Feedback & Reports

Strange sort of day ,started quietly but the Thunderstorm with torrential rain arrived in mid afternoon at about the same time the Barbel started feeding, managed a few up to around 7.5 lbs before the wet and slippery banks forced us to pack up a bit early ,nice to meet Stefan and get some tips for our next visit.

4 Barbel, 8 Chub

Only one of us made the day, other off with covid.
Very nice stretch , barbel 6 - 7 lb

3 Barbel, 7 Chub

Fished the top end this morning. Went home about 2.00pm
4 good barbel, best 7 1/2 lbs. Lost 4 others including perhaps the biggest fish of the day when my landing net came adrift at the point of landing and disappeared into the depths! Biggest chub about 3lb, the remainder all small.
I will be returning soon. Lucky to have met Stefan. Very handy to have expert advice freely available. Will seek him out hopefully on my next return in the near future.
Only 4 canoes this morning causing no problems. A couple in one of the canoes applauded me as I was landing one of the barbel! A nice gesture.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

8 Chub

Fished 7am unilt 10.30 1 chub
Then 6pm until 7.45 4 chub 1 barbel in 5 casts then nothing ????.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

We caught 8 Barbel & 42 Chub, one angler had a great day catching 22 big chub up to 4lb 14oz from the fast water just below the car parking area.

8 Barbel, 42 Chub

Had a great day on this fantastic beat, tried a few new swims and most produced Chub with the Barbel feeding in a 2 hr spell in late afternoon ,Barbel were 6-8 lbs and took Pellets ,Chub up to 4.5 lbs mostly on spam

4 Barbel, 11 Other

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

What a difference a day makes! Couldn’t stop catching yesterday. Today was a real struggle. Same beat, same swims, same tactics. The only real difference was that today was bright sunshine. It was only an issue compared with normal standards. 4 chub and a barbel would be a great result at most venues! And just being at this wonderful fishery is enough really. Had a good chat with Stefan. Great to meet such an enthusiastic bailiff - he clearly loves his job and helping his guests with knowledge , guidance and good humour.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Magnificent days fishing. I lost count of the Chub after 25 so 30 is a low estimate. Chub were in the range 2 to 5 lbs. The best was 5lb 2 oz. The barbel were again 2 to 5 lb. Not enormous but you knew they were there. All fish caught using feeder - most on meat.

4 Barbel, 30 Chub