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Really difficult day on this beat, one beat to avoid when no water in the river but fishes well when river up.
I fished in Boys rock all day and didn't have a touch, my mate fished 3 swims and eventually had a 7lb barbel.
As said in previous posts would benefit from some work being carried out to open up a few swims as it has become more overgrown each year.

1 Barbel

Sliding ledger & spinner.

8 Trout

First time on this beat and found the fishing difficult. Not helped by overnight campers on the church pool island complete with dingy and fishing rods!!!
Fished three or four swims for just a Perch and a few Chublets on maggot. Not a knock on pellet feeder.

5 Other

Fished a morning session before driving home but no fish this time. River was very low and clear.

River low and low cloud all day with not many signs of fish. Tried dry fly but no luck, managed one grayling on a nymph.

1 Grayling

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I haven't been to Gromain for years. A bit of an impulse decision to go there and try trotting maggot. Grayling ranged from 10" to 14".

12 Trout, 5 Grayling

Very slow start no action at all in the morning mid afternoon they came on the feed. 4 carp in total and a missed run carp to 15lbs

4 Other

River still really low and clear. Needs water badly. Weather was mild and overcast sky.
Started in the second swim in the field to the right of the path down to the river. First four casts led in three sets of lost gear so moved.
Chatted to the guy in the church pool swim who was using maggot and was not getting bites. Feared the worst. Moved to the bottom field near the downstream end of the beat and settled into a peg with deeper water and fished mid river. Fished groundbait feeder and single pellet on the hook. Decided to bait heavily. Make or break. Had first barbel after an hour 9lb 2oz. An hour later 2nd barbel 9lb 3oz. Fished just into the dark and ended up with 8 barbel.
3 nine pounders biggest 9lb 6oz. 2 eights, two fives and a four. Lost one big one to hook pull.
Removed barbed hook from the biggest one which wasn't mine. Don't use barbed hooks, they damage the fish!!! Look after these fish and use strong line so you land them and not leave hooks in them!!

8 Barbel

2 barbel & 2 chub caught first thing from swims either side of shallows 2/3 way down beat, nothing else until I moved up to the swim in front of hut last thing when 3 barbel & a chub put in an appearance. 2 of the barbel were around 8lb & the chub was over 4lb. Always worth staying until dusk on the Wye, river was low & clear always a pleasure to fish this well kept beat.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub