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Low water and water tinged cold afternoon with a downstream breeze. Few rises seen. Fished both dry and nymph to no avail.

Hard day roving about looking for a bite,ended up with 4 chub all above 2lb biggest around 4lb. Not a bad fishery if you don’t mind a bit of a walk to other field. All fish taken on Hinders bb & c food hook baits on the ground bait feeder.

4 Chub

A tough day, stretch seemed a bit lifeless for much of it. JC caught a couple of barbel to 6lb, a chub, a 2-5 perch and an eel. BT managed a solitary chub. Several swims fished during the day from the pool on the bend down to deeper swims in the next field but just picked up odd fish here and there.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub, 2 Other

Wonderful stretch of the Wye this with some Incredible water to go at. Kingfishers all day long and the amazing horses coming to greet you for a drink by the river. Not to mention the red kite making a noise all day which was amazing to see.
Pretty much caught throughout this stretch until dusk starting above the suspension bridge and working my way down towards the tail end where I caught plenty on the float.

8 Barbel, 20 Chub

River low with few fly hatching we worked hard for our fish . However an enjoyable day .

6 Trout, 1 Grayling

3 Trout

The water was clear, and the river level was lowish. The weather was warm and sunny with some cloud. I walked and fished the whole length of the upper part of the beat, I saw no fish at all, no rises, and I didn't spook any either, I was wearing Polaroids and moving quietly. I fished the deep pools using a beaded nymph but had no interest there either. There were signs of otters. I also saw a few, but very few, spricks. The three birds a fisherman hopes to see; dipper, grey wagtail, and kingfisher were all present.

Was really looking forward to this beat as had great afternoon on dean and chapter day before. Unfortunately it was not a great day. Access is really hard walk down the hill is a pain especially if wet which it was. Then over a style with over hanging trees
So all gear off etc. Ist 1/3 of mile very hard to fish as water so low and bank steep and high above water
Found some faster water at bottom of beat ( more styles though so gear off/ back on etc. We both like trotting, swim looked great (last croy) fed pellet trotted
Using pellet, luncheon meat and finally maggot and could hardly manage a bite apart from a couple of small dace and a chublet. Switched to ledgered pellet and a good take from good fish but hooked pulled a few seconds into fight. Switched again to roll meat l good bite resulted in chub around 3lb had a few more bites which i missed so we packed up early with thoughts of the long walk back ( over styles, bridge and finally up the hill my pal really struggled with the hill. I personally wouldn't fish this beat again

2 Chub, 2 Other

Excellent day even though we only caught 1 fish. Beautifull setting and so secluded.
Many thanks
Derek

1 Trout

8 Chub