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A very hot, sticky and uncomfortable day for fishing, standing in a hot sun all day, without any sign of a breeze. Following the recent floods, the rivers now beginning to fine down to noted summer lower levels, with numerous plume's of streamer weeds now showing. Despite me having doubts on whether the fish would feed, quite surprisingly in part they were there.

Fished 2 x 8mm hair-rigged halibut pellets behind a pellet / hemp / groundbait 50g feeder from 5:00am to 11:30am (6.5hrs), with fish taking from the start, with a lull in feeding through the middle, and then a pickup in action towards the end. On two occasions, a chub took my bait as it hit bottom, and before I got to put the rod on the rest. No photographs or fish weights were taken in that heat. The fish were netted, unhooked, rested in the net, and released promptly each time.

River level at the Ross-on-Wye gauge (Friday 4:00am) - 0.53m; weather - sunny all day, 24C, no breeze at all. Netted 1Nr barbel circa 6.5lb (lost 2Nr others), 18nr chub (lost 3Nr others). NB: A few salmon showing up and down the river.

Tight lines everybody.

1 Barbel, 18 Chub

Very hot day, the chub seem to be holding their own at the moment. Lost a massive eel at the bank.

5 Barbel, 22 Chub

Very hot day all fish fell to normal feeder tactics.

8 Barbel, 27 Chub

River perfect, Weather very bright. Most of the action late evening!

10 Barbel, 26 Chub

11 Barbel, 5 Chub

14 Chub

Not as prolific as expected for this beat fishing 5pm til dusk. Usual pellet and feeder tactics.

5 Barbel, 6 Chub

Other fish was an eel. Cracking day with bites coming throughout the day. So many hungry chub the barbel didn't stand a chance!

5 Barbel, 38 Chub, 1 Other

River very coloured and rising, seemed a bit out of sorts. A bit disappointing, but nice beat with very good access.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Only managed an hour on this stretch as we had double booked with another fishery.