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A hard afternoons fishing due to the river levels etc. We fished all the usual swims with long spells of inactivity but managed 4 barbel to about 7lb and chub to just short of 5lb... all fish were we rested and returned well

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

2 Barbel

Slow day and the conditions were not ideal but managed 12 chub all between 2-4 lb and one barbel at the end of the day at 11 lb.

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

2 Barbel

2 Barbel, 7 Chub, 4 Other

6 Barbel, 12 Chub, 2 Pike

4 Barbel, 11 Chub

4 Barbel

This is such a spectacularly scenic place to fish. It is a real privilege to be able to fish here.
The river had dropped a little further from the previous day and was running quite clear.
The fishing itself was quite hard. Chub could be caught but tended to back off quite quickly and were reluctant to feed for long. It was a case of constantly chopping and changing to keep bites coming. Managed to try all of the likely looking pegs along the stretch. Chub were caught from all of them.
Barbel were once again hard to come by. Only one was landed all day.
A guided party of paddle boarders used the ‘beach’ area on the inside of the bend opposite The Weir Garden as a picnic site. This was despite the fact that I was clearly fishing there already. They appeared to be very relaxed about this and I gathered that this is a regular stopping off point. Might be worth bearing in mind for anyone else that is planning to fish there.
Fishing Passport Note: According to the Wye Navigation Act, canoeists and other types of paddler should stop and get out onto the banks in emergencies only. While this is an unhelpfully vague clause in the legislation, it would be safe to assume that picnics would not be classified as an "emergency" and are in fact a trespass. In these situations, we ask that anglers politely request the name(s) of the company or organisation that is guiding the group (without ever putting yourself in danger) and pass this information on to us. We or the land/fishery owner will then be in touch with them.

1 Barbel, 18 Chub

Terrible day, two small chub between 2 anglers, fished multiple swims trying different methods with different baits but fish were nowhere to be found.

2 Chub