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Blisteringly hot day, river low and still falling, but with a tinge of colour still left in. Top section, above orchard totally unfishable and couldn't see a way through in orchard stretch. One swim by top orchard car park, the rest in the first meadow below the orchard - which is perhaps why these are showing signs of being over fished.
Fished 2 of the 5 swims in this meadow (09.30-16.30)and had a barbel in each (one at midday, 5lb, the other at 15.00, 6lb). Both fell to small piece of garlic meat with feeder fed groundbait, meat and pellet. Plenty of knocks in both swims on meat but presumably small stuff. No activity at all on pellet, no matter what size or flavour.

2 Barbel

River in good condition All fish caught French nymphing early morning and late evening

3 Trout, 3 Grayling

All caught before 10.30 am on long leader tight line nymphs. Best fish at 15" ( measured from tip of nose to fork of tail, not tip of tail fin)

18 Trout

First time here and it has some interesting pegs, can't understand the greater premium this beat carries in price but hey ho....One of the wooded pegs was a snag~fest best avoided. Got absolutely chubbed out and so starting using baits and rigs to try and avoid them in order to catch the barbel.
As always it's great trying somewhere new.

20 Chub, 1 Other

Started fishing around 10.30am, not much happened for the first 2 hours then C had his 1st ever 10lb barbel, weighing in at 10.12, having fished the Wye and Seven several times a year for over 30 years he was well pleased, even bought the first beer. C had one more, i had 6 to 8lb and 4 chub all in fantastic condition, we fished the wooded section using pellet and corn.

8 Barbel, 4 Chub

4 Barbel, 39 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

4 anglers 1 fish caught

1 Trout

I managed 1 barbel of just over 7lbs at 8pm , wall to wall hot sunshine put the fish off.

1 Barbel

River very low