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Managed 4 barbel up to 9.9 we lost a couple as well

all caught on meat

River low and clear.

One big problem!
when arriving at one of our chosen swims an angler who said he paid ££900 per year to the Kingfisher syndicate on the the opposite bank had waded well over the half way point towards the wye & usk bank and was trotting a float about 5 yards from our bank, I explained that one of us had intended to fish in this particular swim ( as we had on previous trip ) but the angler refused to move saying the riparian owner actually owns both sides of the river and he was staying put for as long as he wanted and he did not recognise our rites as wye and usk ticket holders over his.

Although we caught fish in other swims this episode was very upsetting and ruined our day!!

Wye & Usk , please can you explain was this other angler from the other bank within his rites to do and say what he did?

Fishing Passport Note: No, he was not within his rights to act like this and we will be contacting the syndicate to ask them to refrain from this kind of behavior. Walking beyond halfway might technically be lawful if the opposite bank is the riparian owner of the whole river. However, the fishing rights on the left bank are owned by the How Caple Court fishery, so anyone fishing from the Ingestone side should not be casting beyond the halfway point.

4 Barbel

A really lovely stretch of river in beautiful surroundings. This beat would be absolutely ideal with another couple of feet with water as landing any fish caught would be a little easier. The weather was warm and sunny and the river low and clear mostly although the deeper pools seemed to be colouring up a bit. 2 anglers finished on 5 chub and one eel after a very tough days fishing.

5 Chub, 1 Other

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

Back on this part of the wye again too found a great lack of oxygenating weed and cover for the fish having said that still a very nice part of the wye too be in especially longhorn cattle in the back ground. as ernest hemingway ones said as men get older they wake early to enjoy a longer day not so in are case if the fish are there we will manage too get a few as SM DID in a magnificent way to produce a wonderful barbell of 10ibs 7oz. SG 7 barbell 6 chub SM 5 barbell 10 chub MH {VERTERAN} 1 barbell 10 chub. will be back .

12 Barbel, 22 Chub

Fished the afternoon onwards. Tried a variety of swims. I like it here and keep trying but I can never get past the 2 barbel only. The barbel do seem a really good size here too. Keep trying

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Not a single bite

We’ve struggled every time on this beat and again this was no exception, 1 chub at just over 4 pounds and 1 chub at just over 4ozs. Whilst we came to learn over the forthcoming days that the river was generally fishing poorly, I don’t think we’ll be rushing back here.

2 Chub

Hot day! Caught from a variety of swims
TH 10 barbel
RL 4 barbel 4 chub

14 Barbel, 4 Chub

River condition and methods the same as the previous day with almost identical results. The other was an Eel about 1.5 pounds.

2 Barbel, 8 Chub, 1 Other

River normal summer height with decent flow. Fished swims below the faster shallow water and close to the near bank.
All fish caught on meat. Both Barbel between 7 and 8 pounds.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub