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A bright sunny day. Loads of very gentle rises all day, no idea what to. Despite covering loads of rises very difficult to get a take. Tried various dries as well as spiders but never cracked the code. Only managed one on the dry fly before I resorted to fishing a nymph. Best fish of the day came late on to a big bushy emerger fishing the duo. A lovely 14” fish that took the emerger not the nymph.

5 Trout

3 Barbel the biggest around 7lb, plus 4 Chub, we also saw a dead (possibly double-figure barbel) floating down the river

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

Bright and warm. Plenty of boats until around 3 o’clock and swimmers and dogs at the upstream end of the beat.
Fished the bottom two thirds starting at the wharf. No bites there or at the next croy. Bites came at the lower limit but no barbel in evidence.

3 Chub, 6 Other

Had this entire beat to myself today so tried to fish as much as possible. River still holding a bit of extra water and a nice colour . Very hot today ! Which I thought my hinder my chances ,but not at all . Trotting out the question so Feeder / pellet was the method . Fish from the first cast , lots of action ! Lots of lost fish to . Biggest chub 5lb , all barbel around 7/8lb and 5 eels one which was huge ! All caught in the blistering heat ! Great day .

3 Barbel, 6 Chub, 5 Other

11 pound salmon to a SHFC.

1 Salmon

Two small wild Brown Trout taken on dry fly

2 Trout

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

8 Barbel, 9 Chub

Lots of chub up to 5lb, no barbel, still great fun with the chub

40 Chub

After arriving early I dropped Mick the other angler at top of stretch to ledger meat whilst I slipped on my chesties to roll meat on the pin on the lower stretch after a couple of hours I had managed 4 Chub to 2lb plus the target 5lb Barbel on the Pin which was a sensation to play! The temperature had risen well into the 20’s and maxed at about 26 degrees. After a lovely conversation with two of the other Anglers from Yorkshire who were absolute Gents in fishing the lower end leaving us to the top I returned to Mick with thoughts to set up stall and get on the lead and pellets to get a few more Barbel , sadly this never happened as what I presume was Heatstroke overcame me and couldn’t stand up let alone fish for the next 10 hours and felt horrific! Mick had plenty of Chub , lost a Barbel and landed one about 6 1/2 late on along with big Eel , his Chub went to 4lb.
Probably the most beautiful beat with back drop on opposite bank , fantastic day but could have been better for me , Thank you Wye and Usk and I hope everyone reading this protects heavily from effects of sun as my exposure was only 2 hours max !

2 Barbel, 15 Chub, 1 Other