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With the river so low we were not expecting to much, however with the overcast conditions and rain moving in later in the afternoon, we did manage to find some fish.
The barbel all came in two short spells, where as the Chub came all day long from multiple swims.
Sugwas is a great beat with lots of options as long as you are prepared to work a little.
Thanks Wye and Usk Foundation.

6 Barbel, 19 Chub, 1 Other

River still very low and now with a green algee colour in the water. Angler 1 hooked 3 barbel but only 2 landed and angler 2 had 1 chub.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

9lb 2oz Barbel caught on the lower beat in the large swim by the tree in the open field. Caught on 10mm halibut pellet wrapped in halibut paste, cast halfway out to the weed bed with 4, 6 and 10mm halibut pellets catapulted in the area. Hard days fishing as the river was so low and it was so bright but a magnificent fish caught. Happy days.

1 Barbel

River very low and stagnant. 2 anglers fished but only one 3lb chub caught.

1 Chub

The river was low and clear and it was a very warm day. In the hard conditions we had 3 barbel to 8 pounds and 2 chub to 4 pounds.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

This was a bit of a grueller to say the least! The river was very low and clear with blazing sunshine. Also a family swimming in the river and a group messing about in a dinghy didn't help. Actually I was pretty pleased to eke out 3 barbel and 3 chub by moving swims and changing methods. Caught a barbel 1st cast, then didn't get any more until 7pm, after which most of the fish were caught.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Brilliant fishery, exactly what it says on the tin. Barbel flashing everywhere but blanked, will be back.

The hottest days of the year really made life difficult but we did manage to find a shoal of willing fish just above the orchard. 10mm blood worm boilies and fish meal filled feeders brought a short but intense spell of action. Day two proved much harder as we fished swim to swim all the way down. The fallen tree swim had a few flashing barbel showing all afternoon but they would not take a baited hook. In the end I think we did well to catch, but my God it was hard work in those conditions.
Thank you WUF, great service, lovely river.

12 Barbel, 4 Chub

Another beautiful day on this stretch of river. It had come up about 4 inches because of the storms on Friday and Saturday and still had some colour. Caught 3 barbel biggest 8lb 13oz and lost two as well as a nice chub. The cows returned to the field in the afternoon but were no problem. Fished in the first meadow once again using a swim feeder . It is a truly wonderful spot and saw the buzzards, kingfishers and 5 plovers skimming the water. There was also a mink on the far bank hunting the ducklings by swimming after them but fortunately it had no success as the mother was alert to it. Thank you once again for allowing anglers to access such a beautiful stretch of river. I will be back next time I am in Herefordshire.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

After a trudge through long grass at the bottom end, we found 2 swims that looked good. I settled in the upstream one which the late Frank Barlow would have described as a parrot cage and PB in the one below. Well my action was nil but I enjoyed the wonderful wildlife I heard, buzzards, pheasants and a green woodpecker but the highlight was a kingfisher which did a u-turn in my swim passing a couple of feet away from me. Magic! Meanwhile PB was catching well. He eventually had ten barbel and two chub. I had a couple of barbel and two chub from his swim while he a breather! All were caught on feeder with pellet on the hook. The river is low and very clear and the fish appear to be gathering in the deeper areas, you just need to find them. We fished from late afternoon till dark and enjoyed the session.

12 Barbel, 4 Chub