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Did an hour session in the morning with a single barbel, then returned for a few hours in the afternoon. When I returned the river had risen by at least 3 or 4 feet and was raging through. I found a slack at the end of the stretch and managed to get a Wye double. The amount of debris coming down (including entire trees!) made it hard to fish barely a rod length out with a 6oz lead. Always a stunning beat to fish.

2 Barbel

started fishing around 10 am with river rising started to catch quite well but by 2 30 pm the river was 4 feet up and within the next hour could not hold bottom with 8 oz lead so called it a day ,shame.

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

6 Barbel, 34 Chub

8 Barbel, 8 Chub

Great day, fished the same swim all day with fish turning up reasonably regularly from mid morning onwards.

Best barbel was 8lb 4ozs

All fish caught on pellets, with PVA bag of pellets attached.

6 Barbel, 5 Chub

Worked hard for 4 Barbel between 2 of us ....

4 Barbel, 8 Chub

22 Chub

Fishing harder than the conditions would suggest....Chub plentiful but Barbel reticent.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

Almost perfect conditions once again, cool, over cast and drizzly rain all day but that did not put us off, with big chub knocks kept us alert for most of the day, but yet again we could not find those elusive Barbel...... with little or no weed for cover they must be elsewhere along the river?
NO canoe traffic....woop, woop.... makes a pleasant change, peace and quiet with nature.
Thanks WUF for another great day with good access to another fine beat along my favorite river Wye.
Better luck next time.

15 Chub, 2 Other

The river was up slightly but dropping however the drop in temperature seemed to put the barbel off, managed a few chub on pellet best just over 4lb.

6 Chub