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The River was running high and as red as a fox! Having expressed our concerns the day before on the river conditions we were advised by the office we could go ahead with the day's fishing. Given there was no other day available before the end of the season we desided to go ahead. We fished luncheon meat on the lead and late in the afternoon a 5 LB chub was caught. This is the first time we have fished the Wye and Usk water and came away feeling the price tag was too high!
We spent a lot of the day trying to find suitable swims to fish as these were few due to the conditions. We hope to re visit the water next season and try our luck when conditions would be more favourable. Tight lines everyone.

1 Chub

Opening day and the river high and rising. More than ever in hope rather than expectation we plugged away. Tried the fly and the fc without any joy. Great to be back out fishing and here's to a successful season on the Wye. Tight lines to all.

Only the one bite all day, just as it was getting dark. Unfortunately came off :(
Oh well, that's fishing! At least it was a nice day. Good stretch though, have caught every other visit, particularly good at the top end by the woods.

Clear, bright sunny day. A beautiful stretch of river, but unfortunately spoilt by the noisy smelly abstraction pump that runs all day close to the most productive looking swims. I use Wye and Usk regularly, but this was a disappointing day due to lack of fish and the noisy environment.

The river came up 1.5 feet overnight after some rain upstream. It gave the (low) river a bit more colour. Together with heavy clouds, some drizzling rain and a strong wind, conditions were ideal. All bites came in approximately 1 golden hour between 17:30pm and 18:30pm.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

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2 Barbel, 2 Chub

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

4 Barbel, 6 Chub

Despite the bright conditions, DW 9 barbel all on pellet DS 3 Barbel and 4 chub on boilie. DS had lots of chublets on stick float looking good for the future stocks. Weed a bit of a problem coming down the river.
We have spent 4 days fishing Wye and Usk Foundation water, 2 at Lower Carrots and 2 at White House. Have enjoyed every day on this lovely river. For accommodation we stayed at the Falcon House B&B at How Caple which we highly recommend. For evening meal we went to The Moon at Mordiford which have a good menu at reasonable prices and serve food up to 9 which is handy for the evening session.

12 Barbel, 4 Chub

River up about 18 ins on summer level. Good colour. DS 3 Barbel and 2 chub on boilie. DW 2 barbel 2 chub. One on rolling meat other on pellet. Chub on meat (Garlic Spam).

5 Barbel, 4 Chub