A trip to the wye during August, keeping an eye on catch reports during the weeks leading up to our trip and things weren't looking too great. A low river and poor water quality saw people struggling to bank the numbers of fish you expect when heading to this river.
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| An amazing looking river, well worth the 4hr plus drive |
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| Wye not !! - Wye Valley Butty Bach |
The trip was split into 3 sessions, a short evening session close to our accommodation, a full day on a wye & usk stretch then a very short morning session on the accommodation stretch again. Thankfully the river was slightly up on our first session.
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| First fish to Ben |
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| 10.01lb - My first wye double |
We both landed a few barbel each and plenty of chub during the first session.
Day two, colour and levels had dropped, a harder session but eventually we both landed barbel and loads of chub (30 plus between us).
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| Around the 8lb mark |
A very short morning session before travelling back home, one bite and one fish landed between us.
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| 4.03lb - my best wye chub |
Not as prolific as our previous visit but catching my first wye double definitely made it a memorable trip. I think my next visit to the wye will be in winter for the pike and chub, which will take some planning as I don't fancy that drive to find the river high and coloured.
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