Feedback & Reports

Lovely stretch of river with good convenient parking at church carpark and access to river along a farm track. Access to swims is quite steep but there were several available to us allowing comfortable fishing. All fish came to various pellet on lead or feeder tactics. River came up slightly while we were there and flow increased necessitating a change to heavier leads/feeders later in the day.

5 Barbel, 12 Chub

Weather overcast and banks muddy and slippery - note no rope access in place. On a bad day an unfit / infirm person could get stuck at the bottom of the bank!! I slipped over at least three times!

Water was slowly on the rise through the day.

Bites were hard to come by today with surprisingly few chub, though managed barbel of just under six and just over seven. Three chub to 3lb also caught. Boilie and meat with GB feeder on the day. This is a lovely beat from the croy at the far end back. Near end water is slower paced and generally appeared deeper.

The walk back up the hill matches Fownhope 5!!

Would fish again, whether on bottom or trotting.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Again three anglers fished this beat, but the heavy overnight rain and cooler air temperature seemed to put the fish off from feeding.

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

7 Barbel, 10 Chub

No fish. No bites. We are sure a discharge from a farm didn’t help the days fishing. Reported and did get a refund from the fishery manager which much appreciated.

2 fishing very bad weather banks were treacherous

2 Barbel, 4 Chub, 3 Other

Great days long trotting on a very accessible beat, three Chub over 4lb, and two nice dace caught on sweet corn, only downsides were being dogged by an Otter for much of the day and a very dangerous access on to the road

7 Chub, 2 Other

1 barbel just over 7lb on halibut pellet. Access to the fishery is via a narrow road leading to a narrower track. The final decent down a very steep hill through a field to the riverbank would be very difficult in anything other than a 4wd vehicle. Driving out again after any rain would be impossible in anything but 4wd. Banks are steep here too but it is a nice stretch of the river. The walk back up the hill carrying gear is a tightner.

1 Barbel

Nothing caught or seen today. The river came up 6”” during the day. Clear first thing but quite coloured by late afternoon.

Changed swim before the rain hit after a quiet morning and had 4 quick Barbel before sunset.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub