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16 Barbel and loads of chub caught between our 2 rods, river up and coloured and most fish caught on meat.

Overnight rain meant that the river was slightly rising at around 5ft. Arrived a little later than yesterday, and with another angler fishing upstream of the hut, we decided to go back to yesterdays first port of call in the trees before the bridge. We started fishing around 10.30am, with baits back on the same spots as yesterday it wasnt long till we were into the first barbel. and they carried on coming all day! We started packing up at around 7.30pm, having caught 23 barbel with two lost to just under 8lbs. A fantastic days fishing. Thank you Wye and Usk! All fish caught on pellets, paste and boilie again.

Yet more rain the previous day meant I arrived to find a high and still rising river. I fished fairly close in and although action was slower than normal, I finished with 3 barbel, the best weighing in at 9lb 6oz, my best for over a year.
One drawback of fishing the near bank was also catching three eels which,although released safely, make a complete mess of your hooklinks.
All fish caught using elips pellets and a feeder.

River very coloured, 2 metres of extra water and still rising through the morning. Dispite this managed a couple of nice barbel, both around 7lbs. River started to fall a little in the afternoon, but the fish remained unimpressed and I finished with just the two bites. Could have been worse given the conditions!

25 barbel 20 chub on pellet and meat. Caught fish from the top wood down to the bottom meadow.

DOZEN OR SO BARBEL AND PLENTY OF CHUB FROM TOP OF WOODS TO MEADOW SECTION. ALL FISH TAKEN ON SMALL PELLET. NOT ELIPS PELLETS BUT THE CHEAPEST I COULD FIND.

Great venue, wide range of fish caught on the day, Chub, Roach, Rudd, Eel, Perch and Common Carp, the latter weighing in at 12lbs.

River fished harder than yesterday and we struggled to keep the fish feeding. Managed 8 Barbel and only a few Chub between the 2 rods.

First visit to the Wye. Was due to fish with my father who unfortunately could not come, so decided to make a weekend trip with my girlfriend. We were due to fish Holme Lacey on the Friday but she couldnt get the time off so started our trip on Caradoc first thing Saturday morning. We arrived to find the river around 4 to 5 ft up and very coloured. Due to the recent wet weather the track looked impassable so a long walk was on the cards. Decided to use the day as a bit of a recce as we were booked on again on the Sunday. Walked down stream and settled on a swim in the trees before the bridge that was large enough for the two of us. The swim produced 4 barbel to 7lbs in the pouring rain. The swim then went quiet, so we moved back upstream of the hut to another large swim where we settled in for the afternoon. By now the earlier rain had turned the water a brick red colour and i wasnt too confident of more action. I was wrong and we finished the day with another 8 barbel from the new swim to 7lb 6oz. All fish in good condition and caught on pellet and boilie baits on the feeder and straight lead.

Another superb beat, the setting is lovely and being higher up the Wye you miss a lot of the canoes!! Three rods were booked but only one fished. Barbel and chub came regulary all day, although as pointed out before, this is a very snaggy section. River was 3ft up and rising. Access at this beat is tricky. The farmer has locked the gates and directed me to follow the road. This was impossible as it was so muddy. I scaled the gates and follwed the path given in the directions. The route I went was down the hill and then over the second gate, follow the hedges to another gate, then follow the river down to the beat. I would say this was about a 10-15 minute walk and I would not reccommend this beat for less able anglers. The swims are all well defined with posts at the top of the bank showing where they are. Even in high conditions there were still plenty of swims.