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Difficult day with the river low and clear. Fished most of the available pegs in the car park field. One barbel exactly 10 lbs plus 2 small chub.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Very poor 3 days of fishing. The river was clear and with a drop in temperature I am sure the fish were hibenating! No real bites apart from 2 chub. We were using pellets and feeders, and saw several kingfishers.

1 Chub

Slow going due to the cold north easterlies and water level dropping. But we did have a few fish on pellet. We have fished Sugwas before but this time 2 of us tried above the orchard. We enjoyed our day despite the slow fishing.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

Thanks W&U foundation....

1 Grayling, 3 Barbel, 10 Chub

River conditions were clear and low, with some concern that no small fish present. Disappointed with the fishing. Used stick float and feeder methods, maggot and fine tackle. One graylng to show for it and I've chub from luncheon meat on feeder. Maggots not even attacked by minniws etc during the whole day fshing. River appeared devoid of fish life with nothing at all showing at the surface.

1 Grayling, 1 Chub

A cold day with an Easterly wind which is never a great ingredient for a successful day's fishing. However it is always great to spend a day on the majestic River Wye.
Fished a number of pegs but no real success, nothing really happening with different baits. In the end the most successful method was trotting with maggots, accounted for the 2 trout and 2 really nice Chub.

2 Trout, 5 Chub

Very hard day with one pike to show for our efforts. Beautiful stretch with cracking beats.

1 Pike

Fished 3 swims in the first field. Nothing. Very disappointing days fishing in lovely surroundings.
Ran into 2 foreign speaking men spinning. I asked if they had a permit but apparently they didn't understand English.
They disappeared. Highlight of the day was watching an otter feeding in mid river in daylight. Last day of 5 days fishing. Stayed at the Falcon House B&B at How Caple. Ideal for all WUF waters between Ross and Hereford. Well recommended.

River quite low but not as low as it has been and there was a little bit of colour to it. Both anglers predominantly used feeder and pellet tactics. Angler 1 caught three barbel of 4lb 1oz, 8lb and 6lb 3oz all from about half way along the beat in the mid-afternoon. The other angler lost a good barbel and caught a 4lb chub from the top end of the beat and then had 6 small chub and 2 dace trotting maggots. Plenty of bird life including long-tailed tits and kingfishers and several salmon jumping. Not the fastest-paced fishing action but with three barbel that fought like the devil possessed I'm certainly not complaining. Lovely day, thank you.

3 Barbel, 7 Chub, 2 Other

All fish caught in the afternoon as the sun came out briefly! Cold day but plenty of fish seen cruising around.
Had 7lb,5lb and 12lb commons and a 5lb mirror, fish spooked easily so all fish caught from different swims on pellet.....Will be back.

4 Other