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Plenty of late afternoon/evening barbel despite very low clear conditions, no chub today though.

17 barbel to 7lb 8oz and a chub, all on pellet. A very enjoyable days fishing.

Had a testing morning fishing in a bad downstream wind. No flies and saw just two rising trout. Caught one (8") and missed the other on a HE emerger. Nothing on nymphs in the dubs. Definitely not a beat to fish at this time of year in such low water with the riverbed gravels covered in weeds and 12 feet high Himalayan Balsam guarding all of the margins, both of which in such conditions seemed to have a great affinity for flies and monofilament! There are also a few fallen trees down across the river since the last clearance work which would be worth removing.

First day of a 3 day visit to the Wye, Neil and I caught 40 barbel to 8lb 2oz & 17 chub, with most of the fish being caught from the last few pegs, all on pellet. WE have fished the beat before and caught all along the beat but with the river very low and clear the fish seem to have shoaled up as we only had 4 of the barbel and 6 chub away from the last pegs, once we found the fish we had a wonderful days fishing, & once again many thanks to W.U.F for their excellent service.

Enjoyable afternoons fishing but a blank.

Fished Maddox with meat for a couple of hours early evening. Had two barbel (7 & 6lb) and a chub (2.5lb). Weather was overcast with rain at times. The banks are quite overgrown but the fishing is good where you can get into the water!

Started off on the upper stretch had 3 barbel and a few chub, after a chat with Colin the ghillie I moved further down stream just after the bend and had a further 6 barbel the largest around 8lbs, Had a great day and will return soon.

A lovely day, and my first on a river since a major operation. River very low and clear but one missed take and one 9" trout, safely returned, made it a day to be grateful for. I saw two fish, each rose once, and showed no further interest. I caught on a caddis, a bit like a leaded elongated Black and Peacock
Sorry, I forgot to do a return.
The stretch below the ford is very securely protected by barbed wire and thick undergrowth so I waded down the river and then gave it a while to recover. Probably not very conducive to success.

Arrived mid-morning and after walking the beat and spotting both chub and barbel in several areas spent an enjoyable few hours stalking the fish with meat, catching some nice chub to about four pounds and being frustrated by a nice barbel that refused my offerings even when trundled right down on to her nose!

Moved downstream in the afternoon and the barbel were very visible as they flashed on the gravel, so fed them some hemp and 6mm pellets, made a cup of coffee and enjoyed a fantastic three hours taking 13 barbel to about 8lb and a couple of stray chub. Small (6-8mm) pellets on the hair, small (size 14) hooks and long hook links (4-6 foot) did the trick as usual in the gin clear water.

Canoe traffic very light and the sun even shined all day long! Thanks W&U!

We caught 42 grayling, ranging in size from 35-75mm. No trout seen, water very low.