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Water very low and barbel hard to find.

2 Barbel, 65 Chub

Only my second time fishing the Wye and managed 11 good chub - one on float fished meat and the rest on groundbait feeder (small pellets and hemp) and 8mm pellet. Loved it, despite the low conditions. Some fish were spawned out and a bit hollow - some would have been serious fish of 5+ later in the season. Best spot was at the end of the left hand bank from the small beach, casting into the white water.

11 Chub

Only had a short amount of time to fish until the thunder/rain storm started, but still happy to catch a good condition chub.

1 Chub

Water still very low and clear , had 4 decent chub and a big eel.

4 Chub, 1 Other

Very hard going ! Grayling not really showing today . The 7 to hand were 12 -16 inches , nothing bigger moving in the time I was there to nymphs , spiders or dry . Very few rises and nothing in the faster water which was a bit disappointing as I'd hoped for some good sport euro nyphing the heads of pools and streamy runs .

7 Grayling

Fished top end on the beach. Low and clear tough day

3 Barbel, 50 Chub

6 Trout

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

Very low now not surprisingly ( 0.2 m on the Trallong gauge ) and very clear but it was useful now to scope out the river bed & now see it is predominately flattish bedrock runs below quarry pool . Moved a few fish though on a largeish black klink.
Quarry pool is now a bit of a glassy mill pond & a decent number of fish (smallish?) topping at times and guessing they where on aphids so left them to it! The run in to the pool is lovely but a spied a pesky mink working the water along the bank so that didnt help! Said mink then paddled across the river to my bank , then spied me and swam back across again fully submerged,I didnt know they could do that!
The junction pool is really lovely but very slow now so sat on it quietly hoping for some spinner or sedge action in the evening. A decent number of fish started moving here and there in the last hour of light but on what I dont know ! Couldnt crack the code in time before they switched off but a nice bar of Usk bronze (nothing big & on a v small tan klink) took pity & saved me from getting skunked when the bats came out . Such graceful things on the wing to stand and watch.
A couple of big fish moving in the tail too but they where having none of it ! Next time....
Wading was still good overall but some slime in the bankside slack water now and is quite greasy.
Such a lovely place here , very picturesque with a really nice wild feel to it all.

1 Trout

Only 1 angler due to unforeseen circumstances

5 Chub