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Lovely beat with lots of different swims. Caught two Barbel & one chub, all putting up a great fight. Barbel to 8lbs. A pleasure to be on the river with some friends....

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fished the wooded section in a great swim near the big rock from 2pm until dusk. The river was low but had the first fish on the first cast. Barbel from 4 to 9 lb, chub 2-3 lb. A bit snaggy, lost quite a bit of gear but a totally amazing day for Joe's first trip to the Wye. Day 1 of 3. TBC......

8 Barbel, 7 Chub

Various methods but all fish caught on pellet. 4 x 3-4lb chub. River low, very weedy.

4 Chub

Fished in the wood, banks are tricky but ok with care. Caught from the first cast, 10 chub in the first 10 casts before things became a little slower. Rebaiting the swim with the dropper fetched more fish and a couple of barbel all fish caught on corn or 10mm boilie which by chance looked just the same as the cherries falling in the water off the trees. All chub between 3lb and 4lb 8oz, biggest barbel was 8lb 1oz and the other about 4 1/2lb, losing 2 more when the line was cut on rocks. A very nice days fishing indeed, also spotted my first otter on the Wye.

2 Barbel, 32 Chub

Hard to fish, very rocky, croys poor condition. Lucky stone swim had two barbel anglers on the far side so a long walk for nothing. Tried fly and spinner nothing.

Hard to fish - very rocky, croys poor condition. Lucky stone swim had two barbel anglers on the far side so a long walk for nothing. Tried fly and spinner nothing.

7 chub in swim next to hut. Long walk to lucky stone swim was a waste of time as people fishing on the far side.

7 Chub

Tough going today not a knock till 6pm then chub started feeding. All between 3-5lb the barbel was 8-9lb.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

First time on this beat and the river was low and sluggish, the weather warm and sunny. Walked a good part of the beat before settling in at a spot in the woods. During the late morning an early afternoon I caught the 6 fish on meat including an eel and a chub hooked in the anal fin (best fight from a chub ever). I had intended to move to a nearby swim for the late afternoon and evening but this got taken by anglers on the opposite bank. Before leaving I had a couple of casts in the last downstream field but with no success. Overall a nice stretch of river that would be a lot better with some rain.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Other

Two Barbel and 5 chub in very hot conditions.
As per usual, below the forest towards the the very end of the stretch fishing to pockets in the rather large weed beds.

2 Barbel, 5 Chub