And there are two more reasons why I dont fish it. Too crowded and though its not far it is too far for me to fish often. Plus all my favourite stretches were slowly lost over the years. I made the decision about 6 years ago that,for me, it simply wasn't worth it anymore.
The last time I visited was to a stretch that wasn't heavily fished because it was a long old walk...but where I'd always done very well. Looked like no-one had fished it for years and after a couple of hours I found out why. Whatever I did I simply could not get past the crayfish. I gave up vowing never to return...and I haven't.