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River low & clear. 1 fish caught between 3 of us, a barbel on halibut pellet of 8lb-14 oz.

1 Barbel

Fished Wood section until lunchtime without success then moved to Legg Meadow. All quiet until 4pm when we enjoyed good sport for 90 minutes taking 5 barbel to 8lb 8oz on pellet.

5 Barbel

Fished off croys, 1 fished hooked and lost due to bent hook and pulled out. No more bites till lunchtime but having moved to lower end of beat hooked and landed very large barbel, possibly 14lbs, at 4pm. These were the only two fish all day for two anglers. Bait hinders elips pellet, hooks size 14, 8lb hook link to 12lb main line, swim feeder. River low, weather dry, cloudy with some sun. Lovely spot but will return.

1 Barbel

Water was low and the fishing was slow. Still had a good day.

3 Barbel, 7 Chub

The river looked very promising with a good steady section of running water although very clear. We started relatively late in the morning with overcast weather which deteriorated into prolonged heavy rain early afternoon which obviously caused the river to rise. We caught 3 small barbel. Thanks to Don for his advice.

3 Barbel

The river was low, sluggish and relatively clear. The fishing was also a bit slow, however, after several swim changes, three barbel and two good sized chub were landed.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

A very low and clear river hardly good conditions for barbel fishing. However with the river being like this for most of the season it doesn't take long to build a picture of where the fish are. Getting the baiting and position of the bait is of great importance. We didn't arrive until 12.45pm and it didn't take long before J landed a beautiful 10lb 4oz barbel. Weighed of course. Following on from this the fish fed really well and between them they continued to catch chub and barbel. None of the large chub put in an appearance the largest was 4lbs 4oz.
T did land a very good barbel of 9lbs 11oz. A few other 8lbers and high 7lbers were caught and all weighed. This was our very first time on the river Wye barbel fishing and we had a great day. A big thanks to Don and the Wye & Usk Foundation.

11 Barbel, 6 Chub

I had been looking forward to fishing this beat for some time and nothing was going to spoil it for me. The fishing was slow to start but the surroundings breathtaking. The canoe traffic was substantially less than the previous day on Wyebank and just as courteous. Most of them will share a joke with you if you engage with them. After a wander and a chat with the other two anglers on the beat, Don arrived. From this point on and after taking on board all of his clearly substantial knowledge, I moved swims to the top of the beat where the deeper water runs. I opted for the swim known as 'the new swim' and it was not long before I was into the first fish of the day, a chub of around 4lb. It would be another hour or so before the first barbel arrived, a beautiful fish of around 6lb. This was followed by my best fish of the day at 8lb 4oz. A further 2 barbel and 1 chub were added before the light gave up on me. All fish fell to double glued halibut eclipse pellet, hair rigged and 3 foot hook lengths. I cast to the far bank aiming at a spot some 10 foot short of the far bank foliage. All of the credit must be given to Don, an extremely obliging and knowledgable river keeper and a real gent! I will most definitely be back on Courtfield in the future.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

Tough conditions once again on this stunning beat. Had two barbel and 4 chub. Thanks to Don and WUF. Will be back!

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Conditions were quit hard with very low water and lots of canoes!!! (most were ok ). Feeding time was early morning and dusk but did take 2 fish in the afternoon around 3ish. The fish were all in great condition, barbel was 9lbs 8oz and had a good chub nudging 5lbs. Bait was pellet and home made paste and hook baits. Slow fishing but a nice place to be.

1 Barbel, 8 Chub