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Top swims hard fished lost one possible barbel (or maybe it was a big gudgeon )

2 Barbel

A very frustrating day. Conditions looked good on arrival - good colour in the water and good flow. Perhaps a bit cold but looked ok. Started in the top section and fished 4 swims which were accessible for the first 3 hours. Not a bite. Ventured down the beat to one swim that was just about accessible for approximately 1 hour. No bites. Returned to the top of the beat for the last few hours and tried two other swims - again nothing. Lots of snags mid river - lost 5 feeders and two bombs. Tried pellet and feeder as well as meat as well as larger paste wrapped pellet. Although the top end of the beat looks heavily fished, it is well maintained and access is very good. It was just one of those days which sticks with you for all the wrong reasons! On the way back I was thinking what could have gone worse and decided the one thing left was an involuntary dunk in the Wye, which thankfully didn't happen.

Fished top end, fished bottom end, fished static baits and fished moving baits, - 1 chub!

1 Chub

2 Chub

Tricky day for the three of us. Wye was up and banging through. Water 11.3 deg (flush of cold rain coming through). Had to fish inside margins and therefore only limited number of swims realistically fishable (approx 6). One of us tried some pike fishing but nothing doing. We all fished for the barbel (I also had an hour on the maggot feeder with a bite a chuck from dace and chublets). Barbel were not really interested. Had a couple but feel they were chance captures by landing a bait on their noses.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub, 12 Other

River high and coloured, showery day, caught all fish using straight bomb and meat

4 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

A great days fishing on a great beat, happy dayz!

8 Barbel, 1 Chub

Rising river again today but that didn't put the Barbel off, we caught 29 Barbel best fish PB Wye Barbel 11lb 6oz.
Thanks WUF.

29 Barbel

Great day, we have all been waiting for it to rain and it was perfect... level up 4/5 feet, great colour in water. Started with x2 doubles, finished with 7 in total. Ranging from 6lb to 10.4lb..
Love it!!

7 Barbel, 1 Chub

River rising quote fast, no bites at all