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No fish caught on this trip unfortunately. The water was coloured.

Second day on this stretch dawned cold and bright, river levels had fallen overnight and looked in perfect condition, shame no one told the fish..!
We concentrated on the upper stretch and once again struggled to located any feeding fish using numerous methods, ended the day with 2 chub to 5lb both comimg late afternoon.
Removed a large bag of what looked like anglers litter (sandwich bags & cans etc, dated from early february.) from lower parking spaces..Is hard to understand the mentality of anyone that presumably took the trouble to take it from the bankside and then dump it on the road side.

2 Chub

The river was running fast with the rain that fell at the start of the week. Needed a 5oz feeder to hold bottom. Bright frosty morning water temp. only 5c, air only 6c by the end of the day.
Started opposite the island and had to fish down the side as could not hold mid stream with 5oz feeder. No fish no bites. Moved back up to mid way between fence and island. No fish no bites. Moved above fence (with little bridge) late afternoon and had one barbel 7lb 5oz and lost one
only 3 feet from the side on 12mm halibut pellet.
Off to The Middle Hill Court Fishery tomorrow. Hope water warms up!

1 Barbel

Struggling against conditions - one bite - no fish

Following a deluge on Tuesday night we arrived to find swollen brown torrent where once used to be the river Wye...! Needless to say optimism was not high.
We started on the lower stretch casting to any likely looking close in slacks and slowly leapfogged our way to the upper stretch, needless to say fish or bites were not forthcoming, by mid afternoon the levels had dropped significantly although still far from ideal.
RB managed a chub of 4lb and a barbel around 7lb mark both to luncheon meat, my brother enjoyed an entirley biteless day...roll on tomorrow.!

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

The River was running high and as red as a fox! Having expressed our concerns the day before on the river conditions we were advised by the office we could go ahead with the day's fishing. Given there was no other day available before the end of the season we desided to go ahead. We fished luncheon meat on the lead and late in the afternoon a 5 LB chub was caught. This is the first time we have fished the Wye and Usk water and came away feeling the price tag was too high!
We spent a lot of the day trying to find suitable swims to fish as these were few due to the conditions. We hope to re visit the water next season and try our luck when conditions would be more favourable. Tight lines everyone.

1 Chub

River too heavily coloured from run off after heavy rain two days previously and the river was up three foot on normal. We probably should have asked for a wash out but we decided to fish in the hope conditions would improve during the day which, unfortunately they didn't. We fished in the few slacks we could find, trying a variety of baits but we had no bites. After five hours and with the river, if anything, getting even dirtier, we decided to call it a day.

Moonhead bevan had a 9:3 barbel on 2nd cast ever into the Wye in a slack water eddy (pellet feeder). River extremely high, couldn't hold bottom with 10oz gripper feeder current was pushing way too fast to fish but we stuck it out fishing the slack water spots, could only fish 2 foot of the bank or current would take your rig downstream. Stayed all day but only one fish for MH, blankety blank for me. Never mind there's always next time!

1 Barbel

River still up - a raging torrent - no fish at all.

A rising, heavily coloured river after heavy overnight rain spoiled sport today. Just one small chub on bread, caught in the grass about 18 inches from the bank. Tried lots of different tactics and baits over a full day but without further success.

1 Chub