High Romper

Fishing is permitted on both banks upstream of the Sawmills Pool at Tempsford for 850 yards to the end of the meadows. Parking is available in Tempsford High Street and Mill Lane.

This is a canalised stretch with key features being a right-angle bend midway along it and a bridge pool close to the southern end. Fish can be caught along the whole length of the stretch but features such as over hanging trees and bushes can be more productive at times. It fishes best in the winter months when the weed growth has died away to leave a clean gravel bottom. Apart from the occasional dog walker, you can usually find the stretch undisturbed even at weekends.

The main species are Chub to 6lbs and Roach to 1.5lbs but double-figure Carp and Pike, Barbel, Bream and Perch are present too. The Chub are in super condition with an average size of over 4lbs and are best fished for using a roving approach moving from swim to swim throughout the day. Some good catches have been made on both bread and cheese paste and a couple of handfuls of loose feed can often make all the difference. Boilies are now beginning to make an impact and are likely to become a popular bait in future years. In recent years, roach have been making a come back and they are now present in numbers in several different areas.

Carp, both mirrors and commons, are present up to mid 20s and have been caught on boilies and floating baits in the summer months.