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Also caught a bream at 5lb.

3 Barbel, 1 Other

6 Barbel, 9 Chub

Fly. One small trout caught. Couple of others rising.

1 Trout

arrived around 11, already too late for first swim over bridge (kid and dogs swimming ) obviously can't read haha, so off down to end swim LHS, fed mashed bread , instant response to float fished bread, 4 Chub up to 3.5lbs over 1/2 hour, then dead, set up feeder ,halibut ground bait hair rigged elips pellets ,sat on box out on the shallows ,weed a bit of a problem but by 2.30pm had 2 more Chub a one elusive Barbel of 5lbs, tried meat but Eels like it big time.
back to car for dinner ,then did some trotting on middle swim LHS loads of chub to a lb (but most 10inch long and odd dace to corn as well ,tried the lead mid river but out there,it eats kit at a regular rate ......roving pays dividends here ,releasing silver fish back tends to slow swims up even with constant feeding . very enjoyable day , thank you ...note it may well pay to remove the large limb of the willow tree at bottom ,and the smaller one above , this would give easy access to trot or ledger with casting ease ,as the LHS of the tree swim is horrible to fish out of >??

1 Barbel, 14 Chub, 5 Other

Another tough day , water level low weather conditions almost perfect.
Again as our last trip to this beat just about managed to find a few, more by luck than judgement!!!

4 Trout, 3 Grayling, 2 Other

A couple of small trout on heavy nymphs. A couple of nice grayling of around a pound on a size 16 Black & Peacock spider swung through the slower water. Signs of early autumn and and plenty of fly life.
Only fished for a few hours and there were certainly more fish there. A perfect stretch for a couple of hours fishing.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

With a forecast of the first really calm day for weeks, I just had to give it a go today as Abernant can be very productive at this time of year, if the weather Gods favour you. I did a 9 to 5 shift, with the Wye valley misty at arrival and the air in single figures. Brrr! With a user-friendly 10” on the Llanstephan guage, the water was cold too at 10 degrees though, with the sun and heat of the day, the water was up to 14 degrees by 4 p.m. I had a couple of trout off the top in the mist by 9.30 but by midday had only had three trout and three grayling, fishing duo and taking fish on both a HE emerger and a flashback PTN. There were a few PWs and some midge around, but no risers, and I couldn’t tempt any other fish up with any other of my usual seasonal favourites. Nor was an hour’s bugging any more successful! The afternoon was a different story altogether with fish sipping in foam lanes until about 3.30 when the upwings began to fizzle out, though I still caught a few ladies until just before I left. For the whole afternoon I just fished a small size 18 pale hare’s fur Ducks Dun which will usually catch fish when PWs are around….and so it proved. The grayling were from 8 to 14” with the majority 11-13 inchers, doubtless grown-on members of the amazingly prolific 8-10 inch year class of a few years back. These ones survived! Interestingly, significant numbers were also carrying lots of Argulus parasites, a phenomenon which I don’t recall seeing before at this time of year on grayling. I caught only two more trout but, one sipping in the margins, was worth casting for as it proved to be a very disgruntled 19” fish of over 2.5lb which led me a merry dance for a while! Also, the great job on the strimming of the banks on the top half of the beat made for safe access – many thanks! This week looks pretty changeable but, needless to say, I’ll be watching September’s forecasts!!!!

5 Trout, 22 Grayling

All 6 salmon small fry, between 3-5 inches. Great days fishing.

4 Trout, 3 Grayling, 6 Other

Had a great day on this fantastic part of the river, warm, sunny weather meant that the fish did not properly feed until late afternoon but once they started the bites came regularly,most Barbel around 5-7 lbs,with a couple of better fish up to 8 lbs 8 oz,plenty of nice Chub around 4 lbs. A great day for watching wildlife with Kingfishers,Buzzards,Woodpeckers,Sparrow Hawk and a Red kite.

15 Barbel, 10 Chub

Very quiet, lots of weed coming through, fished the lower end of court field with halibut pellets over a hemp based ground bait no bites until 7pm after a change of bait to spicy sausage boilies resulted in a 7lb barbel at last light

1 Barbel