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2 Trout

1 rainbow 1 Brown trout returned alive caught using spinner

2 Trout

4 Trout

1 Barbel, 30 Chub

8 Trout

1 Trout

With low levels it was hard to sustain fish feeding. Still, a great section. Very peaceful.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

Blanked. River very low - surprised to see it was even lower than in late July, and now with lots of large, green algal mats. Some runs that usually held fish even in late July were now much too low or slow; still saw plenty of fish but most were clustered in slower pools. They were extremely spooky with the water being so low and clear, not much hatching either so they were very difficult to fish for. I had to work hard for just three bites using delicate casts and realistic, footprint mayfly imitations - but unfortunately did not manage to hook any of them. I tried nymphs and caddis patterns too in various patterns but they got no interest at all (the sparse hatches late afternoon/evening were mostly mayflies though). It really needs a good spell of rain not only to top the river up, but flush all the green algae out. Still a beautiful beat though and saw plenty of wildlife including dippers, kingfishers, a pair of green sandpipers, grey wagtails and many Daubenton's bats skimming over the water at dusk. Fresh otter spraint on a rock near the beat start. Don't know if you're aware but in addition to the Himalayan balsam (which is pretty much everywhere these days sadly), there is a nasty patch of Japanese knotweed just on the bankside beside the 'beat start' sign. Thanks and look forward to returning when the river has got more water!

A pleasant day on The Wye in spite of low water making fishing difficult

3 Barbel, 2 Chub