Feedback & Reports

River up and rising fast. What a stunning stretch. Loads of fishable pegs. Caught 6 Barbel to 6lb and lost three. One chub, which was the angriest fish I've ever caught. Nearly lost the rod to it. Soon became clear why it was quite so angry when I removed a snapped off hooklink with a strong size 14 hook with a small red baitstop still attached.

6 Barbel, 1 Chub

Heavy rain and thunderstorms gave very little opportunity for fishing, but despite this the barbel were playing ball. Hooked 3, only landed one, but it was a PB of 9 and a quarter pounds. Also caught Chub and several Dace. Wonderful stretch!

1 Barbel, 1 Chub, 4 Other

Awful conditions with heavy rain and gale force winds. Had 3 Chub on a tough day. River was low and clear too

3 Chub

Good stretch of river. Barbel both on pellet 5lb and 6lb. Swims are VERY slippery in the rain, be aware!!
Didn’t see bailiff all day. (Other = Dace)

2 Barbel, 2 Other

Had the stretch to myself which was wonderful. Fantastic venue and really enjoyed the day wondering the banks. Plenty of swims and a variety of water to go at. Only a few feet deep at the top end and gradually gets deeper as you go downstream. Big slack in the bottom peg, very big. Looked pikey. Had 3 barbel - 2 in the morning (9lb and 5lb) and one late afternoon (8lb). Nothing much from late morning to late afternoon aside from a couple of chublets despite trying 8 or 10 swims. Not sure if it's a regular thing, having been only this time, but there was a lot of"goings-on" on the bank opposite - a mini excavator worked on the opposite bank/track most of the day, cars and a Kawasaki Mule vehicle drove up and down regularly. However didn't spoil the enjoyment (although did take the edge off a bit as I love my peace and quiet). Will be returning for sure.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

River level rising slowly after previous days heavy rain. Fished swims at the top of the beat and in the middle. 5 Barbel and 1 Chub from the top swim and 6 Barbel from the middle swims. Majority of fish caught on meat the rest on pellet. Good average size of Barbel with the biggest 9lb 9oz. A very enjoyable days fishing.

11 Barbel, 1 Chub

Second consecutive tough day - had one early and thought it was going to be good but apart from losing one at dusk very quiet. Lovely day though.

1 Barbel

Very quiet on this lovely fishery despite perfect weather conditions. Just the one barbel and lost one and one chub

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Nice part of the river but quite steep banks. Still, there was more than enough swim choice. We caught regularly throughout the day and from most swims we tried. The barbel came from the first field and the chub throughout the beat. Feeder and pellet worked best with a change to small, strong hooks improving catch rates.

5 Barbel, 15 Chub

8 Barbel, 7 Chub