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10 Barbel, 4 Chub

Started the morning trotting pellets at the top of the beat, this produced some excellent spot resulting in 13 barbel and 3 chub in 2 1/2 hours.
After the cloud cleared and the sun came out I decided to have a wonder rolling meat again with brilliant results with another 10 barbel and 6 more chub all taken in the top 2/3 of the beat.
Left the river for a few hours to have some lunch and a little rest after a busy morning. I returned around 3pm and decided to get the feeder rod out and fish the bottom end. Fished the usual ground bait and pellet approach and again the spot was mega. Ended the day with 50 fish all in the 1 1/2-4Lb bracket, although nothing big what a brilliant days fishing. The only negative I could say about this beat is the lack of bank side maintenance.
Thanks again wye and usk for the opportunity to fish this wonderful river.

41 Barbel, 9 Chub

This report is for 2 anglers CT and AW

CT - 5 Barbel and 2 Chub - biggest Barbel about the 5lb mark. A much tougher day today than last Tuesday the 13th, as we had the first night time temperature drops marking the end of summer and the start of autumn - into single figures for both Sunday and Monday night.

AW - 2 Barbel and 2 Chub

7 Barbel, 4 Chub

River level was very low , had to work hard to find the fish , all caught on feeder with pellets and freelined luncheon meat. All the barbel and chub were around the 3- 4 pound mark.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

Easy parking, and easy access down to the first stretch of the beat. A felled tree blocked access along the bank to the second stretch, so required walking along the road and then down the public footpath and then a scramble down a steep bank to get to it. Fine if you are mobile. It would be good to get rid of the tree ... but some flood water will no doubt sort that out if and when it ever comes. A very pleasant day trotting a float down, and although the kayaks were plentiful they were all very polite (if not skilled). Might have been difficult if I was trying to use a feeder; between 1100 and 1400 there were probably a couple of hundred people went past, but it didn't seem to impact the fishing at all.

Chub up to about 5lb, most around the 3lb mark. Barbel all in the 2lb to 3lb range. "Other" were dace.
All fish in superb condition. Never caught grayling before; they all needed a good amount of reviving. The barbel in comparison shot off !

5 Grayling, 21 Barbel, 29 Chub, 5 Other

Easy parking, and easy access down to the first stretch of the beat. A felled tree blocked access along the bank to the second stretch, so required walking along the road and then down the public footpath and then a scramble down a steep bank to get to it. Fine if you are mobile. It would be good to get rid of the tree ... but some flood water will no doubt sort that out if and when it ever comes. A very pleasant day trotting a float down, and although the kayaks were plentiful they were all very polite (if not skilled). Might have been difficult if I was trying to use a feeder; between 1100 and 1400 there were probably a couple of hundred people went past, but it didn't seem to impact the fishing at all.

1 Grayling, 8 Barbel, 40 Chub

1 Grayling, 8 Barbel, 40 Chub

2 anglers block booked the beat. Fished well all morning and early afternoon. Good sized barbel and chub at the start (5lb chub and 7lb barbel), with a smaller stamp of barbel every cast in the afternoon. We left at 4pm, but no doubt the later hours would have seen even more fish landed.

Only comment is the advertised well maintained and accessible bank is no more - a lot of fallen trees and wading was required (or a scramble down a steep bank from the footpath to get to the pool) - not one for the less able bodied or over loaded angler.

25 Barbel, 5 Chub

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

This report is for 2 anglers CT and AW.

CT - 21 Barbel and 1 Chub - the biggest Barbel of the day were 4 to 5lb, one weighed in at 4lbs 5 oz, the Chub weighed in at 4lb 4oz - the biggest Chub of the day

AW - 4 Barbel and 6 Chub

25 Barbel, 7 Chub