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Nobody told Mr Whiskers that conditions were perfect. A tough day on Courtfield for both of us - not sure why. Rang the changes with swims, bait and method but one bite and a single lovely barbel.

1 Barbel

River up with some colour. Very bright sunny day. Fished several swims in legg meadow, with very little interest. My father had a 8lb barbel and I managed a chub of around 5lb just on dark.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

3 Barbel

The river was a few inches lower than yesterday but neither of us caught anything all day. We fished the same swims as the day before.

Difficult conditions, with the river high and pushing through fast. Tried a couple of swims each in the meadow, fishing close to the near bank with pellet. One barbel landed (five and a half pounds) but no other bites at all between the two of us.

1 Barbel

What a day, 12 Barbel in total, 2 at 9lb 8oz, 1 at 8lb 6oz, 1 at 8lb 4oz and the rest were between 4lb to 6lb. Due the high water level and fast flow it was impossible to fish the bend. The only place to fish was the straight, down from the sewage works. Again due to the pace of the river we needed 5oz lead to hold the bottom. We fished only 2 rod lengths out. The water temperature was 6c, and the level dropping slowly. The weather was 9c with sunshine and showers. My fishing partner caught 7 and myself 5. The best days fishing on the Wye we have had for the time of year. Looking forward to our final day, tomorrow, at Backney Upper.

12 Barbel

Lovely fishery

1 Barbel

2 Barbel

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fished a few hours in the wooded section with no joy, moved up to the meadow (pump swim) and was immediately rewarded with a small barbel around 6lb and shortly after a glorious fighting fit chub of 5lb 8oz. The river was low but goes to show if you stay mobile you stand a much better chance.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub