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Tough day today, only raised about 6 and briefly connected with one - I think they were just small trout playing around. Could see every stone in every pool, even the deepest - useful for future trips but useless for fishing today - even watched the weighted nymph I put on for a short time trundle along the bottom.... River is slippy bedrock and the whole range of rock and stone sizes - needed the wading staff, with more water and a bit of colour the staff would be essential. Did not leave until deep into the evening but nothing was moving.

1 Chub

The river was quite low. It was around 27 or 28 degrees and very sunny. We started fishing around 14:30 through to 21:00.
We fished under the trees below the shallows where there appears to be a deeper section. I was using a running lead plus 12mm halibut pellet while Chris was using a cage feeder with the same bait.

We had a great day and this is a lovely stretch of the Wye with plenty of scope for future visits. The Fishing Passport and booking system works really well.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

Fishing slow - barbel caught on pellets. Biggest 8lbs 4oz . Very hot

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Caught late on using pellets. Best fish 6lbs 5oz barbel

1 Barbel, 2 Chub, 1 Other

6 small Chubb all in great condition- great day, even though it was very hot.

6 Chub, 2 Other

not a bad day in all for the weather ,no catch today

Brilliant day. Hot and sunny, steady short rises all day. Caught most fish on dries or the odd spider. Fish of the day a 5lb Chub on a big humpy!

7 Trout, 3 Grayling, 1 Chub, 6 Other

1 Trout, 10 Grayling

Despite being one of the hottest days of the year our 11am-6pm session was highly enjoyable on a river lower than I have seen it-and really 'showing its bones'. Some of the usual far bank barbel swims were covered in silkweed and did not produce to waggler or feeder.
When you found fish in the fastest water possible and it was 3 foot deep the chub and barbel were willing to feed even in the hottest part of the day. All but one chub came to floatfished meat or carp pellet over mainly hemp and pellet feed. Chub were up to about 4 1/2 lb and the barbel between 6- 7lb. Great sport on float tackle.
Friend Keith only just back on the fishing scene after as forced absence to golf couldn't believe how good the Wye was and got so excited he collapsed with cramp just before he could have his photo taken with a nice barbel. We couldn't wait for him to recover but the barbel did and swum away strongly. I still haven't seen beat 6 - wonder if there is faster water down there.

4 Barbel, 12 Chub