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2 barbel in chub fancy dress!

2 Chub

Mucky day tucked under the brolly. Quiet day too but great to be out.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Bright skies and a cold breeze welcomed us on our first visit to this beat. The gently sloping banks and the generally well-maintained nature of the beat made for a very attractive sight on arrival, with the river’s tinge of colour only serving to heighten our anticipation.
Cloud cover increased as the day passed but our search for fish wasn’t made any easier as a result. B P led the way with two Barbel, at 7lb 1oz and 5lb, both caught on pellet. C H resorted to exploring most of the swims along the beat, finally managing to winkle out a Barbel of exactly 6lb in the late afternoon, also on pellet.
All fish were fin-perfect, were determined not to come to the net without a major fight, and were all returned in full health. Whilst the conditions had seemed to promise greater things, the three pristine fish that chose our baits provided a very enjoyable day, in magnificent surroundings, on a special river.
Thanks to everyone at WUF for ensuring such wonderful days are possible.

3 Barbel

Lovely days fishing 4 chub to 5lb caught.

4 Chub

We booked the beat hoping to catch a mild spell but frosty fields and 3° air temp greeted us. With 1.24mt of water it was going to be difficult but three chub saved the day.

3 Chub

Tried both banks for pike but not a bite all day despite perfect conditions.

Again very cold, minus 2 when arrived, fished until 3.15pm but no bites at all. Had a chat with Colin who was very helpful but the weather was against me. Will return.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

I covered quite a few swims looking for an odd fish here and there and as the chub weren't feeding (due to the very brown water?), was content with three bites and three barbel to 7lb. A sparrow hawk took a redwing from the sky at high speed just yards from me, there's always so much to see when the fishing is quiet.

3 Barbel

The day started off with the first real frost of the season and with temperature below freezing it was going to be hard conditions. This was my fist time fishing the Wye and was looking for my first Barbel on my Birthday.
The bank was very slippery an some swims very muddy. I fished the last swim near the Island and cut. I would of needed waders or high wellies to fish over the cut as the water was high. I caught one small barbel (my first) around 2.5lbs that I was very happy with, on pellets and feeder early on. The water was coming though fast and made it very hard work.
I will come back to the Wye again in the summer and hope to catch more barbel. I had a great day all the same and a great birthday catching my first river Wye barbel.
Thank you.

1 Barbel