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9 x trout, 1 x grayling, nymphs and spiders.

9 Trout, 1 Grayling

1 Barbel, 8 Chub

Excellent access and good choice of swims. Thanks to the land owner for his hard work. Barbel came from the faster oxygenated water

2 Barbel, 8 Chub

A swim full of Chub only 100 m from where I blanked the previous day. A beautiful setting.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

1 Barbel, 30 Chub

River very low due to hot dry spell but not as clear as you would expect it to be. Usual swim choices were un-fishable due to being so far above the water level so not an ideal stretch in low conditions in my opinion.

All fish caught had lice to some degree so tried to clean them as best I could, as quick as I could.

An enjoyable day all said and probably bagged the best swim on the day but not seen the other returns yet.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub, 3 Other

Wished I had avoided the temptation now... not great conditions with high temperatures, bright sunshine and a painfully low river.

Fished multiple pegs with different methods for no great reward, my only decent fish came from wading the fastest flowing part which resulted in one ugly chub on rolling meat.

The river was in a sorry state - low, stagnant in places with a greenish, khaki tone and a soupy gloupy mush covering the stones. In some places it looked totally devoid of life with no weeds, insects or birds and definitely no fish moving.

Access is great and work has been done to make the pegs in the wood accessible. Pity about the fly tippers on the car park mind...

I'll be back later in the summer no doubt.

1 Chub, 1 Other

Slow day with fish caught early morning and early evening.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

One of my favourite beats partly due to the number of swim options and consistently good catches even in the most challenging conditions. We arrived at the beat at midday and had an hour of crazy fishing with 7 or 8 fish caught in the midday sun!! Fishing was then a little slower but we managed a couple more in a couple of the top swims where the water is slightly more oxygenated. We let the barbel rest for at least 20mins before returning safely.
A really good day despite the heat, low water and high water temperature. We will be back but after it rains.

3 Barbel, 9 Chub

The river is quite low , but in good condition unfortunately we didn't catch anything.