Paul Bullinger
Senior Member & Supporter
Hi David,Hi Paul,
Hi Paul, yes at 11.30 am.
As far as I can tell the wierpool is free fishing, but just downstream it belongs to Oxmead Buxton Lamas AC , who also have a stretch upstream of the mill from the first field , which gives about 80 yards of available free river before you reach the private stretch . Upstream the banks are very overgrown with reed and actually getting to the waterside would be “interesting “
I am told that Barbel up to about 16 lbs have been taken from above the mill on the private stretch , but when I walked it this morning there is zero indication that it is fished at all, again bankside vegitation and cabbages are in abundance, having said that it looks a fantastic stretch with so much potential for a small river .
David
I'm a member of the Oxnead Club. Don't believe all you hear about barbel in that stretch of the Upper Bure. I regularly walk/ fish the public section upstream from Horstead Mill right through to Brampton.
I see more otters than barbel!
Nice chub and lovely trout in the river, but few (if any) barbel. Many years ago there were large bream as well but they're mostly gone.
I love walking, birding and fishing, so that section of river ticks those boxes for me.