.

9 Barbel, 12 Chub

Great days fishing. The banks were treacherous in the morning being very wet. There are steps cut out in every swim which make it easier to get up and down. The river was pretty high so only 1 swim which was easily fish able. The river was falling during the but still pushing through nicely. Chub were all 1lb to just shy of 4lb, mainly caught using big chunks on luncheon meat. Both barbel were around 6lb and both caught on luncheon meat. 4oz feeder was just holding bottom in the slacker water. Other baits that worked were glugged halibut hookables.

Great little venue with loads of wildlife !

2 Barbel, 16 Chub

River low and clear though suspect that will change with all the rain forecast this week. No sign of barbel today though all the Chub caught were of a good stamp between 3 - 5 lb. All bar one were caught trotting meat.

15 Chub

Lost count of how many chub but at least 30. Mostly small with a few decent size, largest 4 & 1/2 lb. No barbel.

30 Chub

Very low nice little venue for 1 angler for a couple hours fishing

11 Chub

Chub went mad for meat.,taking it on the drop , 9

1 Barbel, 9 Chub

3 of us fished this ultra short boundary on a really hot day from 9-3 and saw plenty of action. Float fished fjuka soft black pellet was the most successful bait for me for chub to 3lb plus over loose fed hemp on the float after they had wised up a bit to corn.
Charlie had a nice barbel on red 8mm pellet on the feeder and I lost one on a hook pull - unusual for qm1's as it charged off upstream after taking meat on the feeder.
Thank you to who ever cut steps in the downstream swim though still have a rope with you.
The other fish were dace there were hundreds in there - flashing and boiling for the loose fed hemp.
Think we would have seen more barbel action in the evening but the Green Man in Fownhope beckoned.

1 Salmon, 1 Trout, 1 Barbel, 10 Chub, 20 Other

10 Chub

2 Barbel, 9 Chub

1 Barbel, 10 Chub