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2 Trout

Thought I would try the Ithon as the Wye was still high, but it was also high, fast & coloured - lucky to hook 1 good grayling on a nymph from a slower glide under an overhanging tree, c. 22" & est. 2lb + - good fish for this stretch. Put up a strong fight on a 15' Tenkara rod with lots of aerial action, but successfully landed & returned.

1 Grayling

Two trout caught on small bead-head nymphs on the edge of the fast water. One trout on dry fly (grey klinkhamer) later in the day. Plenty of rises later on but difficult to reach. The river was quite high and fairly colored - good conditions.

3 Trout

Despite a grey sky and some occasional driving rain Middle Hill Court always remains beautiful and spectacular.
The water level was extremely high and worryingly cold but looked fishable which clearly makes this a popular Autumn venue.We enjoyed some steady sport throughout the day and managed to catch 5 Barbel and 9 Chub all of which were a good size and fought hard.The best Barbel was a touch over 7lb and the pick of the Chub was 5lb 8oz.
Swims are limited on this venue which is a shame because when the water level is high there would only appear to be 2 or 3 swims available which naturally is going to put a lot of pressure on them and and make fishing more difficult as the season progresses.

5 Barbel, 9 Chub

good day

1 Trout

Tough day on this lovely stretch of the wye . On the day of the local fun ride so we saw lots of riders along the bank. River was about 5 foot up and carrying some colour so should have been good for barbel. Could just about hold the far bank with 3 oz but lost hooklength to snags. We caught no barbel on meat or pellet but had 8 nice chub to meat - many of them under the bank which was nice. Don't know how the salmon anglers got on - we only saw a couple (salmon)crashing about. We were on beat 5 but wish we had explored further downstream.

8 Chub

Another slow day after fishing the Creel the day before, however still very enjoyable in stunning surroundings.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

River dropping 1.4m on the Lydbrook guage, we caught 18 Barbel to 10lb 2oz & 4 Chub to 4lb 8oz

18 Barbel, 4 Chub

15 Trout, 7 Grayling