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An interesting day, water very high but 10 degrees c.....no chub this time.

8 Barbel

The river was up and coloured as expected but between the 3 of us managed some good sport mainly from the bottom end.
Very friendly and helpful gamekeeper/bailiff.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that there is now parking at the lower end of the beat but you are better off reversing down the track (or reversing back up it) during the winter months as turning your car around can pose a problem - I speak from experience and have a 4x4. Thanks for the push everyone!

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

River at 2.6 at Ross, higher than I've fished MHC before, but with a morning temp of 13.5 degrees making it feel more like September than Februrary, I was hopeful. JC was on the bottom field straight so I dropped into the bottom slack that has held chub recently and odd barbel. Apart from pulling out of something first bung I only had knocks and taps not amounting to anything fir the next 3 hours on both gb and maggot feeders. As it's the best looking swim in these conditions I gave it 10 more minutes chucking the maggot feeder down the end of the slack. Two 7lb barbel in 2 bungs followed by a 3lber half hour later made it a brill day already. I fancied a go at the top swim so moved after a chat with JC who'd had a small barbel and 2 chub from slacks further up on meat. One bite was all from the top swim but JC had a 7 and an 8 from the slack to make it 3 - 3 on barbel and a really satisfying day where the promised rain didn't amount to much.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

No fish caught...tried several pegs but no bites or indicators. Tried many different baits also. River was running very high with a lot of debris coming down the river. That said I had a very enjoyable day in beautiful surroundings..

Lovely winter venue (and I imagine a glorious summer one!...). Parking good and route along track/s solid. Met Stephan the bailiff early on who was helpful and informative. Weather mild and overcast with river at 1.33m on Ross gauge, and hopes were up. Fished the bottom swim, and two swims halfway up by gates / ramp. All fish came from bottom swim on feeder with spam or bunch maggots. Lost one chub to submerged snag, and pulled out of what I suspect was a barbel.
Failed to land any barbel today, but that's how it goes sometimes! Caught a 10lb pike when reeling in for the last time (for a moment I thought it may have been a seat trout when I saw a silvery flash in the dim light of evening!).

6 Chub, 1 Pike

Caught pike, trout and chub.

1 Trout, 1 Chub, 1 Pike

Barbel of 7lb 4oz Barbel and a 4lb Chub on meat.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Was a hard day for me this time only manged a chub and was just as sun was going down

1 Chub

Lovely day on the river very mild for February, no fish for me today. My mate had a decent Barble and a good size Chub.

Fished the end swim opposite the castle. The flow was very strong so fished the near side, it was a beautiful day and location. Fished a cage feeder with mixed size pellet and curry flavoured meat on size 8 barbless with a medium length hair rig then changed to krill boilie using a 3 foot hook link.

Catch Details:
Chub 3lb @ 10:45
Chub 2.5lb @ 12:32
**Bait change**
Barbel 8lb @ 13:10
Chub 5lb @ 13:20

1 Barbel, 3 Chub