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River very coloured and had risen 3 feet overnight and continued to rise throughout the day, much debris coming down stream making presentation all but impossible. All barbel (5lb -7lb) came to flavoured meat very close in.

3 Barbel

Although I knew the weather was against me, I thought I'd try my luck here whilst I was nearby. There was a small hatch of fly and some signs of fish near the surface during the early afternoon, but nothing caught.

Sunny but windy. Tigermoth suggested that - " Duo/NZ tactics will winkle fish out from the riffles and rootsy little dubs and hollows."
A stubborn Halfordian, I started 'dry', using a parachute olive, tied by Dan Popp, and found a 3/4lb beauty early which motivated...but as the winds increased, my optimism decreased, and just ninety minutes later, and with no interest show at all, I left the beat...and headed, happy, to the oldest inn in Wales, for a pint.
A cracking beat, though, which Ceri Thomas recomended, and I know why....!

1 Trout

Last day of 4 on the Wye so a short one due to the drive home. River up a metre overnight and a nice colour too. We had two good barbel, and a chub.
Bye to the Wye for now.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

River up over a metre and carrying a lot of floating weed and other debris. Difficult fishing, not helped by increasingly wet and windy weather. No bites in two swims for five hours and thought I might blank, but saved by a couple of barbel at the very end of the day.

2 Barbel

River was rising all day and conditions were difficult but we managed 6 Barbel between the two of us.

6 Barbel

No fish caught today! River looked in good condition but the weather was very windy... Maybe that had something to do with it!

Virtually no sign of fish and not a single rise in whole time fishing, but caught one trout on flashback hare's ear (26 cms) and one on holy grail (34cms).

2 Trout

Hardly fished at all,. as had spent time fishing beat mentioned in previous return but did walk up the stream without spotting a single rise or sign of fish.

Wet fly fishing. Conditions overcast with some sunshine. River clear and I am told slightly fuller than recently. Fish rising but nothing caught by our two rods