Feedback & Reports

Fast flow so tricky. Barbel on a variety of baits; meat, pellet and sweetcorn. Fish were mainly on the run below the upper pool. Lost 3 good fish in the upper pool.

9 Barbel, 5 Other

Fantastic day. Lovely stretch. Caught barbel throughout the day …started with 4 barbel from 4 casts. Fished from 6 until 3. I had 10 barbel 3 chub.

Dad joined me and and he had 7 barbel 2 chub.

10 Barbel, 3 Chub

7 Barbel, 2 Chub

This report is for 2 anglers CT and AW

CT - 4 Barbel 3 chub - one Chub weighed in at 4lb 2oz

AW - 4 Barbel - 3 Chubs and 2 Eels

8 Barbel, 6 Chub, 2 Other

Great day's fishing. Bites from 10am to 10pm. Fished the bottom pool on the edge of the slack. Pellets and feeder got bites straight away. Switched to float fished meat in the afternoon and caught 1 barbel and 1 chub but also lost 4 barbel to hook pulls.
Lost 7 in total so should have been a much better day!

5 Barbel, 5 Chub

Several chub and 3 Barbel to about 7lb

took my son along as a birthday treat met up with an old friend Don rained a couple of times but river already had some colour caught a couple of Barbel on rolling meat baited up a few swims with pellet and fished pellet and boille over the top big uns weren't on show today will be back later to find em

5 Barbel, 11 Chub

Perfect conditions today , overcast and the river was up and rising . Still a little bit of weed coming down but much less than the days before . Tried rolling meat to start with ,only managed one chub with this method . It proved quite difficult with the fast water ripping the bait off , so pellets it was . Lots of bites in between takes to keep you on your toes . Barbel were 4 to 6lb no sign of the huge shoals of small barbel that this beat is known for , this must occur when the river is lower . Both chub over 3lb and fought just like the barbel in the fast water . If you’ve never fished here before be aware that this beat is full of snags ! I always use a helicopter full of SSG shot , or a thread through weight , this works very well here . Didn’t loose one rig all day , I did loose 2 fish though which is always gutting but still a good session . Lydbrook is stunning , a perfect day !

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

No fish caught on this day unfortunately seen a big barbel jump in close

4 Barbel