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14 Barbel, 6 Chub

Arrived early Monday morning rain fell for the first couple of hours in which the river rose slightly which aided catching our first few fish in the first couple of hours. Caught Barbel ranging from 7lb 6oz to 8lb 4oz and Chub from 2lb to 4 1/4lb all caught on pellet. Fishing dried up in the afternoon.

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

I didn't have a single bite all day :( Having spoken with Woody @ Woody's Angling in Hereford he informed me that this was widespread across the whole Wye with nearly ever angler blanking - apparently simply due to the fish still or just having finished spawning, following the late spring we've had this year.
First blank ever on the Wye!! I suppose there's a first time for everything...
I will have to revisit and correct this blank very soon!

Wow, a second Wye blank in as many days. This late spring spawning really has screwed up the start of the season!
The main annoyance with this stretch is that they really need to make more swims available - 3 prepared swims throughout the best part of the water (faster water on the lower half) really isn't enough. Some of the best potential swims are just not reachable - not without a machete anyway!!
I think three or four more swims through that faster water would make a real improvement to the potential fishing here.

All salmon caught on spinner. 1 from Bridge pool, 2 from Island Stream. River 2', cloudy - algae? Few fish showing but beat had a bonanza that day. Weather dull, turning sunny and warm afternoon. 2 fish weighed 13lbs and 1 13.5lbs. All in excellent condition,fresh and silver.
Foundation's services very good.

3 Salmon

Barbel up to 8lb and lots of chub from 2-3lb all taken on boillies and pellet.

5 Barbel

We had 5 barbel in the end, biggest being 7.15lb. Weights of others was 7lber, 2 x 6.14lbs and a 5.1lb! And lots of chub in the 2-3lb to keep us busy. Fantastic day again, will see ya soon.

5 Barbel

Very few rises despite lots of small insects (gnats) over the water + yellow insects emerging and being taken by birds (sorry, no expert at identification).
Caught one 14" brown trout on a nymph. Companion caught similar fish and two small (5") brown on dry flies.

4 Trout

River was a bit low but did have a little colour from recent showers, our day started really well with five barbel taken early in the day on feeder and pellet. All fish were between seven and eight and a half pounds and in pristine condition.
Mid morning produced a further five fish to the roving approach mainly from various pegs on the middle meadow, again the pellet and feeder working well for us. Banks have been subject to damage from winter high water which has limited access to the river reducing the number of pegs that can be fished safely, care should be taken as a day on this beat can be a pretty physical day out.
Another great day on our favourite river and a pretty good result for this early in the season with a low river.

10 Barbel

River looked great but I blanked.