Feedback & Reports

All fish caught on feeder with meat. Fed pellet and hemp but all day very quiet. Caught one early morning and two later afternoon. Lovely spot and great weather. A lot of canoes with inexperienced people on board. Nearly got wiped out 7 times. I wonder if they are briefed on anglers using the river??
Parking in the wood could be better signed with designated bays as I wasn’t sure where to park without blocking the track. The sign at the top of the track that leads down to river wasn’t on display and laid in the grass. Luckily we spotted it. Lovely section of river.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Beckstones wath bridge upstream
Grayling on middle dropper shrimp and top dropper pink n grey nymph
Trout on beaded hairs ear and caddis bug
I also lost my rod tip from my greys 9ft in the trees was too dark to see , I'll be back to look .
Really enjoyed the river , ill get a season ticket I think too.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

Lovely stretch but as with previous comments there are very few fishable pegs. Not much option for roving and there is no path between the fields.

Started in the middle field but with an angler opposite in the first fishable peg options were limited. Found a nice glide over gravel along a tree line and stated trotting. Had 5 chub ranging from 2lb to 4lb. Decent stamp of fish coming sporadically, all on maggot.

Then set up the tip rod fishing feeder loaded with pellets and ground bait with meat on the hook. Had the first barbel after an hour, fishing above over hanging trees where a rocky outcrop on the far bank river bed to mid stream made a deeper channel on the inside. Nice fish, 6 1/2 ish. Followed an hour later by a 3lb chub. Last fish came at around 5pm, barbel at 8lb 2oz.

Lovely day, but good job I was by myself as would have struggled with more than one angler.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

A lot of fish arising on the surface . I have tried different flies and techniques with no luck.
One think to mention is that on the NW bank (the bank opposite to the old dam construction) there was a group of 4 people fishing using spinners. I didn't see them catching anything but I believe spinning is forbidden on this lake.

2 Trout

Great day, plenty of action at the lower end of the beat, all fish in mint condition in glorious surroundings. Chub 2-4lb, and Barbel 6-8lb

4 Barbel, 12 Chub

nothing seen or caught although I was only there for a couple of hours.

Nothing seen or caught which was a surprise, are there any fish here in the river or have they run through, or are they missing in action, I DON'T KNOW