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River was flowing hard from previous days deluge. Hard but enjoyable. Will visit again.

5 Barbel

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12 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fished top part of beat two 3rds out with feeder and pellet. River coloured and possibly dropped slightly during my session - large 4oz feeder required to hold bottom. Slow start and worked hard for 11 barbel to 8lb 13oz. Very enjoyable day! Loads of beat still to explore and has bags of potential - will return again soon! Thanks WUF!!

11 Barbel, 1 Chub

River was up due to the recent rainfall and was fast paced with good colour. Barbel were caught throughout the afternoon and evening from both banks. Range was from 2lbs to 7.5lbs. The chub caught were small.

7 Barbel, 3 Chub

River very high and pouring through at a rate of knots. River good colour, but difficult fishing, river rose a foot during day, almost immpossible to fish the bottom, unless in an eddie. Streamer weed by the ton and logs the size of canoes coming down river, but an enjoyable days fishing. It is a double bank beat, but can you actually fish from the opposite bank? Barbel to 7 lbs on pellets, would like to fish this beat in better conditions.
WUF Note: Although the beat is double bank fishing, access is from the right only.

3 Barbel

What a difference a day makes!! River was approx 2-3ft up compared to the previous day, with an increasingly strong flow and a colour that resembled chocolate soup. Obviously this alone made the fishing more challenging, let alone the mass amount of debris ( which included full size tress) being washed down the river. The rain carried on through from early morning right up until late afternoon. Nevertheless we still enjoyed our days fishing and managed to bank 4 barbel. Tactics used were the same as day previous, as were the baits. Only difference being having to fish closer in on the slacks. All fish once again came from the top end of the beat. We did venture down to the lower limit (in the big potatoe field) but due to two other anglers already being there today and the lack of swims on this half of the beat, we did not fish it. Would maybe like to see a few more swims on this half, as the bends and features of the river here look good.
Apart from that (and the great British summer) we've had a thoroughly enjoyable two days at Middle Hill Court, catching more than our fair share. Well done wye and usk.

4 Barbel

Blank session, river flooded with fast current.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

Blanked both days, I think the monsoon had something to do with it.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub