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Enjoyable evening 2 chub and 2 barbel ledger with paste wrapped around a pellet doing all the bites

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Rainbow caught on spinner just after 8am on 5th or 6th cast then nothing all day, water level very low with algi starting to form on surface . Only consolation was the sight of an Osprey putting in a short appearance scouting the reservoir eventually diving down on the opposite side of the reservoir after a fish, a first for me and a privalige to have seen this amazing bird of prey.

1 Trout

Lovely beat but water quite high and difficult wading. Very few rising fish and fish caught on spiders.

3 Trout

Small trout on wet fly all returned safely

2 Trout

We only fished the morning. Fishing with my nephew he had 5 chub, on float & feeder, I fished the float & had 4 barbel & lost 3 to hook pulls, all taken on meat.

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

River was up a bit with colour in the morning, dropped by the evening. Fished the upper section. Nice water with deeper water at the top and shallow faster water by the fire. Barbel came from 2nd swim up from the fire but went quite about 1pm. Moved to the fire swim for the evening and lost 2 barbel due to using long shank hooks. First time I’ve pulled out a barbel so not using them again. Shame about the fire as the beat is quality otherwise. Barbel covered in lice. Not sure if £25 is a fair price anymore given the river not being at its best. Just saying! End on a positive, there are a few salmon in the top pool.

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

Another amazing day on the wye plenty of bites throughout the day. Really good acces both sides of this short beat. All fish caught on feeder with barbel bomb, a little snaggy lost a few fish but you soon learn where not to cast. All in all a lovely beat and I can't wait to come back.

3 Barbel, 8 Chub

Beautiful stretch of river, but probably needed a little more water and colour on all beats, especially 6.
Hard going all day. Fished bend on beat 4 to begin with and was sure something would click, but all three of us drew blanks. Was sure Chub would feature, but it didn't happen. Lost fair bit of ledgered gear to snags too, probably large rocks, which seem to prevail here. Quite a lot of canoe traffic throughout day. All were fine, but never ever really felt settled until after 6pm.
From 4 till 6 fished beat 6. Far less snaggy, but desperately needed a little more water and colour on it. Deepest stretches seemed about chest high at best. One good wrap around bite, but fish threw hook. Again, ledgered pellet.
Will return. Would imagine Autumn here could be excellent.

Nice clean area but found it really slow fishing as didn't really have much action

1 Trout

Fished the top croy (not sure the fishing hut on the far bank is there any more ...assuming I was in the right place.
Walk down through the wood was steep but OK for me (may not be for others), and since I opted for the top peg it was a long walk along the bank; like the instructions state make sure you pack light!
Very pleasant evening trotting down off the croy with chub up to 4lb.

12 Chub