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Hard day on the river. water very coloured and up by a foot or so only 2 fish caught all day. one chub of about 3lb and one pike of 15lb lovely stretch of the wye. will return when conditions are better.

1 Chub, 1 Pike

4 Barbel

Cold and still and the river was around 1.3 at Ross. Bread flake and cage feeder accounted for all 3 fish.

3 Chub

1 barbel of about 5lb and 2 chub of 3-4lb. River looked OK, decent colour, maybe a bit pacy but the water temperature was very cold. Quite slow going, only 3 bites all day. Only 3 or 4 swims that are realistically fishable at the moment. Saw otters in 2 different swims at top and bottom of the stretch.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Was only able to fish for a couple of hours, and river was quite off-color. One OOS trout.

1 Trout

A very muddy but rewarding day on this beat.
River was 2.8m on the Lydbrook Gauge and water still carrying a fair tinge. I think with a bit less water pushing through, perhaps 2m on the gauge this would open up a lot more of the swims for Pike potential.
The very first cast of the day (just after dawn) resulted in Pike rolling near the surface when chasing in a deadbait while on the retrieve. The next cast, leaving the bait in position, ended a take no more than 2 minutes later: most likely the same fish - a decent, solid Wye Pike of 14-15lbs in the net, which unfortunately we were unprepared to photograph.
A hour or so later in a different spot another quick take from a Pike of around 10 lbs was landed (photographed).
Some good action and a satisfying result from a long days effort of scrambling and sliding the banks.

2 Pike

Had a few hours on one of my favourite Grayling beats. River in great condition, just settling down after a lot of rain, with just a little colour. Took 4 Grayling, 3 of which were a good size, one about 1 and 1/2 lb. All taken on a black and bronze jig pattern

4 Grayling

Spent the morning down on the fly run trotting but only managed a couple of OOS browns . Switched to the Town stretch in the afternoon , taking a few small grayling and one lovely fish approaching 2lbs

7 Trout, 4 Grayling

Started fishing at 11am, River was clear and high. Banks very slippery. Fished with halibut pellets to start, after a couple of hours changed to a bait I haven't used for years, luncheon meat.First cast had a typical barbel bite, but had a hook pull after a minute or so. Felt like a good fish, but they always do when you miss them. Nothing after. The only down side was a pheasant shoot on the other side of the river most of the day. Very loud.