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1 Barbel, 4 Chub

River in great condition and we managed to find some Barbel. This beat used to have some great swims from the bottom of the hill to just past the gate - none of them are accessible now. It seems strange that the only accessible swims today are opposite another WUF beat - Courtfield, yet the portion of Home Fishery that will never have other fishermen opposite has no access. I might bring my petrol strimmer next time as that is all it would take.

8 Barbel, 2 Chub

First timer at this venue, walked most of the stretch first and finally started about 7.30am, had a move an hour later much further upstream near the pump as feeling unfamiliar with the beat. By midday still no bites but knew the stretch has plenty of fish yet not even a Chub knock. Finally after trying several baits plus an hour running a float down the middle I went back to feeder but with a very long 5 foot 0.20 leader and 8mm pellet. Rod top went round at 2pm for a 3lb Barbel, soon followed by another. Ended up with 7 Barbel to 8lb 6, and 2 Chub to 4lb 6. Finished about 7.15pm

7 Barbel, 2 Chub

I spent one day on Home fishery catching a single barbel (6 lb) on luncheon meat.

1 Barbel

Good days fishing.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

3 Chub

2 Chub

1 Barbel

Touch ledgered Halibut Pellet and Luncheon meat. Open ended feeder with heavy hemp and spicy sausage mix. Float (stick) picked up two decent Chub on breadflake. Barbel ranges from 6 to 10.5 lb, two 10.5 lb fish taken in consecutive casts just before Island swim. Water was warm, relatively low and clearing by the hour. Lots and lots of canoes. One party must've been made up of 30 people. All OK, but a little bit tiresome.

5 Barbel, 8 Chub, 2 Other

1 Barbel