Feedback & Reports

All species caught on luncheon meat. Weights were around the three to four pound range. A nice beat with good access along entire length.

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

A nice looking beat with lots of variety. Never fished here before so a bit of a learning curve. Lots of chub about, barbel hard to find, only one caught at 7lb 13oz - all fish on pellet.

1 Barbel, 11 Chub

A great day brought to an early end when a group of canoeists decided to practice their watercraft in the swim which I had been building all day.

5 Barbel

Although very hot and sunny for most of the day, a great days sport with fish feeding off and on all day. All fish, except 1 chub, came from the bottom end of the fishery - mostly to boilie with odd one to pellets in various forms. Canoe traffic was surprising light although we did have one group that was practicing for a canoeing certificate who were using the croy above my swim as a feature to navigate for an hour and a half. Also had a couple of children bathing and throwing rocks in the river from the opposite bank. However, it didn't bother the fish at all and multiple fish were landed during all the activity.

22 Barbel, 5 Chub

5.30 am start 3 barbel and 2 chub,caught on halibut 10mm pellets. Left at 10 am and came back in the evening, 3 barbel and 3 chub. Really great day will be back in September.

6 Barbel, 5 Chub

A highly enjoyable day on a nice beat despite the incessant drizzle. I had 6 Barbel to 6lb from a swim slightly upstream of the mouth of the Lugg, all on pellet, plus two decent Eels on meat. Later in the day I moved upstream to one of the croy swims downstream of the hut and had 4 Chub to 4lb on meat in the slower, deeper water. Levels came up 6in in the last two hours and seemed to put them down.
Many thanks to the 2 gents on the opposite bank who had fished the previous day and put me on to the first swim.

6 Barbel, 4 Chub, 2 Other

River started to rise about 2pm after a blank morning. Continuous rafts of weed came down so for the sake of sanity packed up about 6pm after having to move back up the shingle bank at the Pylons swim several times as the river rose. One barbel and lots of lost tackle. Fishing opposite bank (Upper Holme Lacey) tomorrow without much anticipation.

1 Barbel

First time fishing this beat the water was low & clear but caught fish in fast water that fell to ledgered pellet later in the day in total 9 barbel between 2-7lb & 4 chub were landed. A nice beat to fish but not many swims when water is low also leaving the beat through the gate onto the road can be very dodgy you have been warned!!

9 Barbel, 4 Chub

First time on this beat, so not sure how to fish it. However, managed six small chub on meat. An idyllic beat, peace and quiet. It's not all about the fish but sometimes it's just about being there. A wonderful day.

6 Barbel

Hot day again, fished early morning up till lunch then had to head for home. Didn't catch anything.