Spate falling away steadily now on upper beats and starting to fall around Hereford.  Rising at Ross and still ti do so at Monmouth and below.  Be a little while yet.

LATEST.  Still holding considerable colour around Hay but improving.  Good barbel conditions!!!


See below an early morning picture of a fish from Upper Bibswier taken on a rising and colouring river.  A 20lb fish caught by Rivahrd Perrett on an orange disco tube fly.
THE FISH HAD NO ADIPOSE FIN.
There must be more of these around as survey reveals that not many people, keen to get their fish back, are really paying much attention to it. Then there are others who still no nothing about it and then of course those who wouldn't report one due to their own prejudice.