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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

2 Trout

Fished near the pylon swim. Not easy like same time last year. Kept on changing bait and tactics to get them. They came to either meat, halibut pellets or sweetcorn.

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

4 Trout

Difficult day for fishing. Bright sunshine and windy. Nothing spinning but 2 rainbows on wet fly.

2 Trout

Lost two small wild carp at the net but did successfully land four wildies, the best going 4 lb 10 oz. Also landed a decent chub. All fish were immaculate looking healthy fish.

1 Chub, 4 Other

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Well, i watched the NRW River gauge online intently over 24 hours .... dropping steadily on the Ithon, but I know she stays coloured up for quite some time .... On the gauge this morning, reading a height of 0.112m .... nice height I thought, so headed down... really for just a mooch, see if the mink was out and about !!! Which he wasn't.... I fished from eleven till half two .... Good fun, dry fly as usual, Para Greenwells and f- fly .. The two foot deep glides, being the most productive... Although, with visibility down to probably twelve inches, I wasnt expecting mega furious sport ....
Plenty of upwings and sedge on the go by half one and dare I say it it, the temperature must have been about twenty ish degrees !!!! Fish responded and I had some lovely splashy takes including three of them risers, which is always nice I find !!
I did see a huge eel, to be honest he spooked me, I thought what the hell is that, it was nymphing in the Rocks, splashy around, i can only assume a tasty fat bullhead was under an awkward stone, and he couldn't get at him... thrashing around, must have been three feet, in one foot depth of water .... A fantastic spectacle!!!
I managed nine to my net, another three slipping off, all peas in a pod today, with one of perhaps eleven Inches, the rest of the gang were about eight inch fish .... tubby strong little specimens though !!!
A fun few hours sport, this river will settle down by Friday and clear nicely by then I should imagine ....With Rhayader Carnival on, the Saturday could get very boozy ...... Thankfully clients out the Thurs and Fri ..... big relief !!!!! Lol .....Happy days ....

9 Trout