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Another couple of hours nymphing. Biggest about 1lb. Not massive fish but fair size for a 3wt set up.

4 Grayling

Good day in terms of the number of fish caught. Fish caught on both upper and lower section , lost a couple coming to the net and quite a few takes with fish coming short. Fished with spiders snipe and purple and partridge and orange with a size 14 g/h flash back hares ear on the point.

9 Trout, 4 Grayling

4 Trout

My first Gloucestershire WBT- about 7" - size 20 pheasant tail with a small tungsten bead. Warm day after the rain.
Crickey- how do the regulars get so many fish? You can't cast upstream and if you try to drift downstream, it's shallow and clear. Must get a smaller rod and review my leader approach for these small waters. I didn't fish too close to the water treatment plant as it was a bit whiffy. No pies for me today! Oh yes- you can get Vircon disinfectant from Wynnstay (agricultural supply). £3.50 for a sachet- enough for 5L.

1 Trout

Well Fownhope 5 didn’t disappoint again. Close on 250lb of chub between the 2 of us on feeder tactics but sadly only 7 barbel to around 7 pound. All caught firstly from the far field other side of woods then a move to the rocks around midday saw so many more chub and the few barbel grace our nets.

7 Barbel, 82 Chub

Explored some of of the less fished water today and had the odd fish throughout the beat. A few decent sized trout at the top of the spring pool saved the day.Grayling seemed to have moved on since yesterday.

9 Trout, 3 Grayling

Good conditions today. Equal number of trout and grayling, mostly caught on a bright pink shrimp pattern at the tail of the Ferry.

7 Trout, 7 Grayling

Really enjoyable evening 2 barbel and 5 chub

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

Arrived at 3 and fished the same swim as yesterday better weather today cloudy and overcast 1 small chub first cast then a barbel of 9lb at 4-15 nothing then until 7-30 then 7 chub in the last hour 3lb 8oz, 4lb 2oz, 4lb 2oz, 4lb 6oz, 4lb 10oz, 5lb and 5lb 8oz.same method as yesterday.2 excellent days fishing on my favourite Wye and usk beat.

1 Barbel, 8 Chub

2rods all day not very good

4 Barbel, 12 Chub, 1 Other