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5 barbel on pellet. Short session as on other beats. All fish had bad hook damage and one a big size 8 hook.

River rising throughout the morning. Nothing seen or felt!

15 B Trout caught and we got a real soaking. Small fish but two or three about 9in. Would be good on dry day.

Another change in the weather, back to the rain. Fished until underpants wet (about 4pm) then gave up but still very enjoyable. 3 x small barbel, 3 x small chub, all on pellet.

First time on the Wye. A literal baptism. High water and lots of rain for most of the day. Caught one chub to save the day. Looking forward to another day when or if we get proper summer.

Two of us fished 11 'til 7 for 12 barbel and 15 + Chub, including a couple of 9 lb + Barbel and a 6 lb Chub.
Very heavy rain and the high water level made the banks a bit tricky upstream so we fished down the bottom end. Lovely beat with plenty of water to go at better conditions. Ellipse pellets again the winning bait. Driving down the track to the river only advisable with a 4x4.

Did not start fishing until 1700, showers and windy but settled into a swim, river coloured but level remained constant.
Fished the near margins, small pellet with a few thrown in as freebies - caught 4 barbel in 3 hours, three great condition with the biggest double figures, one looking a little jaded after spawning.
Overall a great 3 hours - Thanks

9 barbel 8 chub on pellet and cheese paste

The water was very high and made the fishing rather difficult. The the water was coming through at a tremendous pace. I did however manage to catch a barbel of around 5lb and a chub of around 4lb on Halibet pellet. As the water was continuing to rise and fishing conditions were not good as it rained most of the day and the banks were slippery I reluctantly decided to come home two days early.
The Wye River has wonderful potential for barbel and chub my main target but the contitions were far from perfect. That's fishing. I did find other anglers and the fishing tackle shop in the area very friendly and helpful and managed to gather a lot of information for next time.

River was a touch high with a bit of colour but still very fishable. Not much happening on top but a big black klinkhammer got the local residents interested! Brought 6 fish to hand - 6" to 12" - and plenty more dropped off or missed on the take - stocks seem good!
Great day as per usual, thanks WUF.