Feedback & Reports

Nothing caught for 6 hours. Lost a barbel to a faulty knot after it had yanked my rod out of the rest.
Moved upstream 50 yards for last two hours at suggestion of the angler from Brighton who was packing up in that swim.
He was spot on. 7 lb and 9lb barbel (and a 2lb eel) in the late afternoon. Red pellets.

2 Barbel, 1 Other

A great stretch but not that many places where an old guy with bad knees can access the river. River was fairly low but I did well with freelined meat close in to my bank.

7 Barbel

My friend and i fished at Wyastone Leys on the 20 th of Oct, despite being an attractive venue we didn't have a bite between us.
There was a lack of water in the river so it needs a good wash through , there were two other anglers who had arrived just before us but they were gone when we left ( 14.45) so presumably they didn't have any luck either.

Fished opposite the lay-by in the middle of the beat. Two eels and a surprise pike of about 6 lbs on luncheon meat.

1 Pike, 2 Other

Interesting beat, the only one I know where you can fish 2 countries on the same day. Parked up in the first spot next to the abandoned caravan and as I suffer from cowaphobia decided to fish in the woods.

Glad I did! A decent morning at the top end resulted in 2 barbel (one at 10.4) before having a Pot Noodle and moving down a peg. A mad afternoon session resulted in 9 more barbel and pike who snatched my bunch of maggots as I wound in. Most barbel fell to Robin Red pellets, a few to maggots.

That caravan is spooky in the dark...

11 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Pike

Good directions and access. Managed to land four fish, another couple eluded the net. Moved 5 times till I found a swim I could cast ,fish, land and return safely. My best day of the season, this place is marmite. I thought I was in for another blank but perseverance paid off and I will definitely be back.

4 Barbel

River fairly low .
All fish were good size and caught early morning

3 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Was a rough old day very windy managed three Chubb

3 Chub

River low and clear. Fished 10mm boilies over krill groundbait / feed pellets in the deeper wooded section. Picked up a beautifully conditioned 8.4 barbel. Lost a nice chub in the near side weed

1 Barbel

A short notice trip meant a visit to a new stretch and this looked the best option looking at recent results. Weather was perfect to start with but cleared up after mid day.

I started in the meadow but one hook pull on a small chub was the extent of 2 1/2 hours between float and lead. Moved up into the wood and had a good go on the float in 5 foot of water (one chub) before swapping to bomb and bags and then feeder for the last 2 hours. One more chub but no barbel despite trying various hook baits. Having read odd reports that there were no swims was pleased to find 7 and I didn't reach the bottom end of the beat. Good parking at the top end, decent access and the road noise not as noticeable as expected so a good day despite no barbel and a stretch to return to.

2 Chub