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A lovely day on the river but hard. Lost one fish in the weeds. Thankfully it was not tethered as I got the hook back on the mainline (the lead dropped off thanks to the release system). I suspect it was a chub based on the initial bite.
Conditions were sunny mostly, but a significant drop in air temp/humidity from the previous day - I could probably make an excuse out of that but I wont. :-)

1x common carp (11.5lbs)

1 Other

Enjoyable day on a lovely stretch of water the river was a funny height neither up nor down making it hard to pinpoint where they might be I'm sure you know what I mean. Caught the barbel and chub on pellets and the trout (a first from the river for me never having fished with live bait before) on maggot. Thank you W.U.F.

1 Trout, 1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Caught all fish on luncheon meat, straight bomb. Good river and weather conditions.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

Commons to 12lb.

5 Other

Had a great day on a wonderfull river, only 4 swims but this was expected on such a short stretch. Very powerful water that is about 6 feet deep, ideally to suited to this time of the year and we were helped that river had benefited from rain earlier in the week and had a touch of colour.
Fished from 9am to 4pm and caught from the 1st cast to the last cast of the day. Started with Chub most in the 2 to 3LB range but a number of smaller Chub caught on a big stick then as day went on had more Barbel, bit misleading saying we had 35, as about 20 were about a pound. But the rest were between 3 and 5LB. Also caught a number of very large Dace up to 12 ounce.
Had to change to a Waggler early afternoon as wind became very difficult but still caught. A shame we had to leave early as the bigger fish were starting to come on the feed.

33 Barbel, 60 Chub, 20 Other

River looked perfect but fish were either hiding or not feeding. Fished known 'hot swims' with various baits but no bites. Did manage 3 barbel of around 6lb each in quick sucession from a previously unfished spot and then nothing. Occasional chub kept our interest up but a challenging day.

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

Very hot conditions as we arrived, also the otter was just finishing off what looked like a barbel not a good omen. River was very clear by noon and the fact that there was numerous anglers on the other bank spoilt the peace and quiet. Never found the barbel but at least a few chub played ball. Saw a mink chasing a duck on the bank, a great venue but will book double banks from now on. The group on the other side had a couple of barbel but made a lot of noise. A couple of cormorants about as well but all in all a good 2 days. On a weird note, a near naked man in a dinghy full of beer came down stream looking for the main road to Hereford!? Thanks WUF

7 Chub, 5 Other

River back to summer level and quite clear. Continuous sunshine on a very warm day for September. I was surprised to catch a barbel at 15.00 but no more action until evening when four more followed. Biggest went 9-0 and 7-14 on the scales. Two others around 6-0 and a baby. Used various baits and methods. A very good day.
Thanks to Alyson for excellent service in recent weeks when some of WUF's emails have disappeared in the ether.

5 Barbel

Apart from fish of 6lb 8oz and 6lb 3oz, most of the barbel were in the 2lb to 10oz range. Both Chub were also small. Although getting to the swim is somewhat treacherous, this is a nice fast flowing stretch of river, and I thoroughly enjoyed my day. I should also mention a gentleman called Geoff, who came for a walk and spent most of the day watching me. Undoubtedly a good angler, he gave me a lot of tips that will improve my chances in the future.

16 Barbel, 2 Chub