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Fished from 2pm till 7pm due to getting stuck on the M25. Rained constantly and may have stayed a little longer but was drenched! Fished the upper section and settled into the least slippery and dangerous swim. Had one bite resulting in a cracking barbel of just over 9lb.

Advisable to have a dog spike and rope when it's wet on this beat, it saved me a fall into the river!

1 Barbel

Our first time on the river, never did barbel fishing in the UK before. It was amazing.

The river was low and clear, the weather was really warm. The parking is really far from the bank (I would not leave any high value in the car) and it is next to the dual carriege way. Spots are tight (branches, rocks etc.) - as people said it needs clearing. Loads of weed in the water and massive rocks (we lost plenty leads because of this).
We started fisihing at 5:30 at the top and we caught our first barbel (9lb) at 6 o clock then another one (5lb) at 6:10. Nothing so far then until 12 o clock when we caught 3 barbels, one after each other. Our last one was at 19:00 which closely pinched my rod.

In total the day was amazing with 8 stunning fish (barbels) and I would reccommend this stretch on the other hand I could not imagine there will be that much canoist. Which is not a problem, but they were loud and annoying because they not really bothered if they took your line or played in the water next to your bait.. which was not really fair.

8 Barbel

River very low and clear but had four 5 - 6 Ib barbel from the top end where there was the fastest water and least weed. Plenty of salmon leaping and mostly courteous canoeists but they didn't bother the fish as I caught throughout the day (between 10 am and 5pm). All fish fell to 14mm sausage pellets with PVAs of loose feed pellets and 3oz leads. Still my favourite WUF beat, glad it's even more left alone these days!

4 Barbel

Low clear and lots of weed lower down swims very tight at top end and need clearing.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

A bit slow as expected given the heat, but picked up in the evening.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub, 1 Other

7 Barbel, 1 Chub

2 Barbel

First time on this stretch. Managed to get two Pike at 13lb and 11.5lb. Both fish in good condition and fighting fit.
Pleased to get something as I've struggled so far on the Wye this year and blanked on my previous 3 trips.
Both fish were caught on paternostered smelt deadbaits.

2 Pike

Using feeder with pellet managed one chub around 1lbs would of liked to have had a bit more water. Lots of rowing vessels up until midday.

1 Chub

5 Barbel