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Day 2 on Caradoc, having fished the beat the previous day, the hottest August bank holiday on record. I returned to fish below the footbridge but this time fished a different swim. Started off trotting corn, straight away catching lots of small chublets 8oz - 1lb. Unable to get the bait to the bottom, I then changed to pellet feeder and caught a couple of small barbel and later had 5 barbel to 7lb...another enjoyable days fishing.

7 Barbel, 20 Chub

Having not fished caradoc for a couple of years it was great to be back fishing such a great venue.
Due to the low conditions I headed for the beach section below the bridge(fast water).
Although very clear, started off float fishing corn, feeding hemp & corn.
Within 45 minutes had my first barbel of 6lb. Then over the next two hours had 3 more decent size barbel and 3 small barbel, 6 small chub. Such a nice way to catch barbel on the float. From mid afternoon I went on the pellet feeder and had a further 5 barbel up to 8lb, also 6 small chub.
If a warm day be prepared for dogs , horses, cows and quite a few swimmers to be in the river. Oh! and don't for get the canoes. But all this didn't stop me catching.
Thank you Wye & Usk.

12 Barbel, 12 Chub

Arrived to find the river coloured and pushing through, so we concentrated on roving along the inside line. All fish taken on feeder tactics with mini boilie hookbaits. Lost a number of other fish and a fair bit of gear in snags. Overall a challenging but rewarding day.

6 Barbel, 5 Chub

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Nice conditions, bit of flow, colour and most importantly the dogs/canoes/swimmers/paddlers/campers all behaved themselves and allowed uninterrupted fishing. Managed to land 4 barbel of the 7-9 lb size on a standard feeder method
lost another 3 , 2 due to snags and 1 dropped the hook. a small chub and a fat eel made up the rest. a good day out in
nice surroundings.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

A beautiful day but a blank. The guys on the syndicate beat on the opposite bank had the best of it!! A beautiful and huge stretch of the river but quite difficult to fish as a coarse fisherman. The beach at the lower end of the beat seemed the most likely but sadly not even a knock today.

2 rods blanked and the other were still catching when we left, 1 rod caught all day spread out and the other caught from 7 onwards. The lowest I have seen this stretch and I have been fishing the great wye for a while.

18 Barbel, 6 Chub

Water low, clear and very warm, all of the fish taken on pellets. A very enjoyable day.

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

A fairly tough day due to bright conditions and a low river. Winkled out a few chub throughout the day before the barbel fed after 7pm.

6 Barbel, 12 Chub