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Had an great days fishing in the wood crib area had seven Barbel biggest 10lb 3oz three 8lb plus one 7lb and finaly two five pound plus fish, all caught on halibut pellet could not have wished for a better day.

Our third visit in as many weeks to the Wye and, at last, my first barbel at 7lb caught just as light was fading. Between us, we also had a few decent chub to just under 5lb and another smaller barbel. We thought about fishing near the confluence with the Lugg but the sight of 9-10 Mergansers working the pool made us think better of it. The Mergansers flew off but no doubt they will be back - I logged them on the cormorant watch site. A lovely stretch of the river - we'll definitely be back.

Arrived at river with 0.86m on gauge and a perfect colour.(rose 6cms and started colouring more in next 6 hrs). After over twenty undaunted visits this year persistence finally paid off with my first salmon, a 12lb cock fish on a yellow/gold Flying C. It was reddening and swam off strongly after release. I'm so thrilled!
I would like to say a big thank you to two Toms, both great company on the river and who impart their wealth of knowledge so freely. Tom Richards (of the WUF} was helpful with my retrieval style and choice of lures and
Tom Hannon showed me the high water lie from which the fish was enticed. Lastly I am so grateful to the WUF for reconnecting this Gwent boy with his angling roots (first cast a fly for trout on the Usk fifty years ago) after over thirty years of living in Wiltshire. You are doing a wonderful job.

Fantastic day! A dozen barbel to 9lb 15oz and chub to 5lb 4oz! Bait used was pellet and boilie. Tried a bit of pike fishing but only hooked and lost a 2lb ish eel.

Great day! 4 barbel, 2 of which were doubles, biggest 10lb 6oz. Bait used was boilie.

2nd day, fished the top/middle and the botton of the beat. 10 barbel and 2 chub caught on a variety of meat and pellet baits.

Could only manage a couple of hours in mid afternoon - just one small out of season brown on sunken nymph. A beautiful beat and will return!

2 Barbel and 1 Chub all came from 2 swims, fished several others, lovely place will be back.

10 trout to 9" - 10".

Tried just about everything to get a barbel, just wasn't happening today for whatever reason. First blank of my four days on the Wye, oh well, I'm sure it would be different on the right day.