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CMS - Barbel 8.6lbs and 11.8lbs caught on pellet in Legg Meadow
RS - Barbel 10.3lbs caught on boilies in Legg Meadow
Don most helpful again.

6 barbel to 8lbs 3oz, all very good condition with no mouth damage. Legg Meadow swims with river at normal Summer level, fished into evening. Found several snags where before I found none.

CMS - Barbel 8.10lbs, 7.11lbs and 7.3lbs caught on pellet from Legg Meadow swims.
Stay at Inn on the Wye from 9th - 14th Sept - excellent
accommodation.

5lb 2oz chub and one Barbel of 2lb or so though, very thin throughout it's body, gaunt in fact, both from Legg meadow. An expensive couple of fish in that I didn't get there til 6pm, other venues taking my attention, and anyhows it would have been a bit tight and too cosy for me with the other 3 anglers, nice chaps chatting to them, as I'm pretty sure we would all have ended up on Legg Meadow swims in the Summer levels conditions. Last of the balmy evenings too, (please being on the rain!) but after two good fish lost, one close-in to a bent hook which must have been a dud, and another to a hook pull powering off on the far bank, then two rigs lost to snags, it was time to call time.

A and R had not fished the Wye for barbel before. Starting in the wood section produced about a bite on average every hour. 5 barbel were caught all between 5-7lbs . Three chub all about 2-3lbs. The fishing was not easy but they really did pull back in the strong current. A couple of fish were also lost on sharp rocks.
Moved up to the meadow later in the afternoon as we thought the fish might just feed later in the day. After about 1 hr, A caught a perfect 8lbs 15oz barbel and an hour later a beautiful barbel of 9lbs 2oz. R was soon back into the action with a fantastic looking barbel of 8lbs 4oz and a new pb. They had a couple of other smaller barbel so that was 10 for the day....oh and one eel.

Arrived at 0530 just as light was breaking, settled into
the woods Rocks swim and boshed in the usual
ground bait feeder of pellet mix that I know barbel
love. Well not this morning. Nothing doing at all. Gave it
4 hours and moved up to Legg Meadow with the same swim
feeder as I started with result.
First cast in swim 5 I think in Legg Meadow snagged and lost the feeder I had cast 20 times in the Rocks swim!
These fish in this stretch are under pressure there's no doubt about it, just look at the bookings it was only a matter of time until they got the hump. I gave it an hour or so then made tracks home for Sunday lunch. Waiting around all day for a seven pounder or two is madness. That is what seems to be happening of late. Try Wyebank before the winter temps set in, it's not been hammered like Courtfield.

Fished courtfield from 10am to 11pm. I W had 3 barbel between 5 & 8lb 2oz & 1 chub 4.5lb. All fish caught between 5 and 11 pm from Wood crib on meat and pellets. B H had 1 chub and a lovely river wye 10lb barbel. All fish caught on meat from Legg Meadow crib. Here's a nursery rhythm to remember when fishing courtfield, "if you go down in the woods today never mind the disguise it's terminal tackle you need". The place eats you alive but canoers can come in handy. Nice to speak to Don the owner as always. Check out the website Lower Wye Fishery, Wyebank and Courtfield.

2 Barbel, 7and 9lb and one chub 4lb. The canoe problem is just so bad that its difficult to fish the water at all between 10am and 4pm.

One salmon abt 8lbs at 19.15 to stripped Flamethrower, Boat Pool, lost one other and failed to hook another Willow run. I saw six fish, two other fish seen evening wood stretch and at least six fish seen along Legg meadow last two days.

Our final total was 46 barbel and 11 chub. The barbel were in the 6 to 8lb class with a few in the 3/4lbs and the best 11lb 9oz. The chub were 2/4lbs,with the best at 5lbs 6oz. Additionally I had a pike of 8/9lbs. All but one were on the lead. We really enjoyed our fishing over the three days but found access to the swims difficult.