Feedback & Reports

Love this beat but again bewildered by the lack of reports.

Small chub taken throughout the day, in several different swims. Roving between 3 that I baited with a handful of pellets every hour was key and brought on the bites on the first or second casts.

Fished from 10am to 10pm. All fish caught on pellet and cage feeder.

3 Barbel, 12 Chub

4 Other

The river looked good, decent flow and some colour. Despite the bright conditions fish came throughout the day.The Chub were quite prolific but a few Barbel did show, the best = 8lb. 7oz. Majority of the Chub in the 3 to 5 lbs. Barbel to
meat and pellet, Chub to meat, pellet but the majority to trotted bred flake, great fun.
Note to WUF, Disappointing to see a Tarzan swing(Much used) on a tree at the bottom of the meadow below the woods,
potential for confrontation, not mention at least 100m totally unfishable. Not good.

5 Barbel, 36 Chub

2 Trout

Water still abit 'tainted' but a good height, and bright sun pm. saw one fish move but couldn't be tempted !

So hot! I didn't hold out much hope of catching, which was the case. One solitary dog chub and not a sign of barbel. Fished the faster water at the end of the beat and then later on back towards to woods. Started at about 3pm but packed up at 8pm, I just had that feeling nothing was going to happen apart from heat exhaustion. Nice hill climb at the end to get the blood pumping. It is a lovely looking place.

1 Chub

Arrived to find three lads in the river each armed with spinning gear. I rather suspect lock down has encouraged this type of thing with fewer proper fishers on the river. Their lobster complexion suggested they had been there a while. I politely but firmly told them to leave which they did. However the disturbance to the evening fishing was already done and the bottom half of the beat rendered useless. I persevered at the upper end and caught one fish and got somewhat frustrated as several more threw the fly. I will return to this favourite beat soon.

1 Trout

Commenced fishing at midday, at bottom end of beat. Tried to walk beat length but could not get along riverside path through wood due to poor clearance. Only seven swims accessible, no visible clearance work of swims had been undertaken. Very disappointing considering the cost of a day on this beat. There were not enough swims available for 2 anglers let alone beat max of 4! Between us we caught approx 80 odd chub (varying from chublets to 4lb 12oz and approx 10 dace of good size. Both float fished all afternoon and changed to static baits in the evening. Beautiful setting!

80 Chub, 10 Other

1 Trout

Float fished again and had another good day with plenty of fish. The Dace are lovely fish to catch and at the end of the day my arm was aching. Big thank you to Colin for all the advice he gave me.

5 Barbel, 20 Chub, 5 Other