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Cold and very clear, no fly on the water and no fish showing. Was not expecting it to be at all productive but a pleasant couple of hours.

A hard days fishing very difficult to see fish rising but persistence paid off with a full bag so well worth the effort. Banking was very muddy and difficult under foot which often resulted in near falls. Let's hope we have a dit of dry weather to make footing secure as a couple of times fellow anglers nesrly fell over.

6 Trout

Still very cold but water has dropped by about 10" since yesterday, a nice 12" Brown caught 100yds above the A40 bridge on a size 12 hares ear goldhead fished deep.
Very cold wading and a wayward hook in the thumb (ouch) forced an early finish at 3pm and the trek back to Oxford.
Thanks to the Wye & Usk and the organiser of the Oxford Ice Fishers - John Lewis, we look forward to returning in the Spring proper!

2 Trout

Another cold day for the Oxford Ice Fishers but we are a resilient bunch. Very good breakfast at the Dragon Inn, Crickhowell set us up nicely for a days fishing and the water was much clearer than the day before.
As the others found on Saturday the water level restricted access to the top 500yds of the beat and our skills were not able to winkle out any fish despite this we returned home happy if cold.

This beat is much better for access than Ashford House but despite that we didn't connect with any fish. Water level dropping but temperature only 6 deg C at best with a wind chill bringing it down further. Still we polished off the rest of the Pork Pie with some Fullers London Pride followed by cheese and biscuits.
Would like to return in the Summer.

River conditions were high but not unsafe. Methods were deadbaiting and ledgering.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Pike

Quite high water made large sections of the river hard to get to and wading was quite hairy in places. No hatches or surface action but caught a decent fish on a PTN, working the near bank. Great day regardless of conditions, thanks to WUF.

1 Trout

Very cold still with wind chill and fast high water. Middle of the day best and a few 10" plus Browns caught using single nymph on a sinking leader.

3 Trout

Fast cold water, little access on the lower 3/4 of the beat due to water levels so efforts concentrated on 500yds south of the bridge at the top.
Despite best efforts no fish were caught but Steve Willis' Pork Pie and Quails eggs at lunch were excellent and fortified us for the snow shower that followed.
Well we are the Oxford Ice Fishers.

Very cold conditions but perseverance and a sinking line got the fly to where the fish were sheltering from the fast stream. Good effort all round but no lunch so not as happy as those members at Ashford House.

2 Trout