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Nil! Fished in the middle section. Very quiet indeed! A couple of tentative bites which I assumed was chub but no barbel. Limited access on top section.

Very wet day only fished for about two hours on my way back home. I had one take on a GHHE. Found the access quite difficult in places climbing over wet stiles with chest waders. A scenic valley quiet and lush. Need to buy more flies as most of them ended up in the trees.

A hard days fishing covering the entire beat. Access to some swims was difficult but with a little thought on foot placement most were visited. Word of warning to be careful in the wet as it became very slippery after the rain.
Three barbel to 8lb and a hatful of chub up to 5lb came our way in a beautiful location that even the rain couldn't spoil. Bait was meat of various descriptions and pellets through a feeder. Suprised how much the river bed had changed since last year as bolders that I remember in certain locations had either disappeared or gone completely! The only down side was the amount of line and litter we collected up including disposable bbq's. I do not think these were left there by the paying guest but by others fishing illegally as we removed around twenty single line rigs from the water attached to various implements from willow rods to pieces of metal wedged in the bank. Some appeared very recently added. All were destroyed and taken away!

WUF note: this information has been forwarded to the fishery bailiff.

A warm day, overcast with some rain, good conditions. 10 chub caught up to five pounds, and three barbel - best one about seven pounds. Carp baits were best (pellets) and bread paste. A great day.

Weather was perfect for fishing but not for moving around.
Being dull and showery meant that the long grass made you soaking wet in a very short time so I tended to stay in a couple of swims for most of the day, not really my type of fishing being bit of a fidget.
I caught 10 chub and 6 barbel plus one fell off.
I caught chub throughout the day but no barbel until after 6pm.
I did catch a barbel with somebody elses hook in it. Nothing else just a hook so the knot had probably come undone.
The other angler seemed a very nice chap he caught some fish but not sure what.

Several Chub to about 3 1/2 lb and a 15" barbel. Pellet and corn. Maybe I hould have adopted a more mobile appraoch rather than sticking to 3 or 4 pools.
I saw a Salmon leap clear of the water which was a first for me. Nice to meet Tony the bailif.

Had the beat booked for two days - found the fishing very slow. Lots of salmon jumping in the quarry pool. This area of the river is very snaggy but managed five barbel and several chub on pellets - thank you very much.

2 Brown trout on copper John nymph. Some fish rising and had missed takes to dry sedge. Mink tracks seen in the mud and goosanders disturbed. Weather deteriorating through day with heavy showers coming in

2 small brownies.

A very disappointing day, access to one side of the river was no longer available even though it said on the map it was double bank fishing, it now has a construction site in opperation! The side I could fish had a few what I call good looking swims that were easy enough to get close to the river and fish properly but alot were far to overgrown to attempt and mixed with the bright, extremely hot sunny conditions meant I ended up with just two chub! It's a shame as the surroundings are beautiful, just a bit of attention needed to the swims to make them a bit more fishable and being able to get near them, I could not even attempt going through the wood to the bottom swim as it was thick and shoulder high with over growth! Not sure what I'm going to do Wednesday as I'm booked in advance here again, it's a worry.