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Started by the old railway bridge,very low and clear, also quite snaggy. Had 1 barbel to pellet in 3 hours before moving downstream below Carey brook. This move prompted better sport just past the shallows and added 1 more barbel and 7 chub - all caught on pellet. Bit more rain needed for near perfect conditions.

Started above old railway bridge, very snaggy and low. Moved after couple of hours to swim 2 fields down below Carey brook. Finished the day in a frenzy with 9 barbel between 5 and 8lbs and 7 chub to 4lbs. All fish caught on pellet.

A glorious autumn day spent in beautiful surroundings. Between two rods we had 5 Barbel and 3 Chub. The Barbel ranged from 4lb 13oz to 8lb 5oz. All fish were caught using pellet or meat. The infamous walk back to the layby through the steep wooded path gets you breaking into a bit of a sweat. Who said fishing is a sedentary sport?

3 barbel of 4-8, 6-4 and 9-0 pounds plus 4 chub in the 2 to 3 pounds range, all caught on luncheon meat from a swim mid way along the first field. Lost several more fish (and a couple of sets of terminal tackle) to unseen snags. The steep, narrow woodland track is a bit of an ordeal on the way back from the river to the car, but in my view, completely worth it. A fabulous day's fishing in beautiful surroundings.

Quite a slow day to start but it picked up before midday. Finished with 4 barbel and 2 chub between us, went away happy with a p.b chub of 4lb 9oz, it looked more like 6lb in the net!

Very hot day and you need to travel light at this fishery or be very fit. Steep hill to negotiate. Caught five Barbel and three Chub between us on pellet and corn. Asked for my ticket by Bailiff who was very helpful. Excellent fishery.

Turned out to be a very difficult day. There was a lot of weed coming down the river which did not help with bait presentation. We ended the day with 1 chub of 2.5 lb and 2 barbel of 6lb and 7lb, all fish taken from the deeper water half way up the first field. The top salmon croy was unfishable because of the very high winds and excess weed coming down the river.

Nice bit of colour to the river. Fished from 9.30 until we had to leave at 3pm. I had 2 barbel and a chub within 3/4 hour, thinking it was looking good it promptly went dead!
I moved up towards the shallower water and had a couple of chub then moved back to the deeper water. I finished with 5 chub 2 barbel, other rod blanked.
What a killer the hill back away from the river is if you try and go back to the car fully loaded.

Bit of a struggle to begin with. Hooked and landed a barbel within half hour of arriving then the swim went dead. I gave it another couple of hours but could not tempt any more fish so I moved up towards the shallower water. Found a likely looking spot, but only managed to tempt 4 chub. Very interesting wading around in the water, baited up a shallow clear spot and found a barbel feeding there an hour later, left it to it. Moved back down river and there was some fish in the first swim finished with 6 chub and 8 barbel.
I should perhaps mention that the swim I fished looked like somebody else had fished it recently but I don't think this stretch has had many bookings lately, poachers perhaps?

Plonkers with paddles mercifully absent today, just a few good-mannered groups and family crews. Sadly, the fish also went missing. Well no, they were there, safely tucked underneath the bank-to-bank streamer weed festooning the 70 per cent shallows that comprise this beat. It was hot, bright and clear and they would not look at baits on 8lb bs rigs (no point going lower, you simply wouldn't land any barbel hooked). Probably emerged to mop up all my free offerings under cover of darkness, by which time I was struggling manfully up Cardiac Hill to the car, with no barbel and only a smattering of chub of no great size to my credit. Conclusion: Probably a better autumn and winter venue than in this low water spell.