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Mild weather spurred the drive over for some winter grayling. River high and running at pace so didn't venture too far into the river when wading.
Struggled to find the fish but really chuffed to get two fish on a dry, one good grayling and an OoS brown which caught me by surprise as there was no obvious hatch or rises - just goes to show that it is always worth trying a dry on some of the seams.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

All fish caught on feeder and lead tactics using meat and pellets.

4 Chub

River running at 2.5m so pretty high and fast. Caught in the bottom field after Heartattack Hill. Sadly lost 3 to the bankside undergrowth when they dived into bushed at the last minute. No sign of any barbel and also very quiet on the Kingfisher front. Pellets and meat both worked.

4 Chub

River rose during the day making anything other than feeder/lead impossible. 1 barbel early followed by a few chub during the day with a final barbel just before packing up. This was the first time we've fished the 'creel' beat and we will definitely go back.

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

1 Barbel 6lb. 4 chub to 4/5lb

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

1 Chub

Areas of slacker/slower water found the fish.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

I didn't fish.

River level up 1.2 metres overnight and really pushing through so was not expecting much success. However had a challenging but really enjoyable day. Chub all over 4lb and barbel at 8.5 & 9.5lb. All fish caught in bottom field, rod length out, in crease on meat / pellet.

5 Barbel, 5 Chub