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Fished an afternoon and evening session on this one as there was steady rain all morning but was drier in the afternoon. This decision did mean that we missed the opportunity to see England sneak past Switzerland on penalties but, on balance, I think that we did the right thing.
Mainly Chub caught during the afternoon on a waggler and pellet combination which was good sport. All went quiet for a while in the evening until a late burst of Barbel action made for an enjoyable finish. Chub to 4lb and Barbel to around 7lb.

5 Barbel, 19 Chub

4 Trout

No fish caught

1 Trout

15 Chub

2 Trout

Heavy rain throughout the day, swimfeeder for Barbel and Chub. No bites
Vehicle got stuck on access track.

A frustrating day for us both trying to emulate a session 2 years ago that was never going to be! I fished the same swim as I did previously on the pebble beach near the end of the beat with similar river levels & quite low. Quite a few fish showed throughout the day so they were there but couldn't manage to catch in too many numbers. Had 2 Barbel on an Avon style float using 12mm RR pellets / 10mm frankfurter boilie which were great sport at around 6lb. 3 small Chub were also caught on the same tactics but my frustrations were losing 3 barbel on the day, 1 on ledger tactics & 2 on the float. Could have been a much better day but that's fishing....Mate had a barbel later on ledger tactics using meat

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Strewth, nice to have a bit of warmth today, in fact almost balmy when I was kitting up at ten bells by the bridge ..... makes a nice change from a few days ago !!! Looked a my truck dash, 16 degrees .... ohhhhh we're positively spoilt today !!!
The little Clywedog was low low low !!! And clear as gin .... Tricky stuff ... very tricky in fact, but still fun... tricky conditions keep you sharp I always think, and mother nature let's you know who's the gaffer !!!lol..
Managed eight to the net, over a slow four hour wade upstream, sizes the usual for here seven to eleven inches .... one cracker slipped my hook by a well know pool I always manage to snaffle one out of .... The perfect honey hole you could call it !!! Anyway, after the doom and gloom of the election, Tarka brightened things up .... fifteen yards away ... I stood stock still.... didn't even blink ... would have made a fantastic photo, he looked at me twice,the air was still, so I imagined he couldn't scent me !! Talk about splashing around I nearly felt like saying I need to teach you some rivers etiquette boy !!!! Ha ha ... eventually he snorted and was off like a shot, fantastic ....Friday feeling back, all is good in the world.... A few lovely brownies, an otter close up, kingfishers up and down , on a favourite, shrunken brook ......Back to The Ponderosa and I'm ready for an early weekend beverage !!! Cheers !!!

8 Trout, 1 Other