Feedback & Reports

Solid with Chub as usual. Waggler fished shallow with small cubes of meet. A beautiful stretch but it was concerning how many of the chub now have damaged mouths, no doubt from the pressure this stretch receives. Also many of the chub had lice on them which is something I've not noticed on previous visits. 2 anglers fished.

150 Chub

Overcast and cooler than recently (although it warmed up in the afternoon), grainy tinge of colour to the water, 19 degree water temp, and reasonable flow despite the 0.16 RoW level reading. Started down the bottom trying to catch a barbel in the first hour, one of us using pellet on the float, the other boillie and bag across to the trees. Only one chub each. Swapped to meat over pellet or hemp on the float and we both had 100lb or so in 4 hours. Moved further up to try for a barbel where there were less chub but with a few more chub but no barbel. Vast majority of the chub in the 3 to 4lb bracket and great to catch on the float.

84 Chub

a lovely stretch and plenty to choose from. Chub predominant, on meat and pellet. Sat it out with 2 14mm pellets on the hair, which had the effect of slowing down the chub, but alas no barbel.....at least not in the swims or not feeding.

30 Chub

Only 2 anglers fished.

3 Barbel, 50 Chub

Three fished. Hot and sunny so opted for afternoon and evening session. Maybe over 100 chub caught most over 3lb not much seen under this weight. We lost count as you would expect.A bite a cast. No barbel as you couldn’t get past the chub with any bait at all. Fished down the bottom end which is bit tricky to get to now so travel light. We sat on the bank off and on just enjoying the rest as we were all a bit tired to be fair. River was low with a bit of a tinge of brown still doesn’t look healthy. Meat , bread , carp pellets mostly used with some different baits to try and lure a barbel or two.

Great beat well looked after.

100 Chub

The chub apocalypse continues. Some barbel are still there and in good condition, but getting bait down to them through the insane chub shoals is very difficult. The path down to the bottom island swims is pretty treacherous now so exercise great caution, especially if carrying a lot of gear.

8 Barbel, 90 Chub

This is a conservative chub estimate, as we lost count quite early on in the day. There really are a lot of chub in this beat now, with the better ones to be found in the bottom swims. The barbel are a different story - still very hard to track down, but in great condition when you come across them.

4 Barbel, 120 Chub

1 Barbel, 33 Chub

The plan was for England to lift the European cup, then catch 200 chub while basking in the glory…. Best laid plans and all that! Spain and the weather had different ideas, however the morning was dry so we pitched on the bend which seems full of big chub and a surprise barbel, popped back in the evening and fished by the hut for more big chub until more rain closed in, shame as it’s a stunning beat, don’t book if your nervous of cattle.

1 Barbel, 20 Chub