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Lovely evening session at Foy Bridge. First time I have fished this beat and had an enjoyable time catching 2 Barbel and a small Chub. Lost three good fish to the snag 2/3 of the way down the beat on the right hand bank.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

This was the third and final day of 3 days on this beat. It was very hot and the river low but we did manage 3 barbel, 1 Chub & 2 Eels, but they all came very early in the morning and the bites dried up at about 10am.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub, 2 Other

Another new beat and another long walk like the previous day at Lower Canon Bridge. It would have been possible to drive the car up the track but for the damage caused by someone hauling a huge tree up the bank with heavy machinery. Still, it gave us the chance to have a good look at the length. We settled on a long pebble beach where the river narrowed and flow increased and were rewarded with 16 barbel to 9lb 13oz and 10 chub. Most of the better barbel fell to 10mm boilies with various pellets acounting for the rest

16 Barbel, 10 Chub

2 barbel, 2 Chub were caught.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Low and clear, very quiet day, think barbel are still spawning? River full of shad said salmon fisherman.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Raining quite heavily on arrival but stopped shortly afterwards. I decided to walk the length of the beat for a "recce". With some knowledge of the beat I chose to fish the downstream end, past the shallow slack water into the deeper faster flow. This proved to be a good choice as I caught five barbel, 1 just over 10 lbs, 1 - 9 lbs, 2 - 8 lbs and 1 about 4 lbs, 5 chub to 5 lbs and 2 eels. What a day! Thank you Don for our interesting chat and a well managed beat. Another wonderful day on the Wye. Thank you W.U.F.

No barbel. First time on the Wye. So much to learn. Very enjoyable though.

2 Chub

Despite getting soaked - twice - a very productive day! The work on the swims is excellent, so thanks to the landowner - who has also removed the big snag that used to hamper landing fish on the bottom swim on the near bank. Fished 3 swims - 2 on the far bank (the very bottom and just up from the large tree) and the bottom swim on the near bank - and had barbel & chub from them all. Fish were all caught on 2 x 8ml or 10ml elipse pellets with either micro pellets in a closed end feeder or groundbait & pellets in a cage feeder. Also big thanks to the local who gave me the tip on where to fish the swim above the tree (45 degrees downstream, towards the tree stump and 2/3rds out). One thing to be aware of is that the juvenile ducks will take your bait later in the day. I managed to hook one on small pellets, but was thankfully able to get him in, wrap him in a towel and remove the hook - hopefully he will have learnt, but be wary of them. Barbel were from 4.5lb to 8.5lb, including one fish with a lot of predator damage, and chub from 3lb to just under 6lb. A VERY good day on a much improved beat.

10 Barbel, 20 Chub

A superb day in beautiful secluded surroundings. The river was relatively low. All the fish came from the faster water near to the parking area. We caught steadily throughout the day. All fish fell to pellet and groundbait feeder. First time on the Wye. Definitely coming back!

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

River very low, only 3 nice chub for me, but PC banked a pristine 9lbs barbel, otherwise very difficult. Guy salmon fishing from boat with outboard engine was bit of a pain.

WUF note - The salmon angler was not on a WUF ticket.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub