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Another fabulous day on the beautiful River Wye. Got to the beat as the sun poked through the clouds to pre bait a swim at the bottom end and started fishing around 6.30.

First few hours were a Chubfest (not to be confused with a music and drink celebration in West Bromwich). Things picked up when Stefan arrived for a chat - he must have some sort of magical, barbelly presence as within 15 minutes I had a couple of splashers. I had 2 bigger ones after he left, then moved upstream to a peg he'd recommended.

I had one of the best sessions I can remember. From mid afternoon til I left around 9, I had 12 barbel, losing a handful to bad angling, and at least as many chub. One barbel was a baby, no bigger than a pound.

All caught on banded pellet over hemp, boiler and groundbait.

Top day on a top beat - great access, well maintained pegs and the bailiff is ace. If the land owner is reading, you've got a top bloke in Stefan.

16 Barbel, 20 Chub

Very disappointed that no effort had been made to make any swims. It's a few years since I last fished this beat and it looks like no attempt has been made to clear the bank. Luckily we caught a few chub so the day was not a complete disappointment.

8 Chub

Caught most fish on meat and pellet

9 Barbel, 15 Chub

Just three hours early evening fishing in apparently good conditions. However, result was only four chub up to around three pound on meat and pellet, and no barbel.

4 Chub

2 Barbel, 22 Chub

small dry flys , black spider , daddy long legs, Adams , etc , weather was sunny ,mild wind, fish on top feeding , so plenty of takes, all fish returned, brabless hooks used , so all fish unharmed returned straight way .
Noted road way to water loads of dead sheep very unusual to so many in one place littered around farm sheds before , old stone buildings on approach to water .

38 Trout

4 Trout

4 Trout

A nice surprise early this morning with a lively coloured hen caught at the top of the beat. She’d been in the river for a little while but was in good condition with no sign of any fungal lesions. Netted briefly and quickly returned.
The river is starting to clear slightly but at 6.30am spinning was perhaps the only option.
1’8” on the gauge. The fish came to a black and gold FC in the Rock Pool. About 11lbs.

1 Salmon

5 Barbel, 40 Chub