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Another sunny day on the Wye. The first swim was a slow water glide and it produced two barbel and 4 chub and a big eel (2lbs) but as the day got hotter sport slowed and I moved to a fast swim where the river rejoins after the Island. Very difficult to fish due to the high bank and overhanging trees but whenever I did manage to cast my free lined luncheon meat was taken, mostly barbel to 6lbs and two small chub and another eel. The numerous canoeists did not seem to effect the fishing except for the delay in waiting for them to clear the swim. Lovely place and good value.

10 Barbel, 6 Chub, 2 Other

Eel

4 Barbel, 1 Other

A very low and clear river and bright sunshine, so it was always going to be hard, 2 of us fished beat 4 and had 1 barbel and 4 chub on hair rigged 8 mm pellet, and the other 2 fished beat 2 and had 10 barbel between 4and 8 lb on single and double pellet

11 Barbel, 4 Chub

1st visit to the Wye, conditions far from ideal very hot and obviously no or little rain for the previous 2 months. 4 of us fished, 2 of our group blanked. After chatting to a very helpful Peter the fishery manager /bailiff he put us on to some better swims, one being the Thomas wood cribb which had better flow, managed a small barbel and 2 eels which fought quite hard, on open end feeder with groundbait and pellets with luncheon meat on the hook. Also chublets and dace caught on maggots on float.
Would just like to add due to the group of us taking quite a lot of tackle and needing trollies we couldn't get them past some fallen trees and we struggled to get our tackle to the far pegs.
Absolutely lovely place but could you clear the pegs better please.
Stunning scenery

1 Barbel, 1 Other

Not able to fish river too low. Not informed by Wye and Usk. Wasted day.

Fished the 2 swims just downstream of the 4x4 parking spot. The nearest of the 2 produced 2 barbel of 6 & 7lbs. The next swim along produced 2 small chub. Also hooked and lost 2 other barbel over the course of the day. All fish caught looked in good condition and went back well. Used luncheon meat & halibut pellets, on a swimfeeder packed with ground bait & hemp. River is looking low but there are still a few spots with enough water to be worth fishing. Having fished upstream of the 4x4 spot yesterday, would definitely recommend going downstream. Beautiful stretch of river. Lovely day had by all.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

nothing caught all day.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fished this venue loads of times , river very low and some sort of Algae in margins also covering weed in river .Fishing difficulty had a few fish to start with but has it got warmer so fishing got harder. We decided to pack up early due to conditions . Overall fishing been difficult due to low water and heat can fully understand venues being closed. But always a pleasure to fish the wye

8 Barbel, 2 Chub