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Sharp overnight frost made for a very hard day, only 1 rod caught a Barbel and a Grayling, apart from that all that took our maggot hook baits were Minnows. The Barbel here on this beat do tend to be a good average size, 8lb 5oz today. My thanks to Alyson and all in the Wye Usk office for their help.

Cold day with overnight frost, made this a hard day, between 4 rods we managed 3 Barbel to 4lb 8 oz, and 3 chub to 4lb 10oz. All fish falling to maggot hookbaits.

Lovely bright day with the river fining down nicely.
No Salmon showing though and so consequently drew a blank.

An enjoyable start to the season. Water still high but sight of a springer that showed in corner tree gave us confidence. Kelts splashing in most pools and working a floating devon through the Rope produced three very well mended examples. Barbless hooks meant they all went back without leaving the water. 1 was sizable and led to thoughts of it being an opening day fish for a few minutes before it caved in.

On Wednesday we had Chub (3) & John lost a Barbel on 3lbs bottom & 16 hook.

I blanked but my brother managed a 3.5 lb chub and a bonus 6lb salmon (kelt). Both were taken on double maggot. The chub fell to feeder tactics but the salmon took trotted maggot and gave a good account of itself on a 18 hook and 3lb hook length.