Some nice swims on the Dove Connor and well worth the trip out
If you're hoping for a barbel would suggest you up the hooklink, I use 10lb straight through as they really do test the tackle and average around 7lb, might not sound big compared to a carp but once hooked
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The chub aren't shy and average 3lb, have had a few 4lb'ers and my mate had one nudging 5lb, there's no need to scale down for them in the summer.
Park your car at Scropton and you can walk to either the Scropton or the Fauld stretch, often pays to have a wander and try a few swims.
Will be giving it a good few trips myself this year, still not managed a double figure barbel but have been close
