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Tough going after earlier cold snap - 1 Chub in 3-4lb range.

1 Chub

First time we have fished this stretch. A beautiful spot which looks like it has bags of potential. Am keen to take another look at it under different river conditions so will be paying this stretch another visit or two.

Wind blowing and the river pushing through. Plenty of debris so very hard conditions. Only managed one Chub.
A really great 2 days on the Wye. Thanks

1 Chub

High water level and slightly coloured. managed to catch a couple of Grayling about 1/2 lb between us.

1 chub approx 2lbs, water cold but clear.

1 Chub

Afraid nothing caught between the three of us. Second visit to this beat with good access and easy parking.

Good conditions, no joy.

2 x Chub caught first two casts, then nothing caught all day. Tried various swims with different baits but alas the fish were not interested.

2 Chub

Coloured, dropping river. After hard rain and first frost, first and second fields below Orchard have great swims, top area in woods, very disappointing, none fishable.
Should have done better, will do on next visit.

3 Chub

After never ending weeks of rain I put a phone call in to the ever helpful Don the night before. He said all but two swims were fishable and see what you think when you arrive. If it's a bit iffy you're more than welcome to fish Courtfield as no one was booked on it.
When we arrived we were greeted with the first frost of the year and knew then it was going to be hard. We decided after inspecting the swims that we would try Courtfield instead. Flood water isn't a problem as some of our best days have been in high coloured water - you've just got to try and find some slack water. Anyway, we found 2 swims to fish but apart from a rap round bite in the first hour and a lost fish to a sunken bush, we never had a touch all day. We chucked the kitchen sink at them - pellets, all different sizes and flavours, meat, boilies, paste wraps, corn, short and long hook lengths. It wasn't to be but thats fishing.
Don said with the falling temps and water temps droping we would probally struggle and I think with the frost that finally did it, but as usual we enjoyed the day out and on to the next one.