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River seemed to be in perfect order, managed 4 small barbel 5 small chub. All caught rolling meat through gaps in streamer weed. Only downside of the trip were again a few brainless canoeists who seemed to think they owned the river and could do what they like !
Apart from this as always I can't wait to get back on my favourite river again!

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

Fished both banks from mid-day to dusk. River level was normal despite the overnight rain.
Managed to catch two barbel and two chub. All fell to pellet when the sun was off the water.
Love this beat as there are plenty of swims for 2 anglers with good access to the water. Expected more fish but with bright sunshine most of the day the fishing was patchy.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

35" coloured hen from Abernant Stream; #8 Cascade, 6ft fast sink polyleader and 5ft flurocarbon leader. First Wye salmon and first ever on fly. Took on 3rd cast of the day at 10am, with another coloured fish seen running through shortly afterwards. Fished Lady Alexanders in the afternoon for two WBT (0.75lb and 1lb approximately). Lovely beat with great fly water.

1 Salmon, 2 Trout

2 on fly 2 on worm.

4 Trout

river very very low, did not see touch or hear a fish all day!

Photos on the description of this beat suggest easy access, however with some very steep wet banks to contend with there weren't that many swims to choose from. With the river low we tried spots at the top and bottom of the beat but to no avail. Swims that looked like possible holding spots for barbel produced no results, with virtually no interest shown throughout the day. Beautiful stretch of the Wye but disappointing on the fishing front.

15 Barbel, 5 Chub

First of two days and once again Courtfield spoiled us. We fished in the woods area (which I have always found more productive when the river is low). The morning was slow with only a barbel to SE and a chub to me to show for our early start. The day was bright and sunny and as a result was unproductive so we concentrated on keeping our two swims fed in preparation for the evening. As we have found so often, as soon as the shadows moved over the river in the late afternoon the fish started to feed. It was never hectic but a steady run of bites up to dusk produced another eight barbel to SE (including two super fish of 10 lbs 1 oz and 11 lbs 14 ozs) and five barbel to 7 lbs 7 ozs and one chub of 4 lbs 10 ozs to me. The only down side for me was my swim was quite rocky on the bottom and I got cut off a couple of times on hooked barbel. All fish were taken on feeder and pellet tactics. Same old tactics but it works!

14 Barbel, 2 Chub

Only had very limited time to fish it mid day. Had one chub from the fast shallow end, nothing from the Orchard side.

1 Chub

It was casting practice more than fishing, water level was low anyway so not expecting anything. The resident Otter did not take kindly to having his mid morning bath disturbed, incidentally the fatest Otter I have ever seen. Trout were rising on occasion and some nice specimens could be seen in the shallows. Better luck next time.