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Nice stretch of water but a very long walk. Thank god for the lift there and back by the farmer. We managed a decent chub and 4 barbel to 7lbs. River was coloured and pushing through but not too bad for weed and debris.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

This water normally produces good barbel catches but to have a blank barbel return is unusual. Tried several methods and baits to no avail. Thank goodness for chubbies.

3 Chub

Barbel of 6.5lb and 5lb, both caught on eliptical barbel pellets.

2 Barbel

Barbel (5.5 lb) caught on eliptical pellet, chub (3.5 lb) on spam. Water fairly clear and low.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

No fish caught. The walk to the river must be close to mile over a very rough track, need to be young and fit manage it of which I am neither. The farmer will take you down and back for £5.

River fairly low and slightly coloured. Fished the top bend with an audience on deck chairs on the far bank. Had 3 dace on caster. Fed hemp and caster and had four barbel, biggest was 10lb. The water level dropped a foot and all bites dried up so dropped down into next peg and had 2 more barbel with another 10lber. Lovely place and a nice days fishing but a very long walk!

6 Barbel, 3 Other

River coloured and with good flow at the top of the beat. Small party of Goosanders ( 4 or 5 ) on the water below the wall of Weir gardens when we arrived at about 07.45. Water looked perfect but we couldn't find the barbel and they didn't find us. Fished with feeders and ground bait plus variety of pellets for hook bait including Hinders blitzed elipse. Rod 1 (mine!) blanked, rod 2 caught 3 chub during late afternoon and with the last cast about 19.10 caught a 4lb barbel. Hard work but in a great stretch of water!

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fished Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th September.
Tuesday - S.W opted to fish the maggot and Hemp by the gallon. The result was a bite a cast, all under 1/2lb, mostly chub but also minnows, bleak, dace, roach, perch & brown trout, all on feeder with 10lb hook link!!! No barbell so a bad tactical decision but worth a shot. In cooling temperatures it has worked well on the Severn before.
D.S opted for boilie, pellet & pellet ground bait combination and moved swims in response to local knowledge to bag 14 good chub to 5lb and a last gasp 7lb plus barbel
having lost two good barbel earlier in the day in the top of stretch swims.
Wednesday - the previous days rain impacted on the stretch seeing over 2 feet of cold dirty flood water hit the river at about 10am. D.S had a 5lb chub and 7lb barbel in first two casts but that was last of action until last thing when he managed two more barbel in flood conditions.
S.W. lost one Barbel on meat, but there was no other activity other than bleak, dace & chub on float.
All in all a challenging two days, but as always on the Wye a pleasure to be there!!

3 Trout, 4 Barbel, 22 Chub, 100 Other

Water very low and shallow, plenty of chub but unable to find the barbel until the last cast. Needs a drop of rain. Nice beat, all the fish taken on pellets with a feeder.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

The Gods were against us. The coldest morning of the year (3 degrees) and pouring with rain. We walked the walk but didnt talk the talk. When we arrived at the swims, exhausted, we knew there were fish there because a Cormorant was busy eating them right in front of us. DC junior lost two Barbel on the snags and caught a 5 pounder on the last cast of the day. I caught an 8 pounder from my only bite of the day.

2 Barbel