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Very, very tough.
2 anglers fished the bottom 2 pegs in the wood from 9am to 8pm. 1 angler fished a complete blank while I resorted to fishing meat just to get bites and ended up with a dozen eels and 3 small chub.
No bites on pellet or corn. Canoes were a nightmare, there were literally hundreds from 9am to 5pm, diving into the water in the swims being fished - though I don't think it actually made any difference to the fishing. The general ignorance of some people is quite astounding.

3 Chub, 12 Other

Tough day. Got there very early but the barbel remained elusive all morning. One eel caught from the bottom of the meadow which was good to see and 2 very good chub of 5-6lb deceived us into thinking we might finally be onto our main quarry but alas it was not meant to be.
Wood Crib produced a nice brown trout in the evening though, which was an unexpected surprise. Despite roving with pellets and groundbait trying sweetcorn and meat...no barbel. Water very slow, and very low. Little reward for a lot of hard work but beautiful scenery nonetheless.

1 Trout, 3 Chub, 1 Other

First time on this beat and last day of our trip. Slow going during the day and a couple of anglers on the other bank meant we took a break for refreshments. On our return we fished a different area and settled in for the evening. After half an hour my friend hooked into a PB barbel, an immaculate fish of 10lb 5oz. A quiet spell followed which coincided with three anglers setting up on the private stretch, just after they left I finished the day with a 8lb 4oz barbel. Nice beat with plenty of swims to go at. Wildlife today - an otter in the dusk on the far bank. And so ends a great week with a total of 64 barbel and we lost count of the number of chub, looking forward to returning soon.

2 Barbel

Although for one reason or another I have always struggled on this stretch and this continued to be the case. It remains a place I really enjoy fishing, location and tactics, perhaps. Only managed a couple of Eels!

2 Other

Nothing to report. Fished 2 swims in the wood section, the pump station swim and the drain cover. Not even a knock all day. Very hard going especially as it was the hottest day so far.

Fished the last 2 pegs in the morning. No barbell,water very, very low with little flow. One angler returned in the evening and managed 2 barbel and 1 chub. Good going under the circumstances. A lovely stretch to fish with easy access but would definitely benefit from a bit of extra water.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Great fishing despite a very low, clear river and a very hot, bright day! Barbel, biggest 9lb 8oz, couple more over 8lb and chub to 5lb 1oz fell to pellet on running lead rigs. Bleak, dace and couple eels on the float rod. Great beat! Back next Tuesday to try again.

11 Barbel, 4 Chub, 20 Other

Cracking day again on the Wye. 7 Barbel, best 7lb 6oz. Best chub 4lb 12oz and 1 eel. Thanks Wye and Usk.

7 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

Barbel 7lb 5lb 4lb. Chub 3. Pike 2lb. Minnow. Never forget the minnow.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Pike, 1 Other

Started at first light and had bites straight away but no fish. Rain in morning did nothing to encourage me to stay past 2pm. Will be back later in the year for another go.