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A beautiful hot sunny day in the Wye valley didn't bode well for a busy days fishing Fished a couple of swims that had produced well on the last trip but struggled for any bites. One 3lb barbel and one chub (5-8!) landed. Moved swims mid afternoon and were rewarded immediately with some rod wrenching bites from both mid river and the near bank. Hectic couple of hours provided 10 barbel up to 9-4 and 9 more chub! Fish fed constantly from 16:30-19:30. Pellet and boilie doing the trick!

11 Barbel, 10 Chub

Great afternoon, unfortunately no fish taking.

River starting to show it's bones now. When we stopped fishing the main Rectory pool a fish rose, two minutes later another older fish rose,no chance of catching them. We moved to the Mill pool where I went to the very top of the run and a fish turned , covered it with a Geoff Francs work horse, and felt a light suck but not sure what that was. Last time on river for a while unless we have a lot of rain

Fished as usual with BS from Brecon. Fished the main pool and Mill pool, one Shad caught in Rectory but nothing else caught, a few fish seen rising,turning

1 Other

4 Trout

2 Barbel

Wonderful evening (1730-2100h) fishing on the Taf Fawr above Pont-y-Cafnau on Merthyr Angling Association water. Access not that easy (take small path going upstream on left bank and there is a smaller path steeply cutting down the amazing sloping rock buttress). With lowish water levels all pools were wadable or turnable with care. A 7 foot rod is ample for side casting under overhanging trees which shaded the river well on a sunny evening. There were a few fish rising; took a 9" BT with a red spinner and pricked a couple more. In faster water a Copper Head PT nymph accounted for a 10" BT. Left the river at the footbridge and skirted back on the metalled footpath back to Pont-y-Cafnau.

2 Trout

3 Chub

second day
went to orchard and top section AND WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED AS THERE WAS NO ACCESS TO THE RIVER FROM ANY OF THE SWIMS !!!! so had to fish bottom field again .
all fish again taken on meat and pellet and paste and fish in good condition just a shame about top section as have had great results in past years

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

3 Barbel, 1 Chub