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Good day out for barbel, river rising… I had 3 all between 4/6,5 lb. No luck for my mate fishing for pike with the river in that conditions

3 Barbel

didnt fish

4 anglers fished; 2 on Wyebank and 2 on Courtfield. A couple opf bigger Barbel caught on Courtfield, and as per the day before plenty of small barbel, chub and dace caught on Wyebank. Bigger fish showing towards dark on Wyebank.

Only fished the morning, started at the bottom end of the stretch without any bites then moved to the meadow area and managed to winkle out a couple of chub on pellet. Lovely morning and the weather is great for September but we desperately need some rain for the river.

2 Chub

1 Barbel

O fish caught due to people swimming down river.

A nice Barbel first chuck and that was it, river in desperate need of some rain

1 Barbel

fished from dawn to lunch time with no fish in fact not a sign of a fish. The river is low but also a dirty brown colour. The swims were not clear as there was very few places to get suitable access's to the river. Certainty not a stretch for those who struggle to walk on uneven ground. And yes I know it is a wild river and that some scrambling is to be expected but still if the beat is for 6 anglers then it should be able to have six swims available. Parking is a issue also as the waterworks area that the directions point you towards has signs on the fence stating no parking due to health and safety issues. the alternative parking is not the greatest and the walk from the car parks is not for the faint hearted !!

Very tough day fishing. Started on one of the upper steep banked swims. Was feeder fishing targeting barbel . Put a decent amount of ground bait in the river and tried a variety of hook baits but could buy a bite. Change hook link lengths and switched our for a small weight but still couldn’t find the fish. So around 12ish moved to one of the downstream swims - very snaggy so switched to trotting and caught two of the smallest chublet I’ve ever caught - barely the width of my hand. Returned to an upstream swim in the evening and went back to feeder fishing and ledgering. Casting one rod near and one far. After 11.5hrs with no bites I finally hooked into a fish. And boy was it worth persisting for. Double figure Wye barbel - that’s what I came for!

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

A tough day. Was hard to find a good spot to fish so ended up in the shallower part of river. 2 eels and a small chub, plus lots of canoe traffic. Still the sun shined and views were nice.

1 Chub, 2 Other