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Caught 4 rainbows on worm.

4 Trout

1 on fly three on worm.

4 Trout

Both barbel were about 6lb and the 3 chub were about 3lb all caught on pellet. It just a shame that only half the stretch you pay for is fish able due to the deeper section being totally over grown and not accessible without a strimmer to open up the swims. It was a bit of a let down really and it's not the cheapest day ticket on the Wye and you would expect for the money you pay, for all the swims to be cut back a bit and fishable!!!

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

3 Trout

Due to the bright sunny weather, cold nights and falling water temperature, I started fishing at 2pm. Between 3pm and 6-30pm caught 4 barbel up to 6lb on pellets. Sadly, 2 of these fish had badly broken dorsal fin spines, and also missing upper parts of the tail fin. I have not seen serious damage like this in the 4 previous years of fishing this stretch. It looks like the result of fish being retained in keepnets, or use of crude, inadequate landing nets. Top of the list of suspects are the club fishing the opposite bank, which has resulted in a big increase in fishing pressure this year.

4 Barbel

Fished at top end of the beat, first swim down from Boys Rocks which is the only swim suitable for doubling up with two anglers. Lost several fish amongst the weed and the rocks finally landing our first barbel. Water was gin clear with bright blue skies in sunshine. Salmon were regularly topping and jumping which makes this stretch very picturesque.
Fished groundbait and pellet swim feeder switching to maggot feder later when bites had dried up on the close in rod. Barbel came to bunch of maggots fished on the edge of the eddies.

1 Barbel

The conditions were not ideal as it was a very bright day and river was low. Only fished for a couple of hours and caught a grayling on a hare's ear beaded nymph. A very nice stretch of river.

1 Grayling

There was a touch of frost on the grass as I made my way down to the start of the beat at 9.00am. The early morning mist was followed by bright sunshine and virtually no wind. Crystal clear water meant I could see the fish but they could see me too. Amazed to see a whole flotilla of small trout, side by side queuing up for passing food in the shallow section of the weir pool. Needless to say my fly line scattered them in all directions spooking everything in that part of the river.

Unsurprising then that six of my eight fish came from the upper more enclosed and shaded section of the beat. Nymphs cast upstream into undercuts and riffles accounted for all but two of the fish The exceptions were tempted by a Klinkhammer. Three fish were about 12”, the best of which was caught below a bush besdide the uppermost cattle drink approaching Hergest Bridge.

8 Trout

Fished the lower end of the beat and between us caught a disappointing 3 chub between the 2 of us. Tried a number of different swims with every bait imaginable but it was very quiet, especially as this beat has been successful for us the in past.
Water was very low but well coloured, the 3 Chubb were caught on Luncheon Meat.

3 Chub

1 Trout, 2 Grayling