Feedback & Reports

Arrived at first light, there was a slight ground frost, river pushing through but dropped a few inches throughout the day, few Chub first thing & then later in afternoon no sign of any Barbel despite trying various swims along the whole beat.
Lovely autumn colours on the trees & lots of birds.
Was slightly taken aback by the large price increase since we last fished here but a well kept beat with lots of access to water

7 Chub

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

Whist the weather was good, I used meat and a light ledger tactic dropping in many of the available swims during the morning and caught 4 chub. As forecast, the weather in the afternoon changed to wind & rain, so decided to go with a feeder and boilie rig from under the protection of my brolly - Caught 1 barbel.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

2 Barbel, 25 Chub

Tough day for all who fished this beat. Had to search out the fish and tried 3 different swims for 4 fish. On each occasion a move resulted in a fish in the first hour then no more bites

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Stefan, the bailiff, saved the day for me. The river still seems a bit out of sorts for the time of year end I was struggling to get a bite until Stefan came along and suggested a change of swim around mid afternoon. No barbel this time but I dropped straight onto a shoal of good sized superbly conditioned chub which brightened the day and saved a potential blank. Thank you! The fishery is beautifully situated, well maintained and the ropes are particularly appreciated when the ground is slippery. On the minus side, the price of a day ticket does seem high compared to other beats which offer an equal chance of a barbel.

8 Chub