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Report for J H from Bridgwater.
A tough first day on this beat, not amused at kids throwing stones on the swim opposite.

7 Chub

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

River initially running fast from overnight rain, diminishing to a more leisurely pace around noon.
Weather was overcast, with a sunny spell at noon.
We fished at the downstream end of the beat where there Is a standing wave of white water. Access is via very precarious footpath ...
The swims are full of natural rock hazards and I fishing over that standing wave of white water, lost swimfeeders to it.
Method - 10lbs main line with size 10 hair rig hooks & Medium weight free running swimfeeders. I had a 4" paternoster on my swimfeeder, and switched to 1oz arsley bombs to easy snag recovery from my swim.
Bait - 15mm boilee, I had pineapple flavour, my mate was using krill flavour, (as was his groundbate) with hemp groundbait for me.
We had 1 roach to 6 oz approx, with the Barbel to about 3 & 4lbs approx. The largest chubb was approx 3lbs. I had a 2.5lbs chubb at 8am but most of our Fish were caught in the afternoon, with the best number from 2pm. We had to leave at 5 but we reckon the swims would have been good to catch fish till sun down. Next time we will go for a session to start from 1pm till evening, and skip the early start !

2 Barbel, 9 Chub, 1 Other

Fish fed most of the day on swim feeder tactics with boilies as bait

9 Barbel, 10 Chub

Great day on the Wye ( to be honest ask yourself would you rather be home or fishing on the Wye ) . After the early downpour the fishing improved and in between watching buzzards and kingfishers and a family of gooseanders we had lots of bites. Best Barbel around 8lb and best chub around 5lb. Back soon.

7 Barbel, 8 Chub

Fished the last peg. Caught through out the day until I left at 2.00 fed up with canoeists going through my line
Fished on pellet but better fish caught on 12mm boilie. Put plenty of hemp in the feed

9 Barbel, 8 Chub

3 Trout, 7 Barbel, 16 Chub, 2 Other

Nothing caught

Wet start with heavy rain in the early morning. Started strongly with chub and barbel both taking a pellet. Swim slowed down and switched to sweetcorn on a hair rig that kept the chub interested through the brightening day. Finished off with a decent barbel out of the Wyebank pool. Canoeists made their appearance from 10 and kept us amused/annoyed at regular intervals. Regular fallers, pushed them off the rocks and recovered paddles from the water....

Other was an eel caught on the edge of the slack water.

5 Barbel, 10 Chub, 1 Other

We fished an evening session, plenty of fish but all the barbel were small, between 1& half pound & 4lb, chub up to 4lb.

10 Barbel, 13 Chub