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All caught on ledgered pellet. River was low and dropping after last weeks rain.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Nice section of water when we managed to find it. The directions were somewhat ambiguous. Fishing was fast and furious at times and the weather was superb.

1 Trout, 11 Barbel, 3 Chub

We had been beaten by a rising river on Wednesday at Holme Lacy so straight after fishing there we drove to Sugwas to look at the conditions for the following day. To say we were gutted was an understatement - the river was flying through with debris and weed everywhere but a lot can happen in 12 hours. We arrived at 6am and saw what can only be describbed as perfect conditions - colour in the water but it had dropped 2 foot from the night before.
Tom and Mark started in field upstream of carpark and Tom caught 2 barbel within 30 mins while Mark broke his Wye duck with a 4lb chub at 6.30. I had decided to fish a bit further downstream and got bites from the word go. Before 11am I had had over 15 fish, both barbel up to 9.5lb and chub up to 4.5lb. It was fishing heaven. Buzzards, kingfishers and even a fox put in an appearence to add to the great start to the day. Tom and Mark had moved up to the middle section where Tom had 6 more barbel before 11am. Mark was still getting used to the river and was getting bites but no more fish as yet. I then moved into the spot vacated by Tom and Mark in the field upstream of the car park and fished 3/4 of the way across river using pellet with hemp in feeder. I then hit a spell I will never forget - a fish a cast topped off by a barbel of over 11lb, never having seen one that size in wye before. I left the swim at 1pm so Mark could fill his boots but he had to wait till 4pm before he landed his 1st Wye barbell, followed by 5 more, his biggest being 8lb, and 2 chub. Tom had gone to the top of the field near brick buildings and had 6 barbel, his biggest being 9.5lb and 4 chub, 1 of 4.5lb. I went back to my 1st peg and caught steadily upto 7.30pm when we called it a day. I only had 4 last casts, 2 of which resulted in fish.
This was our best day on Wye without a doubt. Mark is now a river convert and Tom doesn't want to go fishing again as his expectations are too high now. Overall I can honestly say I won't have another day like this but I've got the pictures and memories forever. Only one downside - a couple of barbel still had barbed hooks in their lips which were taken out. A few salmon were splashing about which again made the day. Thanks for a great stretch of water and the way it's maintained - wild yet fishable. All fish taken on pellets over a hemp base and all fish in great condition. THANKS AGAIN WUF.

40 Barbel, 15 Chub

Came back for a second afternoon to find that the river had come up two feet over night. This would have been fine, except that, as it was the first flush for a while, it was carrying a lot of debris, and I had to keep clearing the line every few minutes. Managed to keep keep it in the water long enough to get one barbel of about five pounds.

1 Barbel

I fished the lower end of the beat for a short afternoon and evening session using pellet and feeder. River was nice with a little color from recent rain. Had a great afternoon taking four barbel to almost nine pounds, and five chub.

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

Another good day on the Wye. One of the chub had a deformed upper lip, in that most of it was missing, very odd to look at. All of the fish were caught on a feeder and pellet method, river very low despite it raining most of the day. Thank you WUF for making the fishing possible, keep up the good work.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Very disappointing 2 days on this stretch with not so much as a semblance of a bite and saw only 2 small chub rising. Though access to the river is easy with some swims helpfully cut in, much of the stretch is all but unfishable. It should also be noted that it looked as if someone had cut a swim into the section that is not supposed to be fished.

Great days fishing in tough conditions. 5 barbel taken to around the 6lb mark and 2 chub to 3lb, all fish were in beautiful condition and went back healthy. River was low and clear with a lot of weed and leaves coming down. Found 2 swims where I could fish close in, just off the flow to avoid the weed coming down the river. All 5 barbel came from the first swim and the chub from the second although I did spot a large barbel in the second swim which could have been close to double figures. The river was so clear I could watch the fish feed and take my bait in the second swim which was enjoyable. This is the second time I've fished this stretch and it won't be the last!

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

Excellent conditions for our target species - Barbel. The stretch looked fantastic, but the fish just weren't there. We fished the full length (both sides of the wood) without a bite. No fish were seen either. I managed a small chub right at last knockings, but that was our only bite of the day. Very disappointed.

1 Chub

Tried feeder and waggler, lost one decent chub in weed, numerous dace and other small fish caught but chubb and barbel absent. Fished from 8.30am until 4.30pm before heavy rain finished us off. First attempt at the Wye so next time we will be better prepared.

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