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An enjoyable day on this prolific stretch. We quickly landed 6 chub to 4.5lb on breadflake. Every move yielded a bite. With a bit more finesse we could have landed many more.... Fished for approx 5 hours.

6 Chub

Water very cold. Two chub of about 4lb each, both on meat. One barbel lost, gave trotting a go but not much depth to the swims on this stretch of water.

2 Chub

Not even a bite, river was low, clear and cold. Started for Pike but then saw and angler on opposite bank quiver tipping so thought there may be a chance of a Chub or even a Barbel (wishful thinking considering the conditions), switched over to feeder approach but to no avail. Lovely beat with very good access on upper half. With hindsight, I should have sat it out for Pike.

Fishing after pike with lures. Saw two pike followed my lure, but no takes. 1 by beat 3 and another by beat 5, left hand side bend. 1 trout about 3lb, but lost by the bank at beat 5.
Very nice day. Water clear, sun was out. Nice place for fishing and most of the banks easy accessible. Highly recommended.

Very cold day made bites hard to come by. Two nice grayling and a 3lb chub fell to trotted maggot. No bites on best looking swim, probably due to a pair of hunting otters. Very enjoyable day, will definitely be back... in the summer!

2 Grayling, 1 Chub

Conditions at Abernant seemed just about perfect with the river at normal level and a generally overcast day with little or no wind. I started in the Lady Alexanders Catch area where I have caught many fish on previous visits but could not get a bite. After half an hour or so I moved down to the Stone Catch area where after wading to mid stream (only knee deep)I found fish willing to feed immediately. Trotted red maggots tempted Grayling after Grayling with a few oos Trout. Sizes were disappointingly small however, with the best Grayling barely making 1lb. A couple of Trout possibly made 1lb 8oz (nothing actually weighed). I had another attempt in LAC later in the day to try and find larger fish but still no bites were forthcoming. Incidentally, waders are essential to reach the most productive runs due to the large areas of shallow gravel. A good day's sport but I failed to find where the big fish live.

9 Trout, 22 Grayling

1 grayling trotting, 1chub on breadflake. Very cold conditions, line freezing in the rings. Surroundings were great.

1 Grayling, 1 Chub

Slightly murky marginal for lure fishing. 2 takes for 8hrs casting. One was 2lb the next was a pristine 18lber - that's the Wye for you! Lure was a white shad.

2 Pike

River looked perfect but the previous nights frosts and dip in temps made it tricky for Barbel. Thankfully mid afternoon a 4lb Chub obliged and right at last light the rod tip rattled round for my first ever (I think) Wye Roach, of about a pound. Glorious day to be out, thanks WUF.

1 Chub, 1 Other

A very chilly and beautiful day to have this stretch all to myself. Very slippery banks made swim selection tricky. One 4lb chub mid afternoon, taken on multiple maggot gave a good account of itself and right at last light the rod tip rattled round, sadly not a Barbel but a 1lb Roach that had attacked a huge chunk of Spam!

1 Chub, 1 Other