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River low and clear, lots of weed coming down the river too, bright sunshine, real struggle. Only one of us caught and that was an eel. Very dissapointing day to be honest, two of us didn't even have a bite. The canoes and kayaks were a real problem.

1 Other

Hot with low water (6" on the gauge). Mostly casting practice.

This is our 2nd visit to this venue, again it was hard work but what a beautiful place. Carp started showing in the afternoon. Caught bream to 5lbs, 2 eels, several roach and 3 carp, 2 at 11.5lbs.

12 Other

Caught one rainbow trout using worm. Slow fishing.

1 Trout

2 Trout

7lbs and 11lbs on fly. Very fresh though no S.L.

2 Salmon

River low, cloudy for most of the day with more sun in the pm. Hard work for 2 Barbel on pellet, at the start and end of the day. The island in the middle of the beat was well used at lunch time when 20 canoeists landed which made the fast run a no fish zone for a long while.
WUF Note: Even though there is a right of navigation on this section of the Wye, canoeists are only permitted to land on private property in emergencies. The urge for a sandwich would not qualify as such. Hire companies are now meant to have identifiable boats as part of their registration scheme. If you come across this sort of behaviour (or any other that is in breach of the code of conduct) and the canoes or group are identifiable, please let us know and we will forward it on to the navigation authority.

2 Barbel

9lbs to Rodney Welsh on fly from Rapids Pool.

1 Salmon

Arrived 12ish overcast and a few spots of rain, fished swim road side, mid river with straight link lead, size 8 barbless and corn and spam on the hook, loose feeding corn and hemp.
Constantly fed and had Barbel first cast of about 5lbs kept loose feeding and took 3 Chub in succession to 4lbs then the sun appeared and it died a death, took a walk to end swim and fed with the same ....(for a bit of trotting later) ...tried some meat in original swim again, instant reply from a 2lbs + Eel and then another and another ...re-tackle time twice !! Back to the corn and it payed off with another 3 Barbel over the next hour. Moved down to end swim around 4-30 fed corn and hemp and trotted single grain under a Dave Harrell stubby waggler took 4 old gold warrior Chub to 4.5lbs.....lovely day again and a nice chat with the beat owner to round it off. Left 6:30 as sun was low and even with sunglasses seeing the float was near impossible.....learn't a bit in the clear waters feeding chub and Barbel off the bridge, with trout pellet before I left.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub, 3 Other

8 x trout 6-10 inches on Rusty Klinkhammer. A Friday evening on the Bideford Brook made a perfect antidote to a week spent stuck inside a classroom. It was tough going though, with very low, clear and slow moving water and spooky trout mostly on the pool tails. What saved the day was a strong hot wind, which actually produced a big ripple on several of the larger pools - most unusual on this sheltered stream. On running water or on still, for trout, sea trout or salmon, it's remarkable what you can get away with when the surface is rippled.

8 Trout