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Day 3 of 3. Even better than Day 2 at Strangford! Beautiful day, mainly overcast with a light breeze. River the lowest we've known (0.49m on Mordiford gauge). Fished the lucky stone swim and with the very low water it was much more comfortable than on some occasions. We could even fish from the flat river bed just above the main part of the swim and attack the favoured spot from above. This swim tends to fish well all day and so it was today with a couple of barbel early on and then a load of chub queueing up to take the pellets. The day was rounded off nicely with 6 barbel from 4pm til 6pm when we had to leave. The highlights were a 9 pound freshwater submarine (new PB) and his slightly smaller brother at 8 and a half. Fownhope delivers again!
Many many thanks to WUF - you guys do a wonderful job for us mad anglers. And thanks also to the owners.

8 Barbel, 11 Chub

7 Barbel, 30 Chub

Difficult conditions bright sunshine and low river all fish caught late on in the evening groundbait and pellet feeder with pellet on hook.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Beautiful day. The river was looking healthy and flowing well with plenty of wildlife and fish rising and jumping. Fish were biting all day, sifting out the Barbel from the Chub, which were non-stop, was the challenge. All the Chub were in the 2 - 4lb bracket and in good condition save for one which looked like it had a problem with one eye. The Barbel all upwards of 8lb, the bigest 10lb 4oz, all healthy looking fish that put up a characteristic Wye Barbel fight. The only irritation were inconsiderate padlle boarders some of whom passed by going downstream and then returned upstream only to get off their boards and wade upstream through the faster flowing water shouting and hollering showing a lack of consideration for anglers. They didn't seem to put the fish off for long though.

5 Barbel, 8 Chub

Cracking day on the UK's premier coarse fishing river. Chub to 4.5Ib and a PB barbel of 8Ib 2oz, well chuffed. Weather was perfect and so was the fishing!

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

Lovely day on the Wye again. My old fishing pal finally accompanied me for his first ever Wye experience. Very enjoyable and relaxed day. Low river but the chub still fed, found the barbel more elusive.

4 Barbel, 18 Chub

Fished 2 swims around the lucky stone and caught steadily all day. Most caught on feeder apart from 1 barbel and about 5 chub on the float. Hooked a salmon on luncheon meat which proceeded to strip about 70 yards of line off as it went off like a jet ski downstream before the hook pulled. Lost about 20 feeders in snags but that's the price for this magical swim.

8 Barbel, 35 Chub

Great day at the stones, fish fell to meat and bread on the bottom. Barbel to 8lb and Chub to 4.5lb

8 Barbel, 23 Chub

A quieter day for Fownhope.
A new 'tackle losing' snag at the lucky stone. Felt like rock rather than weed. Best barbel just under 8lb to meat.
The other were two eels, the one at 3lbs

4 Barbel, 15 Chub, 2 Other

Fish caught throughout stretch on both feeder and float, mostly with 8mm pellet. Around 30 good stamp chub, between 3lb and 4.10, mostly around 4lb mark. Additional 30 or so chublets 8oz to 1.8. Barbel between 5 and 6lb. River steady level, some colour with around 18” visibility.

5 Barbel, 65 Chub