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Scorching hot day, so decided to fish morning and evening only to avoid canoes and sunburn. The morning session passed without the merest hint of a bite, but fared much better in the evening with 6 Barbel between us. All were over 6 lbs with the best fish exactly 9 lbs.

6 Barbel, 1 Chub

Thank you to the Wye & Usk Foundation for a super day at Pant y Llyn. The filming was a success, with plenty of carp caught and seen. The fish were on the top: a brace of wild carp was caught on floating bread, plus a brace of chub. A third carp was caught on luncheon meat on the bottom. The result of the filming will be a Fennel's Priory DVD, due for release by Christmas. Regards.

Fished from 5am to 1pm, and returned for 6pm to 9pm in order to avoid being fried during the hottest time of day. Caught 6 barbel to 7lb 14oz, all on pellets.

6 Barbel

River low, found it hard to find the fish due to very warm weather. Great place, shame about the trek to get to the beat from the car park. 1 chub, 1 barbel, 4 eels.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

A difficult day due to my inability to be stealthy in my approach. Couple this with my poor casting and managing to hook every tree / grass stalk / and nettle available.
I did manage 2 WBT of about 10oz each, one took a brown klinkhammer, the other a GRHE.
Wye and Usk, you tell us to fish upstream but on this beat the access point is right in the middle of the beat.

WUF note - Unfortunately, we cannot always guarantee to arrange access points at the very bottom of the beat. In such situations, it may be advised to than walk to the lower limit and fish upstream from there.

2 Trout

A lovely day, water low and clear but enough rising to make it fun. Only one 10" trout brought to hand (and released) but plenty of interest in the dry fly and certainly bigger fish around. The end of the day was marred by someone local or from the campsite (no car) who took their Friday evening on the pool at the top of the beat for free. Sad really when I'd driven an hour or so as I looking forward to trying my luck there.

1 Trout

One of us took the lower beat where the sport seemed better (see separate return). Parts of this beat are hard going. Fish rising in the big pool by the house but were not to be fooled today.

Caught on worm with form under hook to hold up.

3 Trout

Thoroughly enjoyable day. Lost a cracking barbel but caught 2 approx 6lb and 7 good chub, the biggest just over 5lb. Lovely stretch of river will be back soon. Many thanks.

Fantastic location, but a blazing hot day, river running low and slow. Some good swims cut into bank. Twelve hours, times two of solid fishing and only one bite. Caught one Chub with second cast of the day and then absolutely nothing. Other anglers in beats close by did not do any better. I can only put it down to the very hot and sunny conditions. Would I fish this beat again? The answer would be yes.

1 Chub