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Difficult day in bright conditions. Both barbel came in the last half hour on paprika flavoured meat and after struggling all day at least I left feeling relatively happy.

2 Barbel

7 x grayling 11-15 inches, 9 x out of season trout 10-16 inches, trotting. A very grey, foggy day with drizzling showers off and on. Water at 1 ft 9 inches, falling slightly and rather coloured. A very slow start with out of season trout initially being much more interested than grayling. I went for a walk to the far end of the beat to warm up - the white egret is still around and becoming quite a familiar sight. Grayling finally woke up towards dark, just before I packed up.

7 Grayling

After a spell of warm weather I decided to take my son Christopher to Courtfield his first time on the wonderful river Wye. And what a day not only his first barbel but a double 10 lb 12oz followed by a 4lb chub both on halibut flavoured meat . I only managed one small chub! I have fished Courtfield many times and had lots of barbel but never a double! All the more impressive my son is only 7 brilliant day, brilliant fishing

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Change of plans after heavy overnight rain made the Ithon look unfishable. I found the Dore still very low and clear.
Still mild and a few olives hatching. Caught 2 Grayling of around 10 inches in the slower water on a Gold bead red tag.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

Levels on the slightly high side of good, just dropping after a small. 0.5 on the NRW Abernant scale. Grayling proved tricky to find but Kris managed one good fish.

1 Grayling

I found the river to be high and fast and chose to fish close in to the bank dropping my line close to an over-hanging tree.I was rewarded by landing two chub, each approx 3-4lb. The first on legered meat, the second on cheese. Fish were rising and jumping throughout the day and I was accompanied by a robin who opted to share a sandwich with me. I love this river and think it is definitely worth the 320 mile round trip just for the pleasure of viewing it, I'll be back again over the holidays.

2 Chub

Very warm day for December but difficult fishing. Couldn't get any takes czech nymphing but finally took a very small grayling off the top late afternoon.

1 Grayling

Did not fish on account of weather forecast for Leominster/Ludlow area. Rain predicted most of Friday night which worried me about river colouring up. Then from 11am to 7pm today so decided not to travel. Will try again on another day !

8 Chub on bread in the morning. Changed to pellet at 2 o'clock and took 12 Barbel. Left at 4.30 still getting knocks every cast.

12 Barbel, 8 Chub

Two low double figure pike caught on deadbait and lure, River low with a slight tinge of colour, rain for much of the day. There was a lot of salmon crashing about and a few were seen swimming around in the slacks.

2 Pike