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Other fish were eels

1 Barbel, 3 Chub, 2 Other

This was my first visit to Thomas Wood. Its a beautiful beat with a mix of fast runs and deeper slower sections. As always with the Wye, the wildlife is abundant. Access down to the river is excellent allowing you to park at one of 2 parking areas very near to the river. Fished from 3pm. Slow afternoon with only a few annoying bites from small Chub. Tried a variety of baits and methods in 3 different swims. Finally a proper bite at dusk resulting in a hard fighting Wye barbel of 6.25lb's caught at the lower end of the wood. The bait was a 12mm pellet.

1 Barbel

SM had 48 chub and 1 Barbel using feeder tactics with red pellet best bait. SG had 37chub using float/ feeder combo with pellets. MH had 12 chub and 3 barbel to 5lb wandering top and bottom fields.
Weather hot and river low.

4 Barbel, 97 Chub

Riverbank needs some maintainance as we could only find two pegs as there was a lot of cows in the lower field ( which im scared of, after been chased as a kid lol.

6 Chub

Clear skies in morning with a bit of cloud after that but hot all day. River very low, with a tinge of colour but also a 22 degree water temperature so low expectations. Fished the fast water 0745 to 0915 and 1530 to 1700 when I had to leave, without a bite. Fished the top swim which is a bit precarious but had 4 chub under 2lb ut the rest averaging 3lb on pellet feeder and an assortment of hookbaits . Bankside weed reduced swims in front of the church and everywhere apart from the steps swim in the upper field where there was no Bankside weed was completely overgrown. But overall a good day in beautiful surroundings.

11 Chub

4 Barbel, 11 Chub

Lovely stretch and accesability is good....fished before the school holidays so no parties in the river. It was hot and sunny, river low and streamer weed gone due to pollution. no barbel but may show later in the season. Lots of fry in the edge.

4 Chub

Really enjoyed my day thank you. River was low but still fished well and had some nice chub on the feeder. Will go back again.

10 Chub

River very low. Day ruined by trees being chainsawed and chipped up most of the day. Extremely noisy and annoying. Road closed meaning couldn't access other end of beat without massive detour. Fished 10am-10pm. Between us only had 2 real bites (barbel most likely), one resulting in a lost fish. Pellets used. A day to forget. Saw a mink by edge of river.

There were three of us fishing this beat, which does look like it would be really nice with another meter of water in it.

7 Chub, 3 Other