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A hot and sunny day with the river very low, so not ideal; but patience won out and two solid plump fighting-fit barbel came in immediate succession to each other late on in the evening to halibut pellet & feeder. Very nice fish in a very nice spot, and a lovely place to be in even without catching until then. I wouldn't much fancy the drive down and back up without a 4-wheel-drive on anything other than a dry summer day though :-}

2 Barbel

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

All fish caught on feeder and pellet or meat from Island, Boat and Legg Meadow Pools. Barbel to 7lb 12oz and Chubb to 5lb 8oz. A few very small juviniles of both species cought too.
Canoeists, swiming youths and inflatable unicorns encountered in some numbers by the island which proved challenging but the fish there in the strong flow, perhaps best fished early or late to avoid the crowd.
All fish in beautiful condition. Another great day's fishing - thanks WUF.

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

We had a tough day on this beat as the banks were rather over grown and the water levels low. However we did manage to catch a few fish using pellet and feeder. We were especially pleased to see this baby Barbel, which was caught on a 12mm square piece of luncheon meat. Unfortunately luncheon meat also attracts Eels and we had two of those, yuk!

6 Barbel, 4 Chub, 2 Other

River was in fine fettle and the Chub were obliging until the Canoes started. I would honestly say that 95% of them did not even acknowledge I was there and many of them took no action at all to move to the other side of the river and avoid my line. Gave up and came home.

7 Chub

6 Barbel, 4 Chub

River almost back to normal, fished meat and pellets both on the feeder and Stick float. A bite every chuck at the end but only one brief encounter with a (Guessing) good sized Barbel that decided he didn't want to see me. Caught 12 Chub from 1 1/2 lb to 4 1/2 lb. Great days fishing, I will be back !

12 Chub

Much better fishing today, river up a bit more and nicely coloured. Started the day off with 2 Barbel and a 5lb Chub. Nipped back to the car for something and when I got back to my swim there was a man sat in my chair wearing a pearly suit. I asked him where he had come from and he replied "down sarf". He told me that he aspired to catch a Barbel off the River Wye, and that he had heard that I was a master in the art of catching Barbel. I decided to take this "Padawan" under my wing and show him the ropes! Joking apart, myself and my new fishing buddy "Rich" had a great days fishing and plenty of laughs along the way. Between us we had 11 Barbel and 6 Chub and it was great to help a fellow angler fulfill his wish of catching a Wye Barbel or two. Great days fishing with great company. Hopefully I will be back again soon when the river is back to normal levels and maybe catch a few Barbel on the float.

11 Barbel, 6 Chub

Tough day, raining, pegs slippery and tons of weed dragged out after every cast. Managed a couple of barbel so very happy although I put my waders on and forgot that my boots were not under the cover of the brolly. Boots full of water! Roll on tomorrow.

2 Barbel

2 Barbel, 5 Chub