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BETTER DAY

4 Barbel, 30 Chub

LOW CONDITIONS DIFFICULT

3 Barbel, 10 Chub

Fished the bottom end of the beat with low water and clear skies. Float tactics using a mixture of meat, sweetcorn and bread.
A seemingly endless procession of chub, nearly all in the 3 to 4 pound range, mostly in fantastic condition. Over 100 fish on one rod. 3 barbel arrived in the hour before dusk.

Directions and parking were good. The closest spot to the parking is less than 5 minutes away, but it is a long haul down to the far end and the path was tricky in the dry so would be very difficult in the wet. The styles will need some maintenance soon; the second one in particular is very wobbly.

Many thanks to those that keep this spot available.

3 Barbel, 110 Chub

1 Barbel, 40 Chub

What a difference day 2.
Started today where we left off .
Immediate 5lb Chubb and many others culminating in a last cast 6lb Barbel on triple corn .
Lovely healthy fish .

1 Barbel, 15 Chub

Day started with the target to avoid a blank, river looking horrendously in need of rain.

After several hours of looking and exploring we found the fish to be rather localised. Ended up being a very good day for chub, caught on both lead and float tactics.

1 recently deceased cock salmon found in the shallows (about 8-10lbs), possibly due to river

1 Barbel, 40 Chub

River very low and more 'chub village' than 'chub city' but the average size and overall condition of the fish notably better than on previous visits. Most of the fish arrived in a 60 minute session in the late afternoon and following a switch from pellet to meat. Best chub easily topped 5 lbs with the majority of fish around the 4 lb mark. The 'other' was an eel which very helpfully de-hooked itself by tying itself into a figure 8 on landing. As per my previous posting, if I hadn't pre-booked this session a long time ago I'm not sure I would have chosen to be fishing the Wye while the river is so clearly short of water.

10 Chub, 1 Other

50 Chub

An amazing day on holme lacy 3 , fished the end peg on the island , I had 74 rather large chub , the others in my party had over 40 each , amazing fishing

74 Chub

100 Chub