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8lb Barbel caught on meat. Two other barbel hooked but not landed both on meat.

Four of us fished this stretch on the Friday. The lower stretch produced three or four Chub to maggot also caught two nice Grayling. Five Barbel caught up to around 5lb all on maggot. The upper stretch produced 9 barbel the biggest was 8lb. These were caught on meat, maggot and pellet.

River low and clear, didn't catch any pike at all.

Cold overnight so we expected a slow start. Lost 2 barbel late morning. Caught 5 chub to 5lb 6oz during the day. Barbel 9lb 10oz just as packing up around 5.45pm. All fish caught on 3 or 4 ledgered elips pellets over loose fed pellets. Enjoyed the day. Thanks to Denise and Tony at the Jovial Colliers in Lydbrook for the bed and breakfast, excellent as usual!

A chilly morning, mixed sun and cloud and a downstream wind. 10 x trout 6-12 inches, on spiders, mainly Waterhen Bloa, and dries (Bastard Adams).

We picked the windiest day of the week on which to wind up our season. Did it blow and then either downstream or straight at you so trotting proved tricky. River was in great condition with plenty of water and hardly any colour. Without the expected visit from Colin the guide, we had to find the fish ourselves (whatever is fishing coming to!) but that wasn't difficult and after a morning of exploration we found 'em in mid afternoon and had regular action to both rods until dark.
Unusually we caught more barbel than chub despite the regular trickle of maggots and pellets but what a way to finish the season and what a lovely stretch of river to do it on.
We stopped at Woody's Tackle in Hereford en route - does any shop have a bigger selection of feeders and river floats?
Thanks WUF

CAUGHT 2 BARBEL ON MAGGOT FEEDER.

1 barbel 6.5lbs - 1 chub 2lbs.

Had an enjoyable days fishing on my 1st visit to this stretch. After a long and very muddy walk to the fishery I worked my way upstream from the bottom of the stretch. Spending the day roving I managed just a solitary jack pike. Looked good so may return in the future.
NB; Take extra care when wet as I found the banks to be quite dangerous due to being steep and very muddy.

A day of downstream wind, rain and even hail. Blank with the salmon rod (but trying it was a somehow neccessary early season ritual). LDO hatch after lunch; 3 x trout 9-13 inches, 2 x grayling 10-12 inches.