Feedback & Reports

River very high and ripping through but I have always fancied trying the eddy created by the willow first swim over the bridge, when the river is this state. So armed with my 2lbs test curve carp rod, bait runner loaded with 20lbs braid and 12lbs flouro hook link. Well my thoughts were if you do hook anything in that flow I would have a chance of banking it? My bait was a cheese paste with several add in's molded round a size 4 strong wide gape hook with the barb pinched down. 4oz of lead kept me on or near the edge of the flow, expecting chub was surprised that a steady bouncing bite produce a rather tatty looking Barbel, very pale in colour around 6lbs but it led me a right dance through weeds and bank vegetation (now under the water near the bank) several surging runs later it was netted. I had started fishing around 1pm and left just after 6pm. Same bait and rig saw me land a further 2 (good conditioned Barbel) and one lost fish in the submerged bank side weeds. Conclusion they are there and will feed in these high water conditions, but be prepared for a serious scrap if you hook Birty Barbel, all 3 fish required 10+ mins to recover in the landing net prior to release? Maybe pellet would have found a few chub but as always here, had a great afternoon.

3 Barbel

Fished for a couple of hours with the fly rod, no fish seen. Also coarse fished for a few hours with my son who lost one Barbel. No contact with any other fish.

Fished 3 swims on roadside. Barbel of 8.02 & 7.10, along with 12 Chub to 3.5lb. Both Barbel came to pellet in last hour.

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

Fished on a falling coloured river I think another 24 hours would have be spot on.

Managed a 7.5lb barbel from the first swim over the bridge, another smaller fish taken from the next peg down stream.
Spent some time trotting a stick float for a mixed bag including some good dace and small chub. A pleasant day.

1 Trout, 2 Barbel, 2 Chub

No fish caught. Fished the first roadside swim from 7am to 10am then had to bring my fishing partner back home to Cambridge as was feeling poorly. I had one violent take about 8am only to be snapped off on a snag about 1/3 the way out. Used swim feeder pellets. River conditions good. Saw lots of Buzzards, Ravens, Hobby and quite a few Kingfishers.
A great venue, will be back.

This is a small stretch of the River the river conditions were very low needs rain, method used pellet and feeder.

Best fish chub just over 4lbs barbel small 3/4 lbs hard going.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

Arrived at dawn and once again I headed to the lower pool on the road bank. Fished elips pellet hookbait with groundbait feeder tactics about a 1/3 across and apart from a slow start, from 10.45 onwards I had regular bites all day until I packed away at 7.40pm. Lost one barbel and one chub as well so 14 bites from one swim while my companion had one of each as well. So a good day, I'll be back!

4 Barbel, 8 Chub

Nice venue, weather was mild and overcast. River level was falling after recent rain. Fished the right bank. All fish came to pellet feeder tactics.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

Fished 3pm - 7pm. 1 Barbel 5 lb 12 oz & 2 x 3 lb chub. All on feeder with halibut pellets.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

River low and clear as expected although did rise by around a foot in afternoon which seemed to coincide with more bites. Single Barbel of 6lb from lower pool plus 4 Chub with a further 5 Chub to pool in middle of beat all fell to meat bait either rolled or ledgered.

1 Barbel, 9 Chub