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nothing caught...the sun must have been giving the barbel sunstroke

River swollen after rain, flowing quite quickly. Small barbel of around 3 lbs caught on luncheon meat.

1 Barbel

tough going as the water was very coloured however I managed to winkle out a few.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

The river was high, although you could see from the debris left in the trees it had dropped significantly. Plenty of branches and weed came floating down during the day, however the water was warm (I know because I fell in) and had a nice colour to it. Caught 2 chub 4 & 4.5Lbs and a barbell 8lb 4oz. I think the week ahead will get better with the weather forecast.
Always a pleasure fishing this beat and look forward to returning, thank you Wye & Usk.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

River flooded not a lot off swims to fish caught close in from the middle section on bolie and pva bags. Very picturesque stretch to spend the day.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Our last day of a 4-day break on the Wye, down from London. Terrible weather conditions throughout, with the river in spate, gales and persistent rain. Managed 3 hours in the late afternoon, perching side-by-side precariously on the one peg we could access right at the lower end of the beat. Caught two nice barbel, of around 7 and 5.5lbs, but landing them was challenging - nearly ended up sliding into the river due to all the mud!

2 Barbel

River in flood, unable to fish.

The river had risen a foot overnight following yesterday’s storm and heavy rain. A lot of weed and debris coming down. Fished close in to the bank in horrendous wet and windy conditions and caught a couple of lovely barbel and also missed two good bites.

CAUTION : We initially parked inside the gate on the right of the road by the line of trees half way down the stretch. A bad mistake as the car quickly got bogged down in the mud and we were lucky to get the car out again. Best not to park here when the ground is wet!

2 Barbel

Terrible conditions to fish in, heavy rain and strong winds. River was up a foot or so and piles of rubbish coming down. We managed to share a swim and fished close in to the bank. Caught two barbel and missed a couple of good bites somehow.

2 Barbel

A very slow day with only two barbel eight hours apart

2 Barbel