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11 Barbel, 2 Chub

My first visit to this beat and as expected after the dry spell of weather the river level was very low.
The temperature had fallen significantly over night and I was hopeful the fish would be in a feeding mood but sadly this was not to be the case.
A mixture of feeder and float fishing were tried in a number of swims without success.......it was not to be my day.

This is a well maintained section with good parking and easy access along the bank although it would be sensible to bring a rope to safely reach some swims especially in wet weather.
No fish but an enjoyable day in a peaceful location along with the wildlife.

After an incredibly busy day before at Fownhope 5 we arrived at the river full of optimism (and a brilliant fry up from the Green Man). However it wasn't to be the most productive day. One angler had a decent chub on the second cast and then struggled for bites for the rest of the day, despite moving a number of times around the lower (faster water) swims. The other angler stayed put and ended up with 3 barbel for the day, with quite a long time between bites -appropriate time to be scoring a hat-rick!. Never mind - lovely to see the river and its wildlife in high summer. River height was good. Thanks to all at WUF for a lovely couple of days

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Mostly small chub around half a lb, on the float. The bigger fish didn’t seem to be around today.
3 barbel between 4lb and 6lb. Nice days fishing, well maintained pegs and plenty to go at. Couldn’t seem to find where to enter the water for wading, maybe because the river was slightly up.

3 Barbel, 25 Chub

3 anglers fished. Beat well kept and easy to walk down from parking and all along stretch. Some swims not so easy to fish but there is a lot of swims that are. Barbel and chub caught on small pellets. And one shad on meat.

Could do with some platforms or cut outs of bank if possible so all swims are able to be fished, overall a good beat and would recommend.

Fishing Passport Note : The banks of the Wye (and Usk) are protected as a Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). There are, therefore, strict limits as to what can be done with regards bank access for angling, which has to be done sensitively and in compliance with the law.

2 Barbel, 20 Chub, 1 Other

6 Barbel, 6 Chub

1 Barbel, 13 Chub

Only one angler fished. After a big rise in water level (and three barbel) the day before I settled in the same swim as I had. The water fell about 4 feet during the day but the few barbel about yesterday appeared to have moved elsewhere. Considered moving but most of the other swims looked very difficult to fish or unsafe. I worked the swim and although no barbel were caught I managed three chub between 3-15 and 4-10. The weather was pleasant so a nice end to the season.

3 Chub

Only one angler fished. After heavy rain Thursday the level came up about 7 feet during the day. I baited six swims first thing then spent 30-45 minutes in each. Most became increasingly difficult to fish effectively or safely until I got to the last swim on the beat. Normally this area is very slack and had a good three rod length out of calmer water. Within about 30 mins of settling in the swim I had a hard fighting barbel of 7-14. I then had two more in the rest of the afternoon of 5-00 (est) and 6-08. I had to move my fishing position twice to move away from the rising water but was a pleasant afternoon.

3 Barbel

After three great days on other venues with lots of barbel, the river had come up a little overnight. The weather was horrendous, gale force wind and it started raining steadily after an hour or so. I tried two swims and my friend fished the salmon pool at the bottom of the beat where he lost five lots of gear in snags. By midday the conditions were too bad and it became treacherous underfoot so, for safety reasons, we both decided to pack it in. Not a touch for either of us.