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3 fished, all blanked!

My luck had to run out sometimes. It is January after all :)
A dull drizzly day with real gusty wind but still manageable.
Only manged three nice big chub and pulled out of two on the maggot. Tried pellet too but just really slow going.
River was rising steadily all day with a little debris coming down. I think the river temperature had a lot to do with the hard fishing. Was just over 4 degrees. Still a nice day out and hope for a visit next month when the snow has been and gone.
Got drenched when i packed up as the heavens opened. Home for a hot bath!

3 Chub

AFTER A DRIVE OF 95 MILES I WASN'T BEST PLEASED TO FIND 3 OR 4 "ANGLERS" ALREADY FISHING WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONLY PERSON ON THE BEAT,THERE PRESENCE WAS REPORTED TO THE EA HOTLINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE WYE USK OFFICE.A LACK OF SIGNAGE ON THE RIVER AND NO CHECKING OF PERMISSION PROBABLY MEANS PEOPLE FEEL THEY CAN FISH WHEREVER THEY WANT!.
GRIPE OVER,A DAY CHUB FISHING ON ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PLACES DIDN'T DISAPPOINT,10 CHUB TO AROUND 4 AND A HALF POUNDS AND A COUPLE LOST MADE FOR A LOVELY DAYS FISHING.ALL CAUGHT ON BREAD WITH MOST ON THE LEGER BUT THE BIGGER FISH ON THE FLOAT.

10 Chub

1 Barbel

Tough going, but managed to get 2 Pike, 11lb & 9lb. First fish fell to a float ledgered bluey tail and the second to a suspended sardine.

2 Pike

Sadly the beat was not accessible as road closed for resurfacing. Rang Don for advice and he let me fish Wyebank instead. Temp not above 5c all day but a nice chub hung itself on the line to make me feel better.

1 Chub

Quite a cold day with it only getting up to 4 degrees, really was expecting a few bites from chub.
By midday we had lander 6 barbel between two anglers and then after a long period of activity we managed another 2 barbel and 1 chub.
Was a great day for the time of year.
The river was 0.68 and rising when we started and 0.78 and rising at the end of the day. Possibly why the fish seemed to switch off at midday.
All fish were caught on good old faithful maggots.
A great day overall, saw a kingfisher in the morning and was so quiet all day all you could hear was the birds singing and the trickle of the river.

8 Barbel, 1 Chub

The Wye was quite low and clear for winter and I haven't been fishing in January for years. However, the mild spell of weather tempted me out and I was pleased to land a single barbel (around 5 1/2 lbs) and a chub, both on meat.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

7 Chub

1 Pike