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Indeed a good walk but once on the river access to swims is easy. River looked a few inches up but quite clear. I tried several pegs opposite the gardens but the fishing was quite slow catching 3 barbel and 3 chub between 1pm and 9pm. It seemed quite a lot of hard work for this return but I hope to give it another go.

18 barbel to approx 8.5 lbs and 1 chub on pellet baits

Caught 13 barbel, all on pellets.
Long walk from car park.

Took a few hours out from a family holiday to enjoy the delights of the River Wye. I definitely picked the wrong day! The weather was horrendous and, being a non-fishing holiday, I was poorly equipped for the conditions! Lost 1 barbel and caught another around 8lbs. Whilst playing the fish, slipped over twice in the muddy conditions created by the torrential rains. Plenty of bites in this swim too but unfortunately safety first meant I had to move and caught nothing else. 4 hours fishing and I think I was wetter than the barbel I was trying to catch! Lovely stretch, definitely more like a 3/4 mile walk!

Fantastic stretch of water with some great pegs that have been cut out. Long walk which means travel light as possible. Finished the afternoon with 4 barbel and a chub and lost 3 cut off on a snag.

Started on the float but struggled a bit with the main flow of water over towards the far bank. Only one small chub in three hours. Switched to feeder tactics for the last two hours and picked up seven barbel to 8 1/2 lbs to round off a superb days fishing. It's a fair trek from the car park, so best to travel light but the beat map and parking instructions were very clear.

After quite a tiring walk along a rather wet and muddy track we arrived at the river. We fished just beyond the bend opposite the Weir Garden on a gravelly beach (a lovely spot) and began catching almost straight away, we ended the day with 19 barbel and 5 chub all caught on pellet. However around 1pm around 30 canoeists came round the bend and landed their craft on the same beach as we were fishing, they had no consideration for me as I had to stop fishing as they had totally surrounded me. I spoke to one lady who seemed to be in charge and she said that they had paid to land there which I found unbelievable. She told me that's tough - deal with it. I have never encountered such rudeness from fellow river users as I have always politely lowered or removed my lines in order to let canoes pass. I ended up losing about an hours fishing due to a bunch of loud mouthed, inconsiderate 18 to 30,s. I have spoken directly to the office regarding this (with more details of the canoe company) and I understand they are investigating the incident.

21 Barbel 5 Chub 2 Roach 3 Dace on pellet meat and corn.

19 Barbel and 2 Chub all on boilie. Biggest 9lb. 6 fish lost through cut offs. Landed a few fish with hooks still in them. Certainly a long old walk.

We tried this beat with some trepidation in view of the recent reports regarding access and talk of long walks etc. They were well wide of the mark and we wondered if those anglers are used to fishing the Wye? The directions to the beat were accurate and easy to follow. The parking area is well marked. The walk along the track to the river is on very easy terrain and only takes ten minutes or so. As soon as you hit the river bank you will see that the swims are all marked by white posts. For the Wye these banks are as good as it gets and no one should have any difficulty finding a comfortable place to fish. The upper stretch has relatively shallow fast flowing water whilst the downstream area is slower and deeper. Between the four of us we covered most of the beat and without trying too hard took 16 barbel and some chub. We will probably return in the autumn when the river is carrying a little more water and which we think will suit the lower stretch in particular.

Thanks to all at the WUF for another excellent addition to your portfolio of beats.