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2 chub 1 barbel . Hard going with the river low and clear

Feeder fished with Richworth Xtracta ground bait, pellet and boilies. Ledger fished over Hinders Elipse pellets. River conditions low. Largest Barbel 9lb 3oz.

10 Barbel

Feeder fished with Richworth Xtracta ground bait, pellet and boilies. Ledger fished over Hinders Elipse pellets. River conditions low. Largest barbel 6lb 7oz.

5 Barbel

Only one of us ended up fishing due to heat! Made the very long journey on foot from youth hostel car park - needs stressing that the track to carpark is extremely narrow, very steep - glad I had the truck! Disappointed by the lack of available swims. I don't mind a bit of wild stuff but in 30deg heat I'm not going to start wading through 6ft nettles in my shorts! Eventually found a spot and managed a couple of barbel once the heat had died down a bit - one just nudging 10lb which I was very pleased with and made the long hike back worth it. River low and warm and could do with a flush through in next couple of weeks.

2 Barbel

Same timings and tactics as yesterday, just fewer fish! Blimey it is hot, even at 4.30am, not a breath of wind.

3 Chub

Fished from first light until 10ish. River very low. All fish caught before 9.00am. Touch ledger pellets, corn and spam all did the trick. Enjoyed this beat.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

A very long walk on a hot day, not many swims until the end of the beat, fished near the Pumping Station, 3 chub early before leaving at lunch time nice beat.

3 Chub

Very poor access to the beat limits its potential. River was low and fish taken to pellet and feeder.

3 Barbel

Early start, 2 eels, one very large from the Pumping Station. Later in the day fished what we think was Henrys pool, 5 chub, biggest around 5 pounds and 1 barbel. This is a fantastic looking stretch but needs to be a sign indicating beat start and end. Word of warning the canoes started at around 9.30am and did not stop until 5pm. After fishing the Wye for a long time I feel the canoes are starting to have a negative effect on the fishing. Too many for too long. Having said that will be back again for some of the best chub the UK has to offer.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub, 2 Other

Walked the whole beat in the morning resulting in 5 chub from various swims. Afternoon, stayed in one swim where 10 barbel were caught, weighing between 7lbs 3oz and 10lbs 14oz.
Really good beat with so many variety's of swims, will be even better once there is a bit more water.

10 Barbel, 5 Chub