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Low water, but great beat. Weather was blowy and intermittent drizzle. Lots of rising fish. Very spooky and we didn't crack the code!

Great day's fishing. Settled in a swim half way down left bank and started fishing at approx 1:00 pm after a late decision to fish this beat. Swims were easily accessible which was a pleasant change from last week. Bites pretty much every cast as the fish were in feeding mode. Barbel ranged from 1.5 pounds up to 9 pounds. Meat and sweetcorn was the order of the day although the only fish caught on pellet was the biggest. Several snags meant I lost a few fish and a number of feeders but all in all an enjoyable day.

12 Barbel, 1 Chub

Last day of trip river had dropped but still very weedy. Another majestic day at middle hill court, 12 barbel largest 8lb 2oz and a lovely 4lb chub. All fish caught on pellet feeder. Fantastic fishing in one of the most beautiful places on the wye valley.

12 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fly fishing using very small doubles on rock pool river low

Idea river levels (great for August) but quite cold and gloomy with persistent drizzle and light rain. All fish bar two came to a size 18 BWO emerger or snipe and purple spider, the other two to a jig nymph fished deep. Many fast rising small grayling either turning before they took the fly or too quick for my reflexes, but the bigger ones connected solidly. Best grayling 12 inches, brown 10 inches, on a spider from the first pool in the Edw. A lovely beat to explore again early or late season.

3 Trout, 7 Grayling

8 caught. Happy I had my limit. Mostly caught on polly ball and worm

8 Trout

A disappointing day for me. Cloudy, drizzly showers, cool, downstream wind. River low and clear. Hooked and lost one fish at about 10:30am (the silver flash as it rolled off suggests perhaps a grayling) but didn't see another fish for the next 6 hours. River conditions? Low stocks? Or just me? In One or two places trees have fallen right across the river necessitating an difficult exit. In one case up in the Lyonshall woods, that had to be on the wrong bank but I'm sure that was Ok.

7 x trout 6-10 inch, spiders, mainly Dark Watchet A coolish day with odd showers, breezy, and a few iron blues on the water

7 Trout

Day three on Howcaple river level still good some colour hot sunny midday so fished early and late ,four barbel in the 6-7lb range .

4 Barbel

River running very low and clear, even after recent spell of heavy rain. Some parts of the beat inaccessible and a couple of trees down in the upper part of the beat.