i fished holt fleet on friday mate. the pub stretch(i think its called the harbour or the anchor inn?)... 3 of us went ,fished it from about 8am till 1pm ,i had naff all on 2 rods,trottin a loafer float with maggot/bread/meat on and ledgering with another rod with 12mm halibut pellets to begin with ...then meat....then switched to maggot feeder ...not a bite...my mate had 2 tiny chub a few oz trotting maggot further downstream and my other mate had 2 tiny roach on the maggot feeder.at about 1 o`clock we gave in and went on the lake behind(on the same dayticket) fished it untill dark without a single bite for any of us on the waggler!!!...the river looked about normal level and was quite steady but i fished it up by arley 2 weeks ago and i blanked then-my mate had 1 chub all day and it was low up there....the bailiff said its usually over the bank at this time of year and we was 20ft down the bank!!! ...if i had my time over with this stretch again after the blank ...i reckon your best off putting a feeder rod out there and letting it fish itself for the barbel and then float fish it but get some propper bait goin in ...feeding every cast(which i admit -i didnt do!)...other than that-fish the avon instead as i think you`ll find the severn hasnt been fishing well at all for anyone really...good luck and tight lines!
