Feedback & Reports

One of my favourite beats partly due to the number of swim options and consistently good catches even in the most challenging conditions. We arrived at the beat at midday and had an hour of crazy fishing with 7 or 8 fish caught in the midday sun!! Fishing was then a little slower but we managed a couple more in a couple of the top swims where the water is slightly more oxygenated. We let the barbel rest for at least 20mins before returning safely.
A really good day despite the heat, low water and high water temperature. We will be back but after it rains.

3 Barbel, 9 Chub

5 Chub

Spent the day trotting several swims. Wye more coloured than expected for the height. Had a crazy amount of chub and one barbel between us (barbel at last light) all on the float. Great day on a great beat once again.

1 Trout, 1 Barbel, 40 Chub

The last day of the season where the river was still rising when we arrived at sunrise where it peaked at 4.28m's at midday. Tough fishing conditions where a 5 ounce lead wouldn't hold bottom in some of the swims. Lots of roving and fishing various swims with one Barbel between us which was around 6 or 7lb for mate Nic.

1 Barbel

River like chocolate and rising fast. Roamed with meat fishing close in, where an 8Ib 4oz barbel gave the only bite of the day.

1 Barbel

Tough going, not a bite all day.
Water bitterly cold due to snow melt, from what we saw even the Kingfisher blanked !!

Blanked for the first time this season!!!!

Had a mobile approach as thought I might have to locate the fish - tried 7 swims but to no avail. The beat has either been cleared at bankside or the vegetation has just died away. This is a lovely beat with at least 10 swims to go at.

Water temperature was 9.4C but there was just no activity in the river - it just felt like nobody was home!!!

River was very clear which combined with sunny intervals during the day made the fishing slow. Most fish were caught on bread but were hold up close to snags as you'd expect. Boilies and meat did catch fish but trotted bread flake over liquidised bread out performed static approaches. Best chub was 5lb 3oz caught first thing on trotted bread flake.

11 Chub

Tough day, cold overnight with a frost so not ideal conditions. Fished the deeper sections managed 2 chub between us.

2 Chub

No fish caught unfortunately, river was still slightly high. Must have put off the fish.