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Had a red letter day. Got to river for dawn and fished Boys Rocks. After a worryingly slow start the bites and fish just kept coming with a quiet few hours around mid day and another spell of fish and bites until early evening. Total 11 Barbel and 2 big Chub both over 4 Lbs easily. Must have lost 6 or seven other Barbel. Fish were between 4 Lbs and 9 Lbs most over 6. All but one fish on feeder and pellets with one Chub on rolling meat. Makes up for my blank last year on my last trip but that's fishing.
Just one small point is the lack of access to the top end of the river. Any more than 2 anglers will need to be able to clear some swims. Love the Wye but it really should be better as people travel a long way to fish it!

11 Barbel, 2 Chub

Fished 7.30pm until dark. Two wbt 5" and 10" in first 10 minutes on coch y bondhu - then blank.

2 Trout

Bright sunny day, some fish rising in the morning but no luck for me. The highlight for me was when I saw a mink run down the bank and swim across the river. Memorable day despite no fish caught.

Very little hatching but the lower hedges and fields next to the river are loaded with spinners of all types. Managed to winkle out a few fat trout on GRHE and Para Adams with the best two fish at 12" and 13".River now getting pretty low making the fishing tricky.

7 Trout

My favourite beat with wonderful views. Lots of salmon jumping and barbel spawning.

8 Barbel, 6 Chub

No fish caught.

Started fishing at 10.00 with a strong down stream wind, there were a few fish showing on the surface but decided on the nymph. Walked through the first field and started fishing. The water was suprisingly warm but I managed to tempt 2 small BT of about 8", Moved up the beat through the other feild and managed an aditional 10 BT to about 1 1/2lb all taken on a caddis pupa in the faster runs.

12 Trout

Lovely day. River low but otherwise good. Fished pellets and ground pellets all day. Stupidly left my tripod at home so fishing in the woods was less easy than it might have been. Lots of interest in Legg Meadow, mostly mid-stream. Started with an eel but then moved on to chub and, eventually, thanks to a generous tip from another angler, a barbel. Thanks WUF

1 Barbel, 5 Chub, 1 Other

Turned up late morning and the beat had just been fished, but as I hadn't seen it before decided to at least have a walk down. Only fished a couple of the pools, didn't see any fish rising/moving, but did manage a cracking Grayling of about 16" on a czech nymph from under an overhanging tree at the neck of a deep pool. Left after that but will be back.

1 Grayling

2 caught, good day fishing but lost 2 others. Good weather and company was interesting! Very friendly. Most enjoyable day.

2 Trout