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Had a great day at Fownhope. Fished on one of the swims through the woods, the path has become even more treacherous than it since the last time I fished there.
The chub were relentless for most of the day, mostly a good size, between 3-5lbs. Had one barbel in the morning around 9am, the other three came after 4pm smallest around 6lbs the largest a touch over 8lbs. All caught on feeder and soft halibut hookers on a hair rig.
Only fished one rod at a time. As I said a great day’s fishing, I’ll be back soon!

4 Barbel, 30 Chub

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

Many roach caught up to 4oz plus 2 small bream

9 Other

7 Chub

Blank. See other report

8 Chub

Dace 20
Bleak 20
Roach 10
Started fishing at 10:30 with both rods on the Lower section of the stretch using float trotting with maggot and particles but fishing was very slow but the deeper swims were more productive. Both rods changed to feeder method with meaty hook baits but no real improvement. From 2pm on wards 1 rod moved to the Upper stretch which was much better with 80% of the total catch being made there between 2pm and 6:30pm when the 1 rod departed.
Nothing much caught on lower stretch until 7:30pm when activity intensified with a dozen Chub being g caught during an hour with best fish 2.5lb, Barbel of approx 6lb hooked but lost just at netting. Fishing ended at 20:30.
Haven't fished the Wye for 7 years or so, when my catch would have been 10x that, but the river is much dirtier and thick algae covering all surfaces and alot less aquatic life evident On the lower stretch some very big fish moving about with a couple of the splashers being Salmon not coarse fish.

Fishing Passport Note : This beat has a dispensation for the use of maggot (outside of 15th September and 14th March).

1 Barbel, 25 Chub, 50 Other

Clear skies, big suns and hot out of the shade hardly makes for good barbel conditions. And today the barbel agreed.
4 of us fished 5 different swims down the bottom on bomb and pellet, hemp feeder and gb feeder, with a large variety of hookbaits. The barbel were 5 and a half and a proper little babber of a pound. Disappointingly we had one blank but it wasn't for lack of trying and he did pull out of a fish.
Stefan has done some cracking work on removing the fallen willow from the river and is nearly finished.

2 Barbel, 9 Chub

2 anglers blanked, other angler had 1 barbel and 8 chub near the island. Lots of canoes ( some just don’t care ) and kept heading for the fishing lines. Beautiful stretch of river, shame the fishing was a bit slack.

1 Barbel, 8 Chub

Very bright evening water low no barbel but happy with the 2 chub

2 Chub