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Big and brown did not set a rod up made my way home

17 Barbel

After being washed-off the previous day the river had dropped more than a foot overnight and had cleared, though still carried some colour. Caught two brown trout in the first hour, one of 12" the other 16", both on spiders. Thought I was in for a really good day but took nothing else, despite a few knocks and pulls.

2 Trout

The river rose by about half a meter and the pace increased from mid morning until late afternoon. Most of the fish were caught as the river level was increasing. The best barbel was estimated as 7.08 and all fish were caught using feeder and pellets. Very nice stretch of the Wye with plenty of wildlife to make the day even more interesting.

14 Barbel, 2 Chub

4 of the barbel caught on this beat were around the 1.5lb mark which really does bode well for the future! Fished a number of swims and despite unintentionally dipping a leg in the river on one of the wooded swims, we had an enjoyable day. Most fish came from the upper stretches of this beat, usual pellet and feeder tactics. Biggest barbel matched our biggest fish the previous day on another beat.......8lb 8oz. Perfect end to our 3 day trip to the River Wye.

10 Barbel, 1 Chub

Beautiful stream - raised and missed a fish, but not many signs of trout otherwise - was a lovely day out though.

In what was to be a theme for the weekend, we had to be flexible with fishing due to water levels. We didn't even attempt Ty Newydd at Erwood, knowing the Wye levels would be favouring Salmon fishers rather than us Trouters. From experience the nearby Edw is sometimes accessible even when its destination (Wye) is raging. After a slow start, the Cregrina beat was very productive. All fish caught on an Iron Blue dry, and returned.

21 Trout

Water very low , little fly life . Caught 1 - 10 inch 1 - 12inch WBT both on deep fished Dutacell nymph.
An enjoyable day in lovely countryside.

2 Trout

8 Barbel

Very nippy start 6 degrees C , but some nice autumn sun warm things up. Water levels just right but not a sign of a fish all day.
Nice pint of Wye Valley HPA in The Bell to finish the day in the sunshine.