Feedback & Reports

5 Barbel, 14 Chub

3 Barbel, 7 Chub

River very low needed to change swims to find fish

4 Barbel, 14 Chub

2 Barbel, 35 Chub

Fished 7-2, wish I could’ve stayed all day

3 Barbel, 18 Chub

2 of us fishing, really windy. Lots of chub average size 3&1/2 lb biggest just over 4lb. 2 barbel 9lb 14oz and one around 6lb other was an eel.

2 Barbel, 30 Chub, 1 Other

Good directions, lovely beat, river level still low despite overnight rain, blustery day with long periods of sunshine made locating the fish very hard, legered pellet & meat, Chub to 5lb, 4oz, left at mid-day.
Thanks to WUF and landowners for access to the best river, will be back again soon..

4 Chub

Fished this beat a few years back and had meant to return, finally managed to for what turned out to be a very good day, one angler had 6 barbel and 15 chub whilst the other had 2 barbel and 4 chub. Fish were visible throughout the stretch - mainly chub but we did also see some barbel flash by the middle croys. Salmon also crashing around all over the place! Most productive swims were the pylon run and the furthest upstream croy. Very well looked after beat, had a good chat with Glynn and very interesting to learn about the work that goes in. Went for lunch at Lucksall campsite cafe. Weather was warm and sunny and with the river as low as it was we didn't bother taking any photos, best to get the fish straight back. Best barbel was likely 7 or 8 pounds, best chub around 4 or 5, a few chub of a pound or so. Tactics a mix of standard feeder or trotting the float, the croys providing a great platform for that and the gentle upstream breeze aiding presentation. All in all, a very good day! Thanks to Glynn and WUF. A last word about the track down - we did manage it ok in a bog standard saloon car, just be careful and go slow. It was very dry though, might be a different story in wet conditions ...

8 Barbel, 19 Chub

12 Barbel

All caught on trotted meat down on the pylon swim.

1 Barbel, 10 Chub