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Pleasant day on the river although fishing a little slow.

4 Barbel

Another disappointing day on this beat. River looked great and we had high expectations. 1 Barbel was the only result, though 3 other fish were lost. Activity very localised with one swim producing the little action there was. Fishing here does seem to have tailed off noticeably since season start.
New swims being cut on opposite side of river, hope this does not lead to confrontation as the better water at the lower end of beat is on near side.

1 Barbel

A single 1 pound barbel - probably the smallest barbel I've seen!

Love fishing the Wye but alas, only two fish caught. A very sunny day with clear water and levels dropping during the day. Barbel and Chub both caught on pellet. Haven’t been to How Caple for some years, the reason being difficult access to the water. Still the same, I am glad there was only two rods that day as any more would have been tricky. There was about nine access points to the river. However, some of them were slightly difficult and although I did not look at them all, some of them had very little platform/fishing stage to fish from.
It may be that my expectation and comfort was unrealistic, but I have fished the Wye through the Foundation quite a bit over the years and I am comparing to beats like Foy bridge.
The best fishing point was the one closest to the pumping station.
I would also like to say that How Caple beat is a lovely beat and I would go again, but only if I knew that there were only two rods.

WUF note - There are 9 swims cut at How Caple Court. These swims were strimmed back 5 weeks ago so access should not be a problem to this water. The pegs are not wooden platforms as the owner likes to maintain the banks as naturally as possible. Please see the Beat Gallery on our website page for pictures.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fished 6am til 2pm. 8 Barbel, 2 Eels, 1 Chub on pellet and meat.

8 Barbel, 1 Chub, 2 Other

River up and coloured from previous day's torrential rain, which was an improvement on previous low levels. Masses of debris made it impossible to fish beyond the near margins for most of the day before clearing late afternoon. Found quality barbel up to 8.5 pounds in one swim, plus the unusual feat of foul hooking two eels (both safely returned).

8 Barbel, 2 Chub, 2 Other

Extra water in river and lightly coloured, expectations high! However, despite a promising 5lber within 10 minutes, general expectations were not met. That said as usual a day on the Wye is always enjoyable and this was no different. 3 fish of decent size also lost, two to snags and one totally smashing the rig.
Some movement of anglers on opposite bank and we did wonder if we were going to be bothered by them fishing opposite but despite a few looks at the beats they all moved on, thankfully.

3 Barbel

Great fishery, seven barbel 4lb to 9.25lbs, halibut pellet and feeder. Never had barbel that fight like Wye fish, I will be back!

7 Barbel, 2 Chub

4 Barbel

Fished there 21 June, pleasant day. 8 Aug, perfect conditions, not a touch till 6.30pm. Just 2 chub between then and 8pm. Not every day the same, it will not stop me trying again!