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6 Barbel, 25 Chub, 3 Other

Couple of chub at dusk no barbel showing, could still sit here all day without catching and enjoy. Will be back in the autum

2 Chub

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

Hot sunny weather and a very low coloured river. Lots of little Chub, 2 Barbel late afternoon. Hats of to the Bailiff or Landowner for the preparation of the swims, brilliant job.

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

Fished this beat a few years back and had meant to return, finally managed to for what turned out to be a very good day, one angler had 6 barbel and 15 chub whilst the other had 2 barbel and 4 chub. Fish were visible throughout the stretch - mainly chub but we did also see some barbel flash by the middle croys. Salmon also crashing around all over the place! Most productive swims were the pylon run and the furthest upstream croy. Very well looked after beat, had a good chat with Glynn and very interesting to learn about the work that goes in. Went for lunch at Lucksall campsite cafe. Weather was warm and sunny and with the river as low as it was we didn't bother taking any photos, best to get the fish straight back. Best barbel was likely 7 or 8 pounds, best chub around 4 or 5, a few chub of a pound or so. Tactics a mix of standard feeder or trotting the float, the croys providing a great platform for that and the gentle upstream breeze aiding presentation. All in all, a very good day! Thanks to Glynn and WUF. A last word about the track down - we did manage it ok in a bog standard saloon car, just be careful and go slow. It was very dry though, might be a different story in wet conditions ...

8 Barbel, 19 Chub

Pleasant warm day at Home Fishery. Several good chub - up to 5lbs and plenty of bites. 1 small Barbel caught and four good fish got off or broke the hook link. The banks had been well tended with several swims available. All fish caught on meat or corn.

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

An early start although I should have got there for 4.30am and not 5.30am as the fishing was extremely good between 6 and 7.30am. Still had a couple more between 7.30 and when I left at 1pm but early morning was the best time.
A really quiet and beautiful spot with more Kingfishers then I have ever seen. The barbel weren't there but totally understandable as on this stretch the flow was slow and absolutely no cover. Rain dance required before the water temperature gets dangerously high over the coming weeks!

14 Chub

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

What's the opposite of 'wash off'? a 'dry off'? The Usk is the lowest I've seen it. A good pair of wellies and you could walk across the river in places.

Saw one dead six-inch trout. With the hot conditions, we quickly decided it was best for the fishes' health not to bother them unduly.

All on the float, biggest was 3lb if lucky. Easy to get to the bank, limited at the bank.

8 Chub