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cold, clear and falling river...so i kind of expected it would be a chub day and went armed with plenty of bread and cheese. plenty of fussy little bites in the morning and 6 chub around 1-2lb mark. then 4 hours of total stillness - and then had six decent fish 3-4lb in late afternoon. Most came to bread - either on float or feeder - fished the first couple of swims in the woods. kingfisher sat within yards of me picking off fry at my feet...he was way quicker than my phone's camera!

12 Chub

On arrival though river although high and pacy looked great ( 1.69m at Modiford ) second cast had Chub of about 4 1/2lb , then made journey over heart attack hill and fished field and one swim in woods, I covered a lot of water and some of the Chub took a few attempts before properly taking meat !

Cracking beat and first time Barbeless on here but Barbel seemed totally illusive on this trip ? Again dog peg and rope are essential. Most Chub about 2 1/2 accept 2 , all on meat .

Can’t wait to come back and try again !

7 Chub

6 Chub

Did not fish heavy rain ?

A hard days fishing but eventually found the fish in far field. Caught on meat and pellet. Fish switched on around 2pm.

I would say with all the recent wet weather. The banks are dangerous and would be advisable to have spikes and rope for safety. For this reason this will probably be my last visit this season.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

Tough day few Chub bites from the field bellow the woods, lost a couple of what felt like barbel, there is a snag in the first swim in the field below the woods, got cut off twice, tried other swims plenty of Chub rattles from smaller fish

2 Chub

Well, what a river. I had a look the day before, and it was just creeping back into the banks. Fished the next morning and it was 4 foot+ down. Full of colour and the leaves of an Autumnal storm. Trees and the spoils of along dry summer came through with every surge of force the Wye could muster. Fownhope delivers to those that venture into the wood swims, but this was a no go area, as the lucky stone was still being jet washed by the remains of the last rise.
I fished the top field, in the big corner slack. Fished to the edge of light and into another rain storm. My homemade pellet paste along with pellet, meat, and continueous feeders full of a good mix of a spicy Groundbait gave me fish up to 6lb. Really nice day again, but to be honest, tried a look in some other swims along that stretch, but it was all too much for any weight or hooklength i could deliver into the swirling depths.
I will be back.

9 Chub

Pretty tough weather conditions and a rapidly rising river. All chub on pellet and barbel on meat and pellet

2 Barbel, 8 Chub

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

1 Barbel, 13 Chub