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2 Chub

3 Barbel

Tougher day today , despite what I thought were better conditions with the river level falling , Nice Chub tho and biggest about 6lb , but the Barbel did not show today

3 Chub

River was well up , but took the roving approach managed to hook into a really nice barbel , the scales went 9lb 15oz
Really chuffed . Managed another at 6lb and later on in the day a cracking Chub of 6lb . All fell to meat .

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

lost a couple of fish river was high and running

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Chub bites all day on pellet but couldn’t find the barbel

3 Chub

1 Barbel

A wonderful late Autumn day at Whitney Court..warm ,still & slightly overcast between periods of blue sky. The Wye was up a foot & a bit & going through at a reasonable pace. We all fished side by side at the bottom of beat 5 using pellets, luncheon meat & pepperoni. It was a day when the big fish were out to play with PB doubles of chub & barbel for two anglers. All fish in tip-top condition, fin perfect & fat as pigs.

Wildlife kept us all entertained as usual with a kingfisher diving after minnows all day on the opposite bank, redwings back in numbers & chattering away to each other, every species of wildfowl known to man & a flypast by a peregrine to mention a few.

Considering the amount of water going through , visibility was very good. There was a decent sized pike on patrol in the shallower water near the bank causing big boils as it lunged at some unfortunate fish on three occasions for any pike experts. We didn't have the kit or the know-how.

A special day for us all, ( & the farmer was very friendly). Thanks as usual to all who make it possible at WUF.

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

The conditions today where perfect, the tactics I used at first was feeder fishing with size 10 barbless a hook with luncheon meat on a hair rig fished with chopped luncheon meat and small pellets. I casted into slacks meeting fast water along gravel. The only issue we had was the farmer complaining to us that we have stayed too long and he will make sure we are banned from fishing the River Wye. We stayed exactly one hour after sunset so I’m not sure what the issue was unless I’ve got something wrong?

1 Barbel, 5 Chub