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Chub bites all day on pellet but couldn’t find the barbel

3 Chub

1 Barbel

A wonderful late Autumn day at Whitney Court..warm ,still & slightly overcast between periods of blue sky. The Wye was up a foot & a bit & going through at a reasonable pace. We all fished side by side at the bottom of beat 5 using pellets, luncheon meat & pepperoni. It was a day when the big fish were out to play with PB doubles of chub & barbel for two anglers. All fish in tip-top condition, fin perfect & fat as pigs.

Wildlife kept us all entertained as usual with a kingfisher diving after minnows all day on the opposite bank, redwings back in numbers & chattering away to each other, every species of wildfowl known to man & a flypast by a peregrine to mention a few.

Considering the amount of water going through , visibility was very good. There was a decent sized pike on patrol in the shallower water near the bank causing big boils as it lunged at some unfortunate fish on three occasions for any pike experts. We didn't have the kit or the know-how.

A special day for us all, ( & the farmer was very friendly). Thanks as usual to all who make it possible at WUF.

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

The conditions today where perfect, the tactics I used at first was feeder fishing with size 10 barbless a hook with luncheon meat on a hair rig fished with chopped luncheon meat and small pellets. I casted into slacks meeting fast water along gravel. The only issue we had was the farmer complaining to us that we have stayed too long and he will make sure we are banned from fishing the River Wye. We stayed exactly one hour after sunset so I’m not sure what the issue was unless I’ve got something wrong?

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

Fantastic beat loads of fishing river was very low so fishing a little slow but will definitely return in the future

1 Trout, 7 Barbel, 6 Chub

Fished beat 6.River very low.Feeder and ledger methods both used.Barbel was around 7pound,chub all around 4-5 pound,minnow was very small.Lovely day had on this beat for the 1st time.Great access.Will visit again.

1 Barbel, 16 Chub, 1 Other

Blanked. Sure the fish are there but failed to find them.

A lovely day on beat 4 plenty of knocks but nothing really developed. Switched from meat to 8mm pellet, smaller hook and lighter line and bang…..a 12lb+ barbel came to the net followed by a 6lb chub (a PB!) and a little latter a 5lb+ chub ……all fish in perfect condition.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub