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2 Barbel, 12 Chub

River looked perfect but I still only had 1 Chub on rolling meat. Great day out - went home tired but happy.

1 Chub

I caught 6 chub and 5 carp. Had a ball, cheers.

6 Chub, 5 Other

Another pleasant afternoon on the Wye. Water up about a foot with a tinge of colour. Started about midday, had 3 fish within 40 minutes then nothing for 4 1/2 hours.
Stayed put and kept feeding and eventually the barbel returned with a further 14 fish. They averaged 6-7lb with a few smaller ones, and the biggest fish approx 9lbs and 33" long.
As with all Wye fish they went like stink but using the usual heavier tackle to get them in as quickly as possible meant they were still lively when unhooked and went back well. Caught 2 with other anglers' barbed hooks still attached which were removed.

17 Barbel

Three cheers for the Wye and Usk Foundation for opening up this wonderful stretch of trout fishing to us all. I can't believe that no one has fished this beat since the first week of July? With low water you can begin to wade into some of the deeper pools and this is where the larger fish are to be found at this time of year. Profuse hatch of sedge alongside Mayfly and Daddys, all of which produced significant results fished upstream. 15 trout, with the largest to 1.5lbs (actually should have been double this number but for slow reactions. I cast to one fish who took the same fly three times on consecutive casts and I missed every time. 2 grayling (my first ever) on sedge, both fish around the pound mark, and one chub. An awesome day's fishing on a cloudless day even if there is algae growing off the rocks.

15 Trout

4 small carp on sweetcorn. Water very low, fishing slow, hot and sunny, light wind.

4 Other

12lb coloured cock fish taken on red/black flying 'c' mid afternoon fishing close to bank below power line.

1 Salmon

Travelled down from Yorkshire today so didn't get fishing until gone 6pm. Walked the stretch and settled near the private fishing stretch. Fished pellet and bomb about halfway across catapulting in freebies.
Caught steadily all evening. The first fish turned out to be the biggest of the weekend at 9lb 5oz. A lovely stretch especially once the road had quietened down later on.

11 Barbel

Absolutely loved the day fishing. Will be returning again soon! Thanks again.

2 Trout

5 Chub