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River low and clear, plenty of action using straight bomb and meat.

23 Chub

Chosen method today was bomb and pellet, 10mm. A steady day with no hectic feeding spell, fish coming out throughout the afternoon/evening that we fished. Another day of bright sunny conditions. Wildlife today included a family of young sparrowhawks.

15 Barbel, 9 Chub

Second day on this beat, tried the hut peg to start with, after an hour with no enquiries, moved round into the wood. Fished the lucky stone in the hope of avoiding the chub, but a repeat of the previous days sport followed.
The problem with this peg being the large rocks on the riverbed, when a barbel was hooked the hook link was invariably cut, seven barbel hooked three landed. The Wye tackle fairy took six of my feeders!
The chub were very prolific, at 7.30pm after 36 chub decided a pint was more appealing than another chub. Thanks WUF 2 great days sport.

3 Barbel, 36 Chub

First time on this beat, fished second swim in the woods, the walk was challenging. Chub were in profusion, not really giving the barbel a chance, but a fantastic days fishing. Chub between 2lb 8oz and 4lb 12oz, barbel 5lb to 7lb 13oz

4 Barbel, 51 Chub

3 Barbel

First time on this beat, so walked the length first. With the river low and clear, there looked very few pegs that would hold more than the odd fish. Settled on a peg with fast, but fishable water and was rewarded with a barbel first cast. Fish came steadily all day with about 10 fish lost. A number broke with very little pressure and the hook length looked cut through, so can only presume that there was a sharp snag in the swim.One barbel must have thought is was a salmon, jumping clear of the water twice and throwing the barbless hook on the second leap. All fish came to 12mm pellets. No monsters, but all of the barbel were between 6lb and 7lb 4oz.
The bonus of the day was to be able to sit and watch a pair of kingfishers on the opposite bank having an equally successful day with their fishing exploits.

19 Barbel, 15 Chub

Cardiac hill still there to get over if yr fit

7 Barbel, 9 Chub

Blanked linited swims.

Very nice beat, fished the stretch just up from the hut, as I'm sure most people do - going further down requires a bit of commitment - took a break in the middle of the day to have a look in the wooded bit . some tasty pegs in there, but don't be tempted to take a short cut - the wall of mud is completely impassible with fishing gear.
This stretch was stuffed with salmon crashing about - and a few barbel as well, had five and a few chub, quite tricky fishing with a very snaggy bottom. Great place to spend a day, plenty of fish about

5 Barbel, 4 Chub

I didn't fish this day as the previous day had been so good (on the same beat) that I didn't fancy a downer!