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Nil caught....

No fish this time. Conditions grey and overcast water temperature cold at only 6C could not get a bite in five hours fishing weed still a problem though.

Hard day, very snaggy.
1 barbel of about 3lb 8oz, fished the wood stretch and probably should have fished the deeper meadow section...but in my defence the water was still at 10 degrees so the shallower section should have fished well, still...never mind, I will be back.

Had a nice day on the Courtfield beat with lots of sun but the river was high and fast and the only catch was two eels.
One was about 3lb though, he had tried to tack my half Mackerel dead bait on my pike rod, but spat it out just before landing.
Will have another go when the river is lower. I always catch Barbel when fishing on the Wye. I knew they were there, just could not get them to feed that day.

Back again, this time the weather was abit more favourable! We fished from 7am to 4pm in the meadows stretch before the woods for 8 Barbel to 9lb 14oz. Bait was fishmeal boilies with 4/5oz leads to hold bottom. We had to cast at least once every 10 minutes at least because of the weed but the fish didnt mind!! WILL BE BACK ASAP!!!

Difficult today, a slowly rising river and alot of debris washing down. 2 decent barbel and 1 chub for 4 hours fishing so very pleased given testing conditions.

This was my first visit to this stretch of the Wye and it initially looked very good, however, the river was running fast with a substantial amount of debris being carried through. I took a bit of advice from a couple of guys fishing already and fished top meadow swim. Within half an hour caught 10.1lb barbel, really pleased with this as first double. Source boilies the successful bait. Nothing for rest of day until Rudi the stand in Baliff turned up, (thanks for the help and nice to meet you!) and caught 5lb chub. Lovely stretch be back when work allows.

After a slow start with lots weed coming down stream, ended up with 2 chub and 8 barbel good days fishing, thank you very much.

2 chub 3lb and 5lb 5oz. 13 barbel 1/2lb - 10lb 11oz, all on pellet. 13 fish caught from 2.45-5.15pm and 2 at dusk. I must apologise - think I left some litter in the last peg in the woods. Could someone please take it home for me?

Since earlier in the week the river had risen a few inches and was carrying colder water following a cold night and early frost. Weed carried on the current was a constant problem. With one rod on Wyebank and two on Courtfield (plus another 3 anglers on Courtfield) and despite Don's best efforts to suggest location, not a bite was to be had except for a foul-hooked 3 ounce Dace and a pike caught on dead-bait by one of the other anglers.

We tried a variety of approaches, switched baits around, lengthened and shortened hook-lengths, fed near, mid-river and far bank spots but all to no avail. Spots that had yielded several doubles only 48 hours before seemed devoid of anything willing to feed. Even the chub ignored our meat offerings, stationery or otherwise.

I think the Government's got it right - don't ever retire because while you're still working you can console yourself with the good ol' "an unproductive day's fishing is still better than a productive day at work".

Thanks WUF, we'll be back to fight another day when the fishing Gods aren't distracted by events in Libya and India.