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Same extreme heat avoiding approach followed as yesterday. Another good day's fishing, with 5 barbel to 9lb 9oz and a 4lb chub. River now in need of some rain. The barbel have still only just about finished spawning - a 7lb fish produced milt on the bank today.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fished from 5am to 1pm, and returned for 6pm to 9pm in order to avoid being fried during the hottest time of day. Caught 6 barbel to 7lb 14oz, all on pellets.

6 Barbel

Very bright and hot so not ideal. Below the bridge was difficult due to dogs in the pools, canoes and people swimming. Very frustrating when you pay good money.

Nil return.

My best day on the Wye, catching nine good sized barbel. The biggest a long, lean beauty of 9lb 6oz, with four others over 7lb. Plus a 4lb 6oz chub. All the fish on pellets. The river level increased a few inches in the last couple of days, due to arrival of the rain in Wales last week. Also a calm day after a windy day is usually good for barbel, so the planets were aligned perfectly today.

9 Barbel, 1 Chub

2 barbel, both in the 7lb class, and 3 chub, caught on pellets from the croys in the middle of the stretch

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Caught three barbel up to 7 1/2lb, using pellets from the croy swims.

3 Barbel

Caradoc 28th & 29th June:
28th
First time I've fished this section. Dropped into first likely looking area had 1 small Barbel probably sub 4lb first cast then struggled a bit before having a small chub of around 2lb followed by a good Chub of 6lb 2oz. Moved down river after lunch where I dropped onto some fish and had 7 more Barbel. One at 10lb 6oz (weighed), another at around 8lbs 8oz and the rest in the 4/7lb bracket. Fished from around 6 AM to 6 PM.
29th
Dropped back in the same spot as previous day had a fish of around 6.5/7lb first cast followed by two more of a similar stamp. Unfortunately got a call to say my wife had been taken to hospital so had pack up at around 8.50am to dash back to Cornwall. Fished from around 07.00am to 08.50am
A great stretch of river.. Although I'll probably be back I think the W & U have a number of great stretches that provide better value for coarse fishing.

11 Barbel, 2 Chub

6 barbel, all on pellet river very low and clear. Had first fish 10.30am, the others between 4pm and 8pm, biggest fish 9lbs 4oz. Will return but not as often due to price increase.

7 Barbel

Had to keep moving to find fish, all caught on pellet/feeder.

10 Barbel