Feedback & Reports

Fishing on a really hot day always has it challenges, sometimes it can be productive but today proved to be a difficult one . The river was extremely low and I knew I had my work cut out . I expected a no show from the barbel but expected a lot more chub . This beat is a very prolific stretch, it will always produce the goods , but conditions weren’t great . I do regret booking on such a hot day , I should’ve known better. Still not a blank but a tough day ! A visit from our slippery friend Anguilla was welcome for a change

1 Chub, 1 Other

Trotting with meat

10 Chub

Fished early and late. One small Chub in the morning, three small Barbel in the evening. Not as much weed as I remember from previous visit here some years ago. Looking forward to reading catch returns that complain about the large amounts of weed being cut upstream snagging lines!

Some days it’s not about the fishing. Blue skies and high temperatures were off putting to the fish. 2 small chub and a few half hearted pulls. Access simple in the dry, I can imagine when wet the grass on the hill would be interesting in a car. Decent flow at the bottom end of the beat but limited summer access with bank side growth.

2 Chub

2 Chub

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

1 Trout, 11 Chub

River very low, fished evening only.

3 Chub, 1 Other

Very tough day due to it being so hot and sunny - they just weren’t biting.
Had 5 small chub between us all day despite trying lots of different methods and baits. Still, we saw kingfishers, goosanders, swans and other wildlife and had a pleasant day on the river

5 Chub

5 Chub