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I agree with BL's comments of 24 April that the wading (at least the beginning of the lower stretch of this beat)is not easy. Combined with a heavy flow of water and higher river level after recent rains,this made for difficult fishing so left early. 1 lively brown trout of approximately 8" to a PTN.

River still about 7ft up and very coloured. Although this is a lovely beat there are very few swims in these conditions and the only water I found fishable was down below the island.
Had a really good day catching 18 barbel on halibut pellets, the best was 8lb. A real bonus was meeting Colin the keeper, a really nice man.

River still high and flowing fast, although level had dropped. Fished along straight stretch before bend. Caught an 8lb barbel fairly quickly and it then went very quiet. Despite moving beats only only managed one other barbel. Think Bob further down did much better. Hard going but weather and scenery glorious.

1 chub...river still high but dropping. Only water that looked fishable was being fished by a great lad from Gateshead.

Lovely looking spot although the river was up approx 12 feet when I first arrived on Saturday, in fact my normal dog walking routes were under water around Ross. This meant only a limited number of swims were fishable,I found an area of slack water and fished the crease for seven barbel to about 7lb and two lost. Will try again in September, this beat was new to me and looks worth exploring.

Fresh fish 11 lbs.

Fished the afternoon and early evening, sun out and the river dropping steadily. Fishing the near margins, I settled myself in, cup of tea in hand and a beautiful silver salmon leaped clear from the water 2 metres from my seat. It stayed there all day! Anyway, fishing was productive. I missed a couple of rod bending bites, all on pellet but in the end I managed to catch 2 barbel, around the 5-7lb mark and 3 Chub.
A wonderful and relaxing afternoon, a picturesque beat and a good cup of tea!
Thank you Wye & Usk Foundation.

2nd Day on Courtfield and River dropped back from 8 foot above normal height to 5ft above normal during the day. Still only Legg Meadow swims really fishable and fished the 2nd and 3rd pegs again. 5 Barbel caught between the 2 of us (and pulled out of 1).... 4 during the morning between 10 - 13:00 and one around 16:30 Fish were 6lb 6oz, 6lb 6oz, 6lb 10oz, 7lb 2oz, 8lb 5oz and 9lb 4oz all on double Ellipse pellets. Tried various other baits. Nothing much in the way of activity apart from the fish. Lots of wildlife again.

The river was dropping from about 6 foot plus over summer levels and still quite coloured, est 18 inches visibility in the water. Fished a calmer pool on beat 5, just after the bend, and caught 1 chub about 4 lb. Moved down river to beat 1 Lower and caught 2 chub close in by the near bank. Again about 4lb. All fish caught on a 1 inch square size luncheon meat. Also fished near the bank on beat 2 with no fish. River running very fast in this area.

The river was approx 9 foot above summer level which made the fishing interesting. Nevertheless we managed 24 barbel between us, mainly from the sheltered swims amongst the trees before the footbridge. The biggest fish was 8 1/2lb and they were taken on various pellets and home made paste baits. The fish were split 13,8 and 3. Considering the conditions a decent start to our 4 days fishing on wuf waters.