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After downpour in the morning decided to start fishing at c15.00 (and finished at 20.00). The rain had made the banks treacherous. Getting to riverside being the issue. Having fallen twice safest option was to go down slope on backside.
Fished halfway along beat. in swim with large white stone on inside edge. swim had the oxygenated water and depth on the nearside, so no need to fish any further out than a couple of rod lengths.
First fish was a 2lb chub on sweetcorn, shortly followed by an eel that was perhaps slightly bigger and took a fancy to garlic meat. A change to paprika meat saw first barbel of about 8lb. not a bad start for first couple of hours.
At about 17.30 a switch to double 8mm halibut pellet started the barbel action with one of about 1lb. Constant taps and drop back bites resulted in further barbel of 7lb and 2 over 9lb, with a further 4 barbel lost to a variety of hook pulls and breaks - to both 8lb hook lengths and also 20lb braid mainline. The barbel were interspersed with a couple of 3lb chub. Bites were still coming when packed up at 8pm.
On packing up, the banks had dried out quite a bit, but still very tricky, so ended up trying to find a way through nettles etc, where it wasn't as slippy.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Our favourite venue came up trumps to save what has been a disappointing week so far. Most of the fish came in the magic spell between 5pm and 9pm. Best barbel 9.11 lbs, most fish on double 8mm pellets and feeder tactics.

9 Barbel, 7 Chub

3 Barbel

Chose not fish. Given the water condition. Not ideal venue for handling fish in these temperatures.

Great day fishing even though it was about 30 deg, caught 9 chub and 2 eels .
pellet and meat preferred bait.

9 Chub, 2 Other

Due to the very high temperatures only fished from 7pm until 10 river very low and minimal flow tried several different baits but no fish caught.

2 Barbel

A bit uncomfortable in bright sunlight. Beautiful stretch but not to be recommended for older anglers with mobility issues and definitely not if the banks are wet. Barbel on krill boilie and chub on marine halibut boilie.

2 Barbel, 17 Chub

Another hot and difficult day.
I had 6 barbel and 2 chub later on in the day.
One angler had 1 barbel and 1chub
Other angler had 1 chub.

7 Barbel, 4 Chub

19 Barbel, 1 Chub