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1 Barbel, 5 Chub

2 anglers only fishing. River low and banks high made it hard work but a couple of nice barbel, the best just shy of 9lb, put a smile on faces

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Hard day fishing at middle court 1 angler catching 8 chub 1 eel and 1 barbel, 2nd angler catching 2 barbel , biggest barbel was 7 and half pound, good strong healthy fish, all caught on meat.

3 Barbel, 8 Chub, 1 Other

4 Barbel, 11 Chub

Again we block booked this beat for three anglers. The low water levels were still low and this time 95% of our catch was caught by one angler.

3 Barbel, 16 Chub

First time on this venue,water very low,will fish again with a bit more water hopefully but not to much.

2 Chub

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

Having already booked weeks in advance, I was really looking forward to my first session of the opening week of the new river season. I had chosen a new beat for my first session and i was delighted to say i was not disappointed. The guide maps were a great help and once on the river i could see that the land owner had gone to great lengths to give the angler (in most case where possible) good access the their preferred pegs, including steps dug out of the bank down to the river and rope to those inaccessible spots due the the steeps banks which would be invaluable during very wet conditions.
Having arrived extra early, i was a cool cloudy over cast day, the river was low but had good colour and eagerly rushed to get my first cast into the water, i did not have to wait long for my first chub knock which carried on and kept me busy throughout the day, although i moved a number of times i could not get among my target species of the Barbel.
Chub are in great shape these days my best of six being 5lb 4oz, and eel and a trout, all caught on luncheon meat, pellet and bollie.
Thanks again WUF and the Land Owner for allowing us access to some great fishing on the best river in the UK.

1 Trout, 6 Chub, 1 Other

River very low and after very hot days previously we faced a very low river. However with rain forecast all day we thought we may have a couple of barbel. Very slow day with just 2 chub to show for our efforts. We covered the whole stretch but the fish just did not switch on.

Great to see weed on the river bed though

2 Chub

First cast at 05:00 to beat the heat and the canoes. Fished until 11:30 with no nibbles. Tried the faster water just below the car park.
The water extraction motor was turned on at 05:30. There is no much water being extracted, it’s a wonder there is any left in the river!