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Tough fishing conditions no fish taken.

Another hot day on the Wye. Had some problem canoeists today which decided it would be a good idea to Moor on the opposite Holme lacy beat, play music and throw stones around. We then had another set which all decided to wait directly in front of where we were fishing - at least 20 of the imbaciles.

Back to the fishing - bites were very sparse across the day, a move brought a few more fish along with some nice chub on floating bread. We had one barbel that swam off after a long rest then went belly up. Fortunately we were able to walk out and net the fish and revive it. I can see why some owners are closing beats temporarily.

Had a free live music event from the house on the corner which was brilliant.

10 Barbel, 7 Chub, 2 Other

2 Trout

1 Trout

It was a very hot day and the river was exceptionally low. There was lots of activity from small fish.
All the larger fish were caught in low light at the end of the day. They came after a small rainstorm, and were in deeper water.
Chub was 3lb ish 2 barbs between 6 and 10. (Weight was guessed to get fish back quick).

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Beautiful location and the perfect beat for a hot Summer's day, thanks to the tree lined banks. The water appeared very low by comparison with evidence of previous levels and it's a pity there's a large fallen tree across the best pool on the beat. Fish were rising, but we couldn't catch them; still a thoroughly enjoyable day on a small stream. Number of anglers = 2.

The river was low and the sun was blazing but still manage to catch a few, all on the feeder with pellets.

8 Barbel

I spent most of the day on the top half, with the pocket water fishing well carrying a good flow of cold water from the Elan dam release. The usual plan of attack with long leader nymphs in the morning and Dries in the afternoon which unfortunately was cut short by heavy rain, a black foam beetle pattern was getting a lot of interest.The Grayling were all of a good size with a 17"+ the largest, the best trout was 16" and in fine condition.

12 Trout, 22 Grayling

I've fished this beat many times before in previous years and have never seen it so low. The water temperature was like a warm bath! Arrived at the river around 6pm and fished till dark. 3 barbel to around 5lb taking extreme care to rest them prior to release. Broken at the hook by a huge take at the very end of the session - made the heart beat rather fast!

3 Barbel

My first visit to this beat - and a generally favourable impression

I note that the other angler on the beat thought there was compensation water in the river. With no reference point, I did not appreciate this at the time - but the water certainly felt cold

Anxious to explore the whole of the beat, I may have rushed through productive water and spent too long walking the bank and/or fishing skinny water (very much a case of "what's around the next bend?"). Most of my fish came from the bottom of the beat. Quality fish - a few smaller fish; but everything else was 12" plus, with a couple at 14" plus. As my old mate Tom Dixon would say "about a pound". Mind you, with Tom, anything that he catches over 8" long is "about a pound"

Fished a team of spiders - with most of the fish coming to the point fly

15 Grayling