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Great days fishing. Non stop action.

Started off on right hand bank in the reeds swim fishing approx half way. Feeder & 8mm pellet. Had a barbel first cast and then Chub every cast after averaging around 3lb and biggest going 4 and a half.

Moved at 11:30 to left bank last swim (just at end of fast water) again chub a chuck and also had 4 barbel, mainly 4lb ish with a bigger one of 6lb.

Well worth a visit, good parking close to river and swims well made compared to most of the wye.

1 angler 6:15am - 7:30pm

5 Barbel, 35 Chub

Fished from dawn for a few hours, had a good chub (4lb) on the first cast, so was hoping for a bumper day. Unfortunately that was the only fish of the 5hrs.
Nice place to be however so all good.

1 Chub

Lots of weed meant I couldn’t fish the feeder so all fish caught on an Avon float.

4 Chub

Had a Frank Spencer day????

2 Chub

4 Barbel, 12 Chub

Conditions were good, overcast and warm. River level still low. Sited plenty of chub over the bridge, lots of chublets especially which is a great sign. Sited one salmon also of decent size. Fished ledger and pellets, loose feeding pellets in a peg on the roadside bank about 50 yards below the bridge.

All fish came from about 12pm to 4pm, with the barbel being caught around 3:30pm. The barbel was around 5lb. and in excellent condition. The Chub were from 1lb. - 3lb.

Excellent days fishing.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

Rolling meat captured all fish, not interested in static baits at all

2 Barbel, 9 Chub

A good day's fishing for two of us at Foy Bridge, generally using rolling lead technique and luncheon meat. Although the water level was low I think the recent rain had refreshed it. Plenty of rock plateaux exposed but walkable to the runs. 26 chub to 4-5 lbs and 6 barbel to similar size, mostly in the swim about halfway down the beat I'd say - between two natural weirs. All but one appeared to be in good condition despite numerous lice. We hadn't seen barbel repeatedly leaping and flicking vigorously in the air before so wondered if this was trying to shake lice off.

6 Barbel, 26 Chub

River on its bones making fish location easier. A bit of streamer weed which was nice. Love this short boundary with accessible swims though rope still useful if you are on your own. Basically wading and waggler using hemp/corn for the chub and had 1 barbel on it- 2' deep! Spotted some barbel in a slightly deeper gully with faster water and had another 3 beautifully conditioned barbel to about 7lb on meat in fairly short succession. Canoes about -lots grounding but fish don't seem to mind them as good dace rising all day - surprised only had 2 on corn on a 14. Saw some lovely dace plus chublets and fish i could not identify upstream from the bridge on the upstream side - could they be shad? The dace were flashing all the time as was a shoal of small barbel on the downstream side - beautiful to see. Lots of wildlife - about 20 kites in a group in the morning and egrets/herons walking the far bank shallows.
Beautiful day - pleasure to be there.

4 Barbel, 14 Chub, 2 Other

1 Barbel, 7 Chub