Feedback & Reports

1 Trout

River low and clear but so beautiful, surrounded by picturesque scenery, we fished cage feeders with pellet and ground bait in a few different swims, took a while but when they turned up it was in numbers, excellent days fishing.

11 Barbel, 3 Chub

We started fishing on the morning of the day 17th of September weather was fair and dry with the Sun rising to lift the morning mist one catch was missed about 8 o’clock then it went dead to about 11 o’clock The first fish was a chub. Then the rest of the day was slow fishing started picking up at about 5 o’clock. More bites and more catches. All chub.the fish was in good condition. 7 o’clock dusk I landed a barbel. 7 lb 9 oz . On the Sunday we started fishing slightly later and finished at 5 o’clock through the day we was landing at a decent size 3lb Plus. The water level looks fine but apparently one of the local residents said the level was low .? Just like to say that the fishing was a good experience as it always is every year and I am looking forward to attending next year just like to thank the staff at fishing passport x

1 Barbel, 9 Chub

Easy parking, and easy access down to the first stretch of the beat. A felled tree blocked access along the bank to the second stretch, so required walking along the road and then down the public footpath and then a scramble down a steep bank to get to it. Fine if you are mobile. It would be good to get rid of the tree ... but some flood water will no doubt sort that out if and when it ever comes. A very pleasant day trotting a float down, and although the kayaks were plentiful they were all very polite (if not skilled). Might have been difficult if I was trying to use a feeder; between 1100 and 1400 there were probably a couple of hundred people went past, but it didn't seem to impact the fishing at all.

Chub up to about 5lb, most around the 3lb mark. Barbel all in the 2lb to 3lb range. "Other" were dace.
All fish in superb condition. Never caught grayling before; they all needed a good amount of reviving. The barbel in comparison shot off !

5 Grayling, 21 Barbel, 29 Chub, 5 Other

1 good sized WBT came off just as coming into the net on a barbless GRHE, blank otherwise with minimal seen. Lovely autumnal afternoon.

Back in the Why after 3 years ,nothing has changed for the better regarding bankside ,overgrown and swims all dangerous for old grimmers like me ,but fishing as good as ever .

1 Chub

All fish fell to moving baits mid to lower end

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

Had a late start starting around 11ish spinning I had 1 bite around half 2 and I stayed till around half 3 got in the car and I'd pretty much given up then I thought I would try the other side of the reservoir for an hour about my fifth cast on that side I was into a nice rainbow trout then I had another bite straight after that

1 Trout

Plenty of Chub all day 20+ (from Chublet to 3lb), 1 Barbel literally last cast

1 Barbel, 20 Chub

chainbridge is a very lovley fishery i lost a good fish in the top pool, upper rocks pool ,
must of been great back in the day of the salmon,
fishing hut could do with a tidy up but other then that,
brilliant.