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Not a fishy day at all, not so much as a nibble all day. Nice place to be though.

The river was high and pushing threw with lots of colour, only two fishable spots, we did manage to find some feeding barbel. Good result for a challenging day.

River up and flowing fast, also quite coloured. Never fished here before, access was good with plenty of places to fish. Started middle of first field and caught barbel throughout the day on Robin Red pellets over halibut pellets in the feeder. Fish caught were 6lbs, 2 at 7lbs+, 8lb 4oz and the best of 10lb 4ozs. A good days fishing was had by the both of us.

5 Barbel

We arrived at the venue to find 11' of flood water and the river just within its banks. The river did drop 3' during the day but was still unfishable in most areas. However, both anglers managed to find suitable spots but roving was clearly out of the question. We managed to catch a barbel each which we considered a decent result in these adverse conditions. The usual pellet and feeder being the successful method.

2 Barbel

Plenty of swims for the size of the beat but you will need to be fit and able to make the most of them. Fish caught throughout the day but most barbel came between 3pm and 6pm. Biggest fish 7lb.

7 Barbel, 4 Chub

Difficult but still enjoyable day. Fish only took for one hour during the afternoon.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

A great day's fishing in superb weather. Unfortunately, the catching was not so good despite a slight rise and some colour.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Difficult day with bright sun on a low clear river. Lacking the agility of a goat and the skills of a mountaineer my choice of swim was limited to one that I could access. A good barbel at 8lbs 10oz came early but once the sun came out the fish disappeared. I stuck to my pellet attack thinking they would come to the feed but my 2nd and final fish did not come until late afternoon. A good fish at 6lbs 8oz. Lot of floating weed about which made life difficult at times. Found the walk back up the steep slope quite exhausting on my mid 70's frame. I was due to fish the stretch again the following day but but with heavy rain in the morning I abandoned the idea as it could be quite dangerous for a lone angler.

2 Barbel

All 3 fish came from 2 swims about half way along beat, largest 10lb, and 2 at about 6lb taken on Robin Red pellet. Tried other swims with no luck. Heavy rain all afternoon so we had had enough by 4pm, will return when drier conditions forecast.

3 Barbel

Water dropping and clearing - no fish till later in the day.

5 Barbel, 6 Chub