Feedback & Reports

Having read the negative comments about this venue, it’s only fair to give our view of this beat:
1)The track down to the river is muddy when it’s wet but no problem with a 4x4 and it’s not too far to to park at the farm and walk down
2) We didn’t get a shock off the electric fence as we used the plastic handles
3) The track you have to cross before you go down the hill is covered in slurry because that’s what cows do !!
Back to the fishing. The river was bank top high and still rising but in our experience good conditions for catching barbel. We ended the day with 26 fish all caught on the usual pellet and feeder method

26 Barbel

Did not fish due to high river and waterlogged fields,

No fish caught. WUF note: The track down to the river was very muddy and slippery. Only just managed to get back up at the end of the day.

Very hard work with the river in flood 4nice barble one going 10lb

4 Barbel

Fish fell to usual pellet feeder tactics

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

River looked in good shape and we fished the swims upstream. Some nice barbel on pellet feeder and certainly a venue we will visit again

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

Dry day but river rising. Fished downstream of pump on pellet and feeder. I bite all day resulting in a 5lb 9oz Barbel about 16.00. Certainly noted that if the river is high the choice of swim is limited. Didn’t take the van down to the bank today as the risk of not getting back up so humped tackle on our backs. The thought of a pint of Butty Bach at the White Lion kept us going!

1 Barbel

First time at White House and it was muddy. Overcast but dry to start with the water level falling and running at quite a pace. We fished at the end of the upstream section with feeders, one on Halibut pellet and one on Red Krill both feeder. Halibut caught one Barbel of 4lb 8oz about mid day followed by a Barbel of 5lb 8oz to Ted Krill at 14.45 and a 7ld 5oz at 15.15. It rained lightly for about 2 hours. There was quite a bit of weed flushing through giving false bites. It was interesting getting back up the hill to say the least. Both got a whack from the electric fences.

3 Barbel

The river was around 10’ up but we managed to find some slack water and were rewarded with 39 barbel. All the fish were caught on the usual pellet and feeder method. Excellent sport.

39 Barbel

Only fished 1100hrs until 1430hrs but 3 nice barbel between 6lb & 8 1/2lb. Plus a wee chub of 2lb.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub