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After a Chub a cast a couple of miles downstream the previous day I was surprised to only manage two in sixteen hours from Sugwas. Water level low and only two swims fishable on the top stretch, one of those required an underhand cast. So much river, so few swims. I might give it it another try when the water levels improve.

2 Chub

Fished from 4pm until dusk. River very low and going tough. Waders are pretty essential right now.

4 Chub

8 Chub

Some of the best float fishing ever in terms of average weight of fish. All chub over 4 with a handful over five, all on the float, from the top end in the fast water. No real access so had to fight through the bushes and then wade back down the river. But the effort is massively worth it. Even managed a bonus barbel, great fishing. Interestingly all the chub hiding under the bush we caught were males full of milt, so probably not even the bigger females, 2 anglers previous day there were 4 of us.

1 Barbel, 30 Chub

Slow day but two barbel either end of the day, both from the bottom end of the stretch. Only chin from the gravels but lovely to be back

2 Barbel, 15 Chub

14 Chub

This is my absolute favourite beat on the wye but on this occasion I was very disappointed, absolutely no maintenance has been done no swims cut out, with all the rain at the weekend the river was high fast and chocolate brown not ideal conditions areas that would normally be accessible weren’t which left us only two swims to fish. But we still managed a few fish, back again in a couple of weeks hopefully with better conditions.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Pretty normal levels, clear, no frost. Didn’t see a fish, not even a minnow, and not a twitch.

No catch