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3 barbel up to 8lbs.
1 large eel.
pellets and swim feeder.

3 Barbel, 1 Other

Fished the fast water right at the bottom of the beat for 3 hours in the morning. 3 Chub caught on freelined meat. Packed up to go home early as water too low and clear to muster enthusiasm. This is a fabulous little beat and well worth a visit

3 Chub

I've fished this beat many times before in previous years and have never seen it so low. The water temperature was like a warm bath! Arrived at the river around 6pm and fished till dark. 3 barbel to around 5lb taking extreme care to rest them prior to release. Broken at the hook by a huge take at the very end of the session - made the heart beat rather fast!

3 Barbel

Arrived in the late afternoon. Considered not going as the weather was very hot and bright. River conditions low and clear. Saw two large salmon dead in the Rapids. Fished half hearted as we knew the fish were already struggling. Due to go to another beat the following day but cut our loses for the sake of the fish.

3 Chub

3 Chub, 1 Other

Purchased a evening ticket ,thinking the canoe traffic may have slowed by then , first mistake haha, canoe mored up on first swim over bridge !! picnic-ers in second swim , so while waiting for these people to move on ,fed sweet corn off bridge and watched odd small Chub take offering's tentatively ?
waded in under bridge and on 3rd trot connected with a small Chub , waded down further to no avail. The bank signage clearly says no public access !!! but two families with dogs and kids obviously did not see them and began to enter my peg and , after making them aware of my interpretation of the signs decided to leave , as it was obvious I was on a "no win " situation , receiving comments ranging from "we know the farmer"....we have been doing this for two years ...stupid place to fish ,by a foot bridge etc etc expensive evening for 20mins fishing , did look at last swim road side but this was being fished by another angler !!! water ridiculously warm so maybe I made a wise decision leaving , but the access to a paying fishing permit needs addressing ,because the current signage does not deter everyone ........

1 Chub

Obviously tough fishing in current conditions, on a generally shallow beat. A few fish caught by looking for slightly deeper runs and depressions in river bed. Heavy downpour late afternoon just what the river needed, hoping for a few more...

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

River level low. Lots of weed. Unable to find clear spots to fish and could not present a bait with any satisfaction. Not surprised at the reports of dead barbel being found, water temperature very warm. No fish of any species seen all day.

2 Chub