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Another red hot day on the Wye. Never been so hot whilst fishing!

We were travelling home today so had little hope of much action. After spotting some chub on the surface we managed 4 off the top of bread, along with a chub and an eel on meat. Had we fished the evening, I'm confident we would have had the odd barbel.

Saw our mates from the canoes at Fownhope yesterday. Fools. One canoe came straight for my line and I had to quickly grab the rod and put the tip under the water. All I got was looked at while I was stupid...

Also had a family swimming in the river near the island. Can't understand why you would want to swim in a river thats full of cow excrement but each to their own. Had they been swimming there in normal conditions I would have been annoyed but with the river been so low fortunately we were not fishing there.

What is the procedure if you find someone swimming on the Wye? Do they have the right to swim or do they have to move? Either way its annoying when we pay 25 pounds a day to fish.

5 Chub, 1 Other

Rain did not come so did not fish

3 barbel up to 8lbs.
1 large eel.
pellets and swim feeder.

3 Barbel, 1 Other

7 Barbel, 40 Chub

11 Chub

The Upper River running at a cool 12.5 degrees brought the grayling and trout on the feed for a superb day on Craig Llyn. Most of the catch being taken on French leader and dry fly with some of the trout being taken on duo in the fast water. Many thanks to Shaun for another fantastic day and the first day's fishing for Phil Batty learning how to fish a French leader which came on leaps and bounds as the day progressed, taking his first grayling on the French leader in Penaloe Pool within the first half hour of the day. Hooked for life I reckon with the method! Look out rest of The Wye!

13 Trout, 54 Grayling

5 Barbel, 18 Chub

Fished the day before without a bite. Really bright and hot with the river running really low. Today on the other hand was far better. Myself and my friend Neils ended up with 4 barbel to 6lb10oz and 6 chub the heaviest coming in at 5lb. The barbel came as the the sun was setting , all caught on Hinders dumbells with PVA mesh sticks loaded with a mix of hemp, pellets and groundbait. Neils caught 3 of the chub trotting 8mm coarse pellets in the swim across from the Botanical Gardens flood wall. Barbell were caught across from the boathouse and further downstream.

4 Barbel, 6 Chub

3 Trout