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Fished the day rolling meat and lost lots of tackle. Caught 3 small chub. Should've listened to my guide Kenny Parsons. Lesson learnt.

3 Chub

We have fished Sugwas before and never found it to be an easy beat, part of the challenge of fishing the Wonderful Wye. Avoiding swims we knew to be very snaggy, we just had the afternoon and evening there catching 7 barbel, mostly 4-5lbs and a few good sized chub. It was certainly a privilege to be fishing in lovely countryside on a splendid autumn day.

Fished with a first time river angler in search of the quality barbel and chub on offer. As sometimes happens, things didn't quite go to plan. Having fished this beat early in the season and having done well I fished identical tactics but alas a combination of bright conditions and drifting weed made the fishing difficult. Managed some nice chub to 3.14lbs but the Barbel from earlier in the year were not playing ball! Saying that - what a place to spend a sunny Sunday! We will be back!

8 Chub

River up a couple of feet but didn't start catching until evening.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Didn't have a great day with canoeists and I found the fishing very hard with the amount of snags and rocks. Lost loads of feeders and hooks. The only swim that was fishable was the bottom pool which my son fished and had 1 chub. It looks a great beat but I must admit I found it difficult to fish and expensive. Any angler who catches on the other swims has my full admiration.

1 Chub

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

The river had been up in the previous few days, refreshing things in time for out day at Holme Lacy. The chub were in feeding mood but barbel were harder to come by and we ended with 6 whiskers to 7lb 10oz and 11 chub, all on pellet. Some of the barbel showed signs of being damaged by barbed hooks which is a great shame.

6 Barbel, 11 Chub

A delightful stretch of water which I selected in the hope my dad would catch his first barbel but the fishing was slow with only a couple of chub falling for meat that had to be bounced in the flow (they weren't interested in the static bait). 2 barbel came out at the top of the beat early evening around the 8lb mark. A great venue that I know produces quality catches on its day.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Great days fishing, 16 x chub to 6lb 7oz and 11 x barbel to 10lb, all fish taken with feeder on meat or pellets.
The river was in excellent condition and the wildlife made it a pleasurable beat to fish.
The Canoe traffic was light throughout the day with the exception of two clowns in an inflatable with an outboard motor going through noisily churning up all the weed in the afternoon. We only left when it got dark!

11 Barbel, 16 Chub

No fish caught. Although plenty of signs. Only fished for 3 hours.