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Travelled from Essex during the morning for a 3 day trip. Fished for just a few hours in the afternoon, very hot and humid. Just 2 chub to show for my efforts.

2 Chub

Three anglers fished beat 4 from dawn until 8-30am. Methods employed were stick float and bomb rod with various baits including maggots and pellet. The barbel caught was 27" long and weighed 8lbs and was caught on the bomb with Hinders elipse pellet.

1 Barbel

Fished opposite the weir garden on a warm hot sunny day, fished from 9am and caught 1 chub between 9am and 6pm (this was with the warm hot conditions). But from 6pm until 8pm, the fishing improved as the heat dropped which meant the fish were feeding and managed to catch 4 chub with the biggest weighing 4lb and 2 barbel of which the biggest weighed 8lb. On the last catch I managed to catch a 6lb pike on a halibut pellet which I was very surprised about. Fished feeder tactics throughout the day. Lovely stretch of river. will be definitely returning in the near future.

2 Barbel, 5 Chub, 1 Pike

Stopped off for a quick lunch-time fish with no expectation of catching much in the bright sunlight and heat. Saw less than ten fish rise and I spooked the three that I managed a cast to and missed a couple of others. Then I found a shoal of chub and managed to hook two on an emerger pattern. Both fish in fine form and about ten inches long so they gave my little rod a good workout. New stock fencing has been added along most of the beat and there is a need for a few more styles to gain access more easily. At my age rolling under or climbing over barbed wire is becoming a challenge!

2 Chub

With temperatures getting close to 30 and not a cloud in the sky and the river low and clear it was hard going.
Found fish under the weed at the top of the beat and spent a long time watching. Managed two chub to 4lb later in the day put on chest waders and fished the top swim and found some good dace to sweetcorn.

2 Chub, 10 Other

Another great day on what is one of my favourite WUF beats. To be honest we were not expecting much what with the water being crystal clear and very shallow (Don said he has never seen it so low) but it did not make any difference. The fish came steadily from 5amm until 4pm when we packed in. We fished feeder/pellet until early afternoon then decided to cool off and waded mid river and trotted luncheon meat which produced a better size of Barbel. Thank you Don and thank you WUF.

38 Barbel, 13 Chub, 13 Other

Great fishing despite a very low, clear river and a very hot, bright day! Barbel, biggest 9lb 8oz, couple more over 8lb and chub to 5lb 1oz fell to pellet on running lead rigs. Bleak, dace and couple eels on the float rod. Great beat! Back next Tuesday to try again.

11 Barbel, 4 Chub, 20 Other

Wasn't very optimistic, low clear water high temperatures, not a cloud in the sky. Non-stop action all day, apart from following some canoeists who had a ghetto blaster at full volume and a large school party in canoes some of whom decided to come ashore. I thought that was it for an hour or so, but that definitely was not the case. Great day thanks WUF.

6 Barbel

Got down to beat at about 5.00 am fished top swim and didn't even get a knock. Moved down river trying to find an accessible swim and found 1 in 1/2 mile. Fishing poor with bites few and far between. We have fished six beats on wuf and this is the worst for swims and bites. Just being honest.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

With temperatures in excess of 25c and not a cloud in sight it was as expected, not easy. We stuck with the dry fly, missed a few and managed an eleven inch and two nines. It was a godsend having the car close at hand, we came stocked with cold drinks and a picnic. Perfect day on a lovely stretch of water. So hot I was tempted to go for a swim!!

3 Trout