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Hard day today!! Fished 6/7 swims for 3 Barbel and 1 Chub. Biggest 9lbs 2oz so can’t complain. Boilie for 2 6lbers Garlic meat for the 9lber . Track down has been made good so a lot less likely to get stuck.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Good trip to Chainbridge. Picked up an 8-10lb coloured cock salmon on a spinner in Chine pool.
Nice water height, just carrying a bit too much colour for the fly.
Also saw a good salmon near the bridge (15-20lb).

1 Salmon, 2 Trout

2 Barbel, 15 Chub

Blanked

River coloured with levels dropping although there was heavy overnight rain the previous evening. 5 barbel caught by myself from two different swims. Unfortunately, the other angler did not catch. Both of us using the same ground bait feeder with pellet hook baits. Other hook baits tried but the barbel were only taking pellets. Banks very slippery so a dogspike and rope essential.

5 Barbel

2 Chub

River colour and level good as was the weather - only chub on meat so changed to pellet but couldn’t find a barbel ……

4 Chub

River was up at around 1 metre with a bit of colour. Weather was fine so looking forward to a good day. Only 6 chub of varying weights all day and not a sign of a Barbel. Tried all baits and methods to no avail. Have been fishing here for a number of years and the last 2 years on this beat has been notable for the scarcity of Barbel.
There always another day !!!

6 Chub

No fish caught, only 1 swim viable as others to precarious to attempt getting down to(c. Slippery)
Never mind. Nice fishery tho,maybe next time!