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2 Barbel, 6 Chub

Nice beat with good bank access

3 Barbel

Another wonderful day on this well kept stretch, credit to Glynn who sadly didn’t call down this time, I enjoy my chats with him! The local EA guys paid us a visit and we had a chat about the poaching problem... it’s so infuriating.

8 Barbel, 8 Chub

Love this stretch - every inch of the bank accessible. Great work done at entrance now - no bottoming out. Still very dangerous to get out if on your own - as I was. Next time I'll get out and look up the road first. Other cars really speed along that road.
Please be aware if coming from Ross that there are long standing road works just before Holme Lacy bridge involving a lengthy detour - if you know better to get to stretches like luggsmouth. holme lacy elms etc via hoarwithy bridge. No problem if coming from Hereford. Anyway the fishing- river up , no weed , brown(chicken water). Couldn't hold with 4oz and a big bow in the pylons pool. moved up to steadier water had 3 good chub and a barbel on small pieces of meat - nothing on pellet. Some small fish on corn on the float. Met a really friendly salmon angler who had a 10lb salmon in the pylon pool on a mepps. Chatted to Glynn the Ghillie - what a nice chap - who netted my lovely conditioned barbel after a spirited fight. We talked about the woes of the wye caused upstream and the problems of poaching during lockdown. Maybe he'll teach me how to salmon fish one day. As I was on my own I left just after lunch to make exiting a bit easier.
Love this beat - hope the Wye problems can be sorted before it is too late- write to your MP.

WUF note: Thank you for mentioning the Wye probs. Its a s much a Welsh issue as English . Please follow our progress on Twitter and Website

1 Barbel, 3 Chub, 6 Other

Caught a few small chub and an eel on a coloured river. No sign of any barbel.

4 Chub, 1 Other

River was rising and about 18 inches up. Brown coloured and the flow was too fast to fish anywhere except tight to the margins.

4 Chub

Great fishing

4 Barbel, 8 Chub

After the previous days heavy rain the lugg was running in very coloured but as we where above the colour was good
The water was slowly rising all day.
Fishing into some fast water and using standard feeder method with wrapped pellet as bait had a chub first cast before it settled. Between us we had 2 Barbel the best of 7lb and one of 5.5Lb the 15 chub that where all between 3 to 4 lb.(one was the same fish twice)
Later in the day set up a stick float and trotted sweet corm taking a chub of 3.5lb and 25 or so smaller chub and some good size dace. Had a good chat with Glen at a great venue well kept and not a canoe all day
Thank you

2 Barbel, 15 Chub, 25 Other

Did not fish. Fields still flooded so access to the river difficult

Tough day; river really pushing through. We moved around and tried different tactics but unfortunately blanked - my first blank on this swim - beginning to think my mate is a curse...
Will be back again.