Feedback & Reports

Started fishing about half way down on the left hand bank (as you look from the bridge). Loose fed handfuls of pellet with a selection of ledgered hook baits (8-14mm halibut pellets, 8mm robin red, code red boilies, peperami etc)some wrapped in paste, some not, but despite a few bites, nothing hooked until 3pm when I swapped to the float rod and trotted a big chunk of crust down and hooked a nice chub (2lb or so) within seconds.
Moved further down to the last swim just in the faster water and alternated between float and ledger rod. Had 1 Barbel of 8lb and another nice Chub on the ledger rod but the rest of the fish came to bread on the float. All Chub were in 2-3lb range and only stopped fishing when I ran out of bread (only took a couple of rolls because they were out of date!). Next time I would take a couple of crusty loaves and mashed bread and really focus on trotting instead of sitting watching a motionless rod tip.
River was low and clear with good access down from the banks with steps down to most swims. Parking within a few metres of the start of the beat makes this perfect for the lazy amongst us and the bridge gives a good vantage point to survey the river.

1 Barbel, 9 Chub

A great days fishing, fish on all day. Ten or so chub caught on float rod with trotting bread flake. The rest cought on ledger with luncheon meat and pellet.

1 Barbel, 20 Chub

2 Chub

Travelled from Essex during the morning for a 3 day trip. Fished for just a few hours in the afternoon, very hot and humid. Just 2 chub to show for my efforts.

2 Chub

First time on this very pleasant stretch. Conditions were warm, the river low and very clear. The chub fishing is clearly very good, but only one barbel caught. I am not sure how prolific they are in this particular stretch.
I would certainly fish here again.

1 Barbel, 14 Chub

Feeder fished corn, meat and pellets. Fishing was excellent despite low water. Unfortunately had to leave early as a large brummy family decided they would ignore the 'fishing permit holders only' sign and decided to swim/jump/throw things in the river by the bridge.

4 Barbel, 27 Chub

Arrived 12ish overcast and a few spots of rain, fished swim road side, mid river with straight link lead, size 8 barbless and corn and spam on the hook, loose feeding corn and hemp.
Constantly fed and had Barbel first cast of about 5lbs kept loose feeding and took 3 Chub in succession to 4lbs then the sun appeared and it died a death, took a walk to end swim and fed with the same ....(for a bit of trotting later) ...tried some meat in original swim again, instant reply from a 2lbs + Eel and then another and another ...re-tackle time twice !! Back to the corn and it payed off with another 3 Barbel over the next hour. Moved down to end swim around 4-30 fed corn and hemp and trotted single grain under a Dave Harrell stubby waggler took 4 old gold warrior Chub to 4.5lbs.....lovely day again and a nice chat with the beat owner to round it off. Left 6:30 as sun was low and even with sunglasses seeing the float was near impossible.....learn't a bit in the clear waters feeding chub and Barbel off the bridge, with trout pellet before I left.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub, 3 Other

The river was low and the weather was bright with plenty of Sunshine. Sweetcorn and meat accounted for 7 chub during the afternoon from various swims. Settled down to try for barbel and managed a couple, but had to wait until 7pm with the light starting to fade.
Finally, well done to the owners for providing plenty of accessible swims on this short but beautiful stretch of river.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

Arrived at midday to see river low and clear. Managed a couple of chub by the Bridge on light legered sweetcorn and a luncheon meat. Saw a couple of barbel off the bridge but the chub were keener and took the bait first.
Met the beat owner who was very helpful and moved to a deeper swim which was quiet until about six pm when traditional tactics of legered meat and sweetcorn cocktail saw seven chub landed up to 5 pounds 9 ounces and a barbel of around six pounds. A surprise eel on sweetcorn finished the session to the extent that my Labrador saw it and fell in with shock at such an unruly specimen!!!

1 Barbel, 9 Chub, 1 Other

River was low, used feeder tactics with pellets.

5 Barbel, 19 Chub