Re: Cleeve Prior Barbel

That's a proper fatty. I'd have a go there myself, but the locals put me off going.

Re: Upper Severn barbel

Yes it is possible that a 15lb fish has already been caught from the middle Severn

Re: Upper Severn barbel

I'd be surprised, but who knows? Not nearly as much bait goes in up there as the middle and Lower reaches of the river, so any double figure fish up there is quite something, and I take my hat off to anyone that captures one. It's really only recently that 15's are more common on the Lower, and that's only on certain stretches where bait gets piled in causing certain fish to balloon each season. The Severn is also a cold river, certainly more so in its upper reaches. That all said, less fish/bigger fish seems to be the way most rivers are going, so time will tell.

Re: Nafford above weir

It always used to be along the road Rick, park in car park, then walk along the road upstream to the bend, over a gate, then down the hill.

Re: Anyone catching ?

I'm guessing the answer to that will largely be no, given the big drop in temperatures we've had. I was catching before it dropped cold, but not bothered this last week. Midweek mght offer some hope, following on from a 10c Tuesday.