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I could not have wished for better conditions for this time of year, river about 2.5 feet up fairly clear and dropping back. The back end of a really mild spell and a lovely part of the river. I was not disappointed, five barbel 7lb, 7lb 8oz, 8lb 4oz, 8lb 12oz and a 10lb 4oz. Thank you Don you have a great beat here and I will be back next week to have a go for the salmon. I saw two fish in the river when I was there and if I get as much luck with the conditions again you never know!

River was low and had a little colour, very sunny day and struggled for bites. One pike nearly landed on dead bait early, nice 5lb chub saved the blank for one of us caught on pellet.. Packed up at 2.30pm as we all had too much sun. Lovely day to enjoy the river and peacefull surroundings, thank you Ian for meeting us early on your day off.

Blank. Couldn't find them today. Saw quite a few goosander ducks on the beat.

6 chub to 4lb 6oz and 8 Barbel to 7lbs all caught on maggot feeder and then boilie wrapped in paste at dusk.

This has to be one of the best looking beats on the river Wye. It was like a spring moring when I arrived and I caught 2 lovely Barbel of 5 and 7 1/2 lbs pounds with one lost. Had to leave early to catch the rugby but many thanks to Adam for his advice he told me I would catch and also to the WUF for the great work they have done improving swim access on this lovely beat (not that it was that bad then) it is a river dont forget.

10 chub, mainly on Sweetcorn with a couple on meat. Largest 4lb 2oz, one more over 4 but all over 5lb. Not a bad day all round.

Cracking day with river in good order but I couldn't find a fish in any of Don's recommended spots or areas I figured out for myself. The river was up a couple of feet and Don had suggested the conditions were right to try for the chub and dace that occupy the bottom pool, fishing maggots on the stick from the steps near the lower car park. I didn't try it but I should have. Still, the sun shone and all was well.
One more go before the season ends, I think.

Took the minimum of gear today and decided to try a roving approach for the pike. Had a nice 8lber early on and a 14lber in fantastic condition in the afternoon towards the bottom of the beat. Both fish on deadbaits.
Salmon very active today with a couple of very acrobatic fish keeping me entertained!

Was it really 23rd February as temperatures soared to 17 degrees as the two intrepid anglers decked out in layers of thermals and winter apparel began to disrobe bit by bit as they walked the length of this beat set in wonderful countryside for the first time.
With great anticipation we settled for the two pegs at the lower end of the beat, we thought known as the Rock Pool. After 3 biteless hours though a decision was made to move up the beat to fish the two pegs nearest to the line of trees which proved to be the right move.
With the river rising, about a foot overall during the day, the fish started to oblige around mid afternoon and between us we had four Barbel 7lb 1oz, 6lb 10oz, 6lb 7oz and 3lb 9oz and one Chub 3lb 1oz
These fish were caught on either meat or pellet fishing fairly close in down the side.

Decided in a crazy moment to visit the Wyebank beat in near artic conditions, fished from 9am-3pm stick float on the pin feeding maggots, freezing tempature with air temp at 2 deg C and water temp at a little over 3 deg C, biggest problem was line freezing in rings of the rod but managed to catch 2 Chub to 4lb 8oz and one Brown Trout of about 1lb, river was in good condition lower levels and a little tinge of colour. Just a shame about the weather....roll on summer and those Wye Barbel!!

1 Trout, 2 Chub