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Two chub around 3lb.

2 Chub

3 Grayling

2 Grayling, 12 Chub

Had a good day on my first session of the year.
Wonderful surroundings ,in the shadow of the castle.
Tried every pellet, meat ,bread ,paste for a futile hour until I tried a bait, not used since childhood.
By end of day, chubbed out!!!! Must have caught 30+ ..........or caught the same dullest, dimmest chub 29 times!!!
Everyone was about the same stamp 2-3lb apart from one fat boy.OH !!!.....and my first ever grayling...they actually look female...the lady of the stream I now understand. Knackered though...

1 Grayling, 20 Chub

Blanked

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Two Chub on ledgered meat, river was dropping all day.

2 Chub

6 Chub

10 Barbel, 5 Chub

With a 13 degree overnight temperature swing from last week and 4 days of double digit day temperatures, the Wye certainly seemed worth a crack. Arrived in 9 degrees to find a coloured river rising from 1.6m (came up 40cm during the day) and overcast. Water temp unknown as I've still not replaced my lost thermometer.
Chatted to JC from Reading before starting, us down the bottom him up the top. I had a 3lb chub second bung but then nothing for 2 1/2 hours. Steve had not a sniff for 2 hours, moved then had 2 barbel in an hour (3 and 6 plus on meat). I moved below him at 1200 knowing JC hadn't had anything up the top, and after an hour and a swap to a hemp and maggot feeder with a big bunch of maggots, had an 8lb barbel from my only bite of the afternoon. Packed up at 1600 and had a good chat with JC, who didn't blank either, before leaving.
It feels so much more satisfying to catch in the winter, having read the conditions and taken a chance. Triffic!

3 Barbel, 1 Chub