Feedback & Reports

Pleasant days fishing, lots of bites nymphing and a few rises on the dry. Easier wading above the bridge.

4 Trout, 6 Grayling

Overcast for much of the day and slightly cooler than the previous day. The barbel proved to be difficult to locate but the chub were very obliging with most over 3lb up to 4.09. All fish were caught using a feeder with either pellet or boilie as bait.

3 Barbel, 24 Chub

First time on this beat. It’s very much like the wooded section of Courtfield (next door) so ankle breaking rocks under foot and no way of getting your rod rests in!
Three of the Barbel were under a pound and the other 3lb so this section of the river is Barbel crèche this time of year.
The constant snags, fast water, lost tackle and fish mean that, to me, this beat Is perfect for a day trotting rather than the pellet and feeder tactics I tried.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

Returned a few smaller ones hoping for bigger and it paid off.

4 Trout

Beautiful stretch of river that I haven't visited for a couple of years. One pool at the middle of the beat has suffered major alteration in the floods, including a tree being uprooted and now forming a sort of island between new channels. Water very clear and quite high, but a cold wind and the few fish moving were all too easily spooked.

2 Trout

Arrived in the afternoon for a quick evening session. River looked in good condition and had plenty of accessible swims available.
Had two Barbel in the witching hour. Lovely stretch of water which I’m sure will produce even more in the right conditions.

2 Barbel

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

Overgrown banks make a lot of the beat very difficult to fish, particularly on the Leominster side of the split and beyond the second weir. With a lot of perseverance and bank scrabbling I did manage to get two lively browns on K&D (both around 7” and returned). A tiring but enjoyable day.

2 Trout

Our first time on this stretch of the river and I must say it was stunning! Probably the nicest looking river I’ve fished, we only caught one brownie, both me and my brother both lost a fish of a bigger size, not sure what, but we will return

1 Trout