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Arrived just after the morning rain had stopped to find the river a bit low but with plenty of flow, as usual here. I started with a bite after five minutes and hooked but lost a small barbel and thought I was going to have a typical Wyebank day with several small fish and the odd larger one. However, there was no more action until late afternoon, when I hooked and lost three chub in the weeds. The day was not going well, but I landed the next chub, a lovely fish weighing a whisker under 5lbs. As evening drew on I at last had a barbel, of about 5lbs, followed by another good chub, a bit smaller than the first. Meat was the preferred bait today.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

6 Trout

Spent a couple of hours at Dinas. Lots of small wbt popping the surface of the pools but never worked out how to catch them - we both tried everything in our box - patterns, sizes, method! Nowt!

1 Barbel

Only fished a few hours in the morning and evening in the end, as fishing was very slow in the low water conditions. Rob took a brace of 7s fishing the streamiest water available, late in the day.

2 Barbel

Good conditions but river very low and clear, few good chub to meat early on then switched to trotting for a mixed bag of dace and some nice perch.

3 Chub, 15 Other

Some pretty poor angling led to 3 fish being lost to snapped hook links!!! but rewarded with a gorgeous 8lber to brighten my spirits

There from first light. Nothing at all until midday, chub then fed on and off all day until early evening then stopped. 2 barbel both right on dark.

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

Fished this lovely stretch of water but water was a little low. Tried euro nymphing for the first time but no luck. Also tried dry flies in the evening but no luck either. There were very few rising in the evening even though there was a hatch for sure. Saw 2 very large fish jumping, one possible a salmon given its size.

Totally different weather to yesterday at How Caple, overnight rain and overcast and a lot cooler.
Didn't start fishing 'til midday, had bites from the off and consistent sport all afternoon.
A boilie/pellet seemed to work well.
Definitely be coming back here, although maybe a little lighter tacklewise as it's quite a walk.
#notsorubbishanglers today.

6 Barbel, 22 Chub