He'll probably just wait for some well-travelled angler who knows it's a side-channel on the Severn outside Shrewsbury to come along and point out that on the few times he's been, he caught barbel at the edge of the far-bank tree canopy, but was assured by locals that just as many are caught down the middle. It's only a third the width of the main river, so easier to find where the fish are, and we used to favour the swims in the bottom third of the length. You can park behind your peg, and there are, or were, steps down the high bank - ideal.