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Had a good day with 8 good grayling and 2 out of season brownies, had 1 to czeck nymph and the rest on the duo, most of my success came from the lowest beat as the river is a little easier to wade. Great day

2 Trout, 8 Grayling

River very low today with the weir pool hardly present. Not many rising fish evident but a size 18 grey duster did get some little fellows to have a go. A weighted red tag and beadhead ptn also proved of interest. 5 modest sized grayling and 5 oos trout made it an enjoyable 3-4 hours. One curious incident: whilst extricating a snagged back-cast found myself face to face with an owl perched within the tree. It promptly flew out; gave me quite a start. Incidentally, this beat must be in one of the prettiest little valleys around.

5 Trout, 5 Grayling

Second day on this beat. River conditions were perfect with the increase in the level maintained and the flow steady. Started half way down the bottom field and started catching straight away. Switched mid afternoon to the swim by the 1st gate to catch the last 5 barbel including the best of the day at 8lb 14ozs. All fish caught on pellets/PVA bag method.
Another terrific day on the Wye, love this beat, for me barbel fishing doesn't get any better than this.

14 Barbel

We caught 16 barbel between us, biggest 9.10. The river fished up till 2pm then switched off. Very good straight, one of the beats that's worth the money.

16 Barbel

A slightly more challenging day than we expected given the favourable conditions: river up after recent rain, and falling slowly with good pace and colour. Started at the end of the beat off the island and gradually worked our way back to the fishing hut. One barbel came at about 11am, the rest at dusk, with some clonking chub in-between. A lovely and well maintained beat, with plenty to go at.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

Fishing ledgered deadbaits for Pike. Had a few takes in the morning, but didn't connect with anything apart from one, which was a large eel that dropped off just at the edge. I'm sure at least one of the other takes was also an eel. Been a long time since I've had a proper eel on deadbaits, so good to know there are some about as they are pretty rare these days.
Don't think the Pike were really in the mood. Conditions looked good in the morning, but the river pace picked up a little as the day progressed. I'll be back soon as the temperature drops.

With the river starting to rise yesterday (it was up about 3 feet from its level of last week), I had high hopes for today, although certainly never expected to catch that number of barbel. I intended to start at the lower end of the beat and picked an area I'd not fished before. Got a barbel first cast, and then regularly throughout the day, so extremely lucky to just drop on them from the off. Fish ranged from 4lb 8ozs to 9lb 6ozs. All caught on pellet/PVA bag method. Looking forward to a second day on this beat tomorrow.

16 Barbel

The river was very low and gin clear, and the strong breeze did not help the fishing. Nothing showing, but signs of spooked fish as we moved along the beat. The out of season trout and the grayling all fell to small weighted nymphs, but there is no sign of the grayling shoaling up yet as the weather continues to be mild.
I have fished this beat for a few years, but rarely have I seen the upstream section so difficult to access.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

A picturesque stretch, no fish encountered and access is tricky as stated, a local told me the beat is great in mayfly season.

River had about a foot of extra water on when I arrived but started to fall after about 2 hours and the chub started feeding. 6 cracking chub all caught on meat down the edge using a centre pin touch ledgering. Also a bonus barbel late on. A great day, felt more like summer in the afternoon when the sun came out.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub