Feedback & Reports

The river was dropping nicely when we arrived at 6.30am and after preparing a few swims, were into barbel almost straight away including a PB 9 1/4lb beautiful fish. From around midday the river started rising and made the sport much harder in the afternoon however several more barbel and a chub landed all on meat close in.

Stunning stretch to spend a day even if the fishing was impacted by the rising river in the afternoon. 5-6oz feeders close in were the order of the day in the increased flow and water coming through.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

River going up again stormy day had work for one barbel each????

2 Barbel

A great day on a high river, I had 4 barbel in 1 of the usual swims on the beat & managed to find some slacker water in
an area not fished before, it produced another 8 barbel, biggest 9lb 14oz.

12 Barbel, 1 Chub

High water conditions but barbel were feeding through out the length of the beat, mainly caught close in on feeder tactics.

19 Barbel

Tough day with the river very high again . Still managed a 6lb barbel in the margins fell to halibut pellet

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fished in field near woods gate I had15 barbel my mate had7 and again no vermin????????river rising

22 Barbel

Found the banks difficult to navigate in when the river was as high as it was , have had Fantastic fishing from the opposite bank , abandoned the trip due to bad weather

Nothing caught today.

Braved the hill in monsoon conditions and fished the first field after the woods. The river was tanking through but managed to find a decent slack and had a barbel first cast and lost one second cast. Then had a nice session around lunch time with a bite a chuck for 2 hours. 6 barbel to 8-9 but lost just as many in the fast flow. A cracking fishery.

6 Barbel

My nephew Josh, caught a 7lb Barbel on the 1st cast of the day from the Dead Tree peg, used feeder with bacon grill on a hair hook. River was running fast, so the bait was only cast 10 yds out. This was the only fish / bite of the day.

1 Barbel