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Nil caught, low and clear water.

The water was a bit rough so nothing caught that day. Would have had better chance if weather better. I will maybe try in summer.

Legered soft hook pellet for both fish on a brisk river requiring 2oz gripper leads. Both fish taken by same angler on the swim nearest the Seven Trent yard.

2 Barbel

Fish caught deep down on a nymph. Water conditions cold but good.

1 Trout

What a wonderful fishery! Lovely fly water at the bottom where you can chest wade on the gravel bar and present a fly in the deeper glide. Then you've got fast clean gravel ideal for the Devon. It was working beautifully through the pools without snagging.
Took 4 pike on a copper mepps 5 in the deep slower water.
Then switching to a silver mepps 5 up streaming a 10lb springer nailed it on the swing round and gave me a right run around. I counted at least 10 aggressive head shakes and eventually it came to the net.
My first salmon on the Wye so I am delighted! Will be back for sure.

1 Salmon, 4 Pike

A difficult day on a great looking stretch of river, with a single Chub at dusk saving the blank for me. My friend who was hoping for his first Barbel unfortunately blanked. Will be back in the summer.

1 Chub

4 anglers fishing for 8 hours with only one barbel to show for our efforts. Methods ranged from stick float to maggot feeder to pellet and groundbait.

1 Barbel

Not a salmon in sight.

Great end to the season, good weather, good fishing had three barbel best 7ib 12oz and a trout on halibut pellet from midday until last light.

1 Trout, 3 Barbel

The wind from the previous day had disappeared (thankfully) but brilliant blue skies and bright sunshine lead me to a late start thinking that dusk would be the time. Took a leisurely stroll along the whole stretch and being able to see the surface and read the water we found a nice looking spot towards the top (pretty long hike). Cast out about 13:00 just to get some bait in but caught consistently until 17:00 when we thanked the river for it's generosity and walked away happy but beaten up (up and down very steep banks, heavy and absolutely turbocharged Barbel). Proper fishing that only the Wye can provide. Magic.

15 Barbel, 3 Chub