Feedback & Reports

A very memorable day for myself - had 10 chub up to 5lbs & 2 barbel up to 7lbs. A lovely spot.

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

Caught graying in lower end of beat in fast water. Minows were the other fish caught. River very low. Good access to swims.

5 Grayling, 10 Other

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Great 2 day session with 6 Barbel and 4 Chub. Biggest Barbel just under 10lb and Chub up to 4lb. Took a while to find the fish but constantly walking up and down the stretch finally allowed me to spot them over a pacy gravel run (about halfway along the river). Some stealthy clambering down and feeding with hemp and pellets got them going and caught 5 Barbel in a row! Returned the next day to find the fish much more cautious and only the one along with the chub. Great fun though and beautiful river (if a bit a low).

6 Barbel, 4 Chub

2 Barbel

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

An eventful afternoon. There was a salmon in the pool - a grilse I think - getting bored waiting for more water. It showed 5 or 6 times in the first hour I was there. I tried working a float down the faster water with maggots, but no good. So I put on some luncheon meat and ledger tackle. After about 15 minutes a strong bite and a call on my mobile arrived at the same time. I took the call, and the fish broke my 5lb line. Time for something stronger. Not long afterwards, using 8lb line, I caught a very nice 5lb chub, with a suspicious second hook and small length of thinner line in its enormous mouth too. Greedy devil! Ten minutes later I caught a barbel of 5½lb. Then things went quiet. Later I caught a smaller chub in a swim further down. Great fun.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

1 chub about 4lb on feeder

1 Chub

2 Barbel, 5 Chub