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Many thanks to Colin and Woody for their advice on where to find the barbel.

4 Barbel, 12 Chub

Many thanks to Colin and Woody for their advice on where to find the barbel.

4 Barbel, 12 Chub

Our last day and it's another warm one but with a little more cloud cover,good days fishing with K catching 4 Barbel and 9 Chub, P with 3 Barbel and 8 Chub and myself with 10 Barbel to 8.14 and 2 Chub all on the usual groundbait and pellet. All in all a pleasure to fish this beat, well done to Colin and the Wye and Usk for their efforts and help.

17 Barbel, 19 Chub

A family affair today with Grandad K, son A and Grandson J, fishing past the bend and again getting bites early and late they caught well with K recording 2 Barbel and 3 Chub,A 2 Barbel and 13 Chub and J once again showing the way with 8 Barbel to 8.01 and 3 Chub to 4.02, groundbait feeder and pellet again the best method.

12 Barbel, 13 Chub

Arrived 7.30 A.M. A and son J went round the bend ? and I settled on the croy I'd fished yesterday, I caught 3 small Chub fairly quickly then as before once the sun got up bites stopped. I took a walk to see A and J and the lad was again showing dad up with a couple of Barbel and some Chub, again bites increased once the sun got lower and J finished with 3 Barbel to 7lbs and 16 Chub A failed to get a Barbel but had 12 Chub to 4lbs, I added another 6 Chub to 3lbs from the croy.It was nice to meet Colin the bailiff who gave us a few tips whilst strimming the swims, this beat is easily the best I've fished for ease of access and is maintained in excellent condition.Method used today as yesterday, groundbait feeder with various pellet hookbaits up to 11mm.

3 Barbel, 34 Chub

Arrived at the river at 7.30AM.Weather bright and clear and the river low. We opted to fish from the croys in the middle of the beat and P had a Chub fairly quickly,I started fishing just after 9 A.m.and caught a Chub about two and half pounds first cast then with the sun up a long biteless period followed for all of us. During the afternoon I moved downstream past the bend and with the sun behind the trees started to get bites that resulted in 3 Barbel to 7lbs and 6 Chub to 5lbs, around 6PM I lost my hook length on a fish I couldn't stop so returned to the croy I started at and added two more Chub and a Barbel. P had two more Chub and K one Chub. I think the higher light values through the middle of the beat was a factor, packed up at 7PM.

4 Barbel, 13 Chub

Spent the afternoon trotting for chub and landed 10 up to 4lbs 7ozs which was a new PB for my son. Great beat and a really lovely afternoons fishing.

10 Chub

River back to low water conditions and the fishing slow.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

Arrived at the river at 2pm to fish the Wye for the first time on recommendation from a friend and Wye regular Bob Gascoigne. The level was low with a brown tinge and the conditions were tremendous bright t-shirt weather. Made my way to the bottom end of the beat. I fished a groundbait feeder to the far bank and caught 10 Barbel and 6 Chub including a Chub of 5lb, a new personal best. A beautiful river in a beautiful setting maintained well, I'll be sure to return.

10 Barbel, 6 Chub

Conditions were perfect and the river was starting to fine down.

3 Barbel, 5 Chub