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Given the drop in temperature - 0C when we arrived. 9 barbel 4-8lb and 3 lost. 13 chub 1-4lb.

9 Barbel, 13 Chub

Conditions look good but hard work to catch fish

2 Chub

2 Chub

Mild, overcast morning which rose to 12 degrees quickly. 10.8 water temp. 0.5 on the RoW gauge, still a tinge of colour. 2 fished down the down the bottom with differing results one just a lost barbel and the other 6 barbel and 4 chub. Well done to PJ who's had a tough season so far on Wye. The one up the top only fished the afternoon but had a barbel and a chub and lost a couple. Fish on blackcaps and gb feeders with 10mm halibuts or boiliies.
A lovely autumnal day on a fab beat with LOADS of accessible swims well kept by Stefan, some with ropes and steps - he extracted a whole collapsed willow from a swim earlier in the summer. The very top swim has a gentle sloping bank and is accessible by anyone. It isn't a massive walk from the car parking either. For the rest you could bring a rope and dog spike to assist with what's there and fish a swim with steps. Great beat.

7 Barbel, 5 Chub

First time fishing this beat - beautiful setting and relatively easy access. However, with river at current low levels ( 0.5m on the Ross gauge) access to fishable swims is v limited. I could only find two that I was comfortable climbing down too on the whole beat, so be aware when booking.
Fishing itself was tough water low and clear, managed to tempt 4 good chub - biggest 5.5lb on cheese paste, but river really needs some rain.

4 Chub

I suffered my first ever blank day on the Wye. Conditions looked spot on but for me the fish did not want to play. Yesterday at Middle Hill Court I had numerous knocks pulls and twitches, but today, nothing at all in any of the three swims I tried. Much the same for my mate . He tried 3 swims as well, catching in the last swim he tried. A chublet and a barbel of around 9lb late afternoon. Pellets were the going bait today.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

3 Chub

6 Chub

Good days fishing had 8 chub through out the day the biggest being 5.5lb. No barbel to top the day off but think the river could do with a bit of colour to switch them on.

8 Chub

Wall to wall chub today on maggot feeder. Great sport.

1 Grayling, 24 Chub