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Unexpectedly nice day with some sunshine. River low and clear but with good flow. Occasional flies hatching so prospected with very small bwo and iron blue paras. The trout were in the glides and next to deep cover, not in the fastest water. Most glides produced a take and I managed to land 11, at 7" to 12", as well as missing several. Quite a hike back from the top of the beat to the car parking spot, but there was a spring in my step!!

11 Trout

First time on a river after breaking my elbow 2 months ago! Just a couple of hours during a short stay in the area. Lovely stretch of water, plenty of variety. A few fish coming up, and managed to tempt a few on dries. Most takes on nymphs though, but my reflexes obviously need a bit of practice! Word of warning. Very aggressive bull in adjacent field. I had to make a hasty retreat through a field on the opposite bank.

1 Grayling

One good trout at dusk. No sea trout seen or heard.

1 Trout

The river seemed to be in good order for salmon fishing, clear and a reasonable height but not even a tug today

Nothing caught, very slow

Lots of weed coming down the river, all fish taken on ledgered pellet.

7 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fished the Leaning Willow pool at Gromain. Caught no fish but saw four running through the pool. River high with quite a bit of colour. Fell in and lost my pipe and a box of flies. Forget the flies, but if anyone finds my pipe, keep it for me please.

River level low, sport slow. One barbel of unknown size hooked and lost before netting.

Fished evening session, good place to take my son to catch his first river barbel. River was up a bit but not coloured. Fished bottom pool. Feeder and pellet halfway across. Needed 3 oz to hold due to extra flow. Majority of fish were 8 oz to 1.5 lb. Biggest 5.5 lb which my son caught so nice pic for the album. Hopefully the large stocks of small fish mean the wye will be a good barbel river for years to come. I normally fish the Yorkshire rivers where it is unusual to see a barbel under 3 lb and you are fishing for one or two fish a session.

26 Barbel, 1 Chub

Between 7lbs 12 oz to 9 lbs.

5 Barbel