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River up six feet over night and rising. Having never visited this stretch before it made swim selection diffficult as they were all under water. Tons of weed and rubbish coming down. Settled on the only slackwater available. One Barbel of 7lb caught on pellet and one lost.

2 barbel and a few chub. Strong windy conditions made fishing a little difficult. Bites were few.

A lovely sunny day, where 4 of us were after both barbel and pike. 2 Pike caught one 10lb one 6lb, one on a lure and one on a deadbait, one below the croy and one above it. Had 3 or 4 other takes in the morning. Afternoon one nice 5lb chub on corn up by the posts. Great day, but the barbel eluded the 2 trying for them. (they are novices though)

Excellent day, thank you! Weather was pleasant and river up a little with a brown tinge but nothing dramatic. Tried lots of spots from the water pump to the top of the fishery. Found fish in several places and finished up with a fin-perfect barbel and some cracking chub including a 'dodgy' (exactly on the scales) 6lb beauty. Pellet probably accounted for most bites but rotating meat and corn livened things up when needed. Bites came on and off all day. The area where the bank has been marked with poles was the most productive. (Last Summer we were so grateful when the farmer strimmed sections of the tall balsam and nettles to make access easier and marked where he'd done it with the poles. Now the spate has wiped away all the bankside weed, the poles look redundant). Echoing a previous contributor, in wet weather the track from the farm-yard to the river can be slippery on the way down and tricky on the way up. Also, don't wear your best shoes for driving as to open the farm-yard gate you have to paddle through considerable M&S. You can park in the farm-yard if you don't fancy the track. Failing that, take the wife's car.

We arrived at 8.30am to find the river high enough to cover a lot of the concrete path by the parking area. We went up river some 500 yds and set up and stayed in one place as the weather was very windy and not the sort of day to be moving swims. One rod had a barbel of about 4lb within half an hour of starting which was very pleasing, shortly after the other rod had a chub of about the same weight. By the end of the day the other rod had caught just the one barbel and I managed a barbel and 3 chub. Barbel came out on pellet and the chub came to sweetcorn. Nice and mild but less wind would have been so much nicer.

A very enjoyable day pike fishing. 4 pike, 3 between 5 and 7lbs and one 21lbs all caught in a large eddy behind a concrete croy. One large silver salmon seen following plug; not sure whether it was an early springer or a kelt. Looking forward to next visit.

Minus temperatures all day combined with clear water and sun made for hard fishing. Only had 1 bite resulting in a pike of 9lb. Both the fish and the surroundings were in fantastic condition, and for once it was a pleasure to struggle! Thanks to Adam from the Foundation for trying to put me on fish, and the office for a pleasant and efficient service. Will be back soon!

Arrived at white house for first time, good job we had four wheel drive, steep muddy track down to car park. River was up covering the salmon stages and thundering thru like an express train. Started up top end where the river didn't seem so fast but swims were few and far between. Had a job to hold bottom even with 4 to 5 ozs but we soldiered on. Len started with maggot feeder tactics I stuck with pellet. Lens maggot feeder tactics landed him with 6 decent sized dace whilst apart from two blinding tugs I didnt catch anything. As with any new venue you want to try everywhere probably never gave the first swim enough chance so we moved down the bottom end where holding bottom was near impossible but Len first cast latched on to nice chub 4.5lb. I lost a nice barbel near the shingle and that was that.
I think with the right conditions and slower water this is a really nice beat, in lovely surroundings and cant wait to get back next year.

3 chub to 2 rods. Water very cold no barbel at all. Covered every swim from top to bottom. Only drive down to the river and park at the hut if you have a 4x4 otherwise you will get stuck! Enjoyable day.

3 Rods, 8 barbel (5/2/1)and 2 lost. River up a little but quite clear which may explain less-than-hoped-for catches. Water 11degC and some loose weed coming down. We left at dark before the 3 foot surge came through.