Feedback & Reports

We were a bit concerned about the weather before we started but apart from 2 brief showers the brolley was packed dry at the end of the day. The fishery was alive with Chub in the 1-2lb bracket that we caught mostly on float to make an entertaining day. One Barbel of 6.14 . Lost a bit of tackle in the underwater snags. Beautiful setting and parking behind your swim but I wouldn’t attempt the driving track unless you have a 4 x4 otherwise you might get stuck

1 Barbel, 40 Chub

Conditions damp river slightly coloured intermittent showers. Fished from 6.30am -8.30 pm. Warning of skidding on the track is correct as the 4x4 did and really the track offers fairly low clearance for cars. Location offers good fishing in a beautiful setting. Really only two decent access points which is a shame as this makes it impossible to roam.
One of the swims has a fairly rocky snaggy bottom plus branches to the left causing the potential loss of fish. This said a lovely spot to spend the day. Primarily feeder used but float also caught.

2 Barbel, 22 Chub, 2 Other

3 Barbel

Other was a perch

3 Barbel, 13 Chub, 1 Other

Bit of a change from last week at Middle Hill where I had an excellent session. Today was poor with continuous rain in the afternoon with only two small chub to show from my efforts. The river was up a fair bit more than the previous week and a few cooler nights didn’t help but still expected more from here. The lower section of the beat is pretty much wasted which is a shame as in certain conditions & times of the year I’d expect fish to move into the slower water. The scenery and surroundings of the Wye never disappoint

2 Chub

2 Barbel, 30 Chub

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

Flowing very fast today. 3oz leds fished in slack water. Targetting barbel but no luck .

1 good sized chub
2 smaller chub

1 Chub, 2 Other

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

Beautiful stretch, the top half has excellent access for the Wye, but the bottom half appears to have no swims cut out and only looks fishable at high water levels. The large weed beds I remember from my previous trip here a few years ago are unfortunately mostly gone.

Honestly lost count of the number of Chub and am pretty sure I caught at least one fish twice. Most were small, but a few were 3lb+. The Barbel was a mint condition long and lean fish of around 7 1/2lb. Everything caught on pellet feeder.

I appear to have lost a bank stick at some point while exploring and was unfortunately unable to find it.

1 Barbel, 19 Chub