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river very low and so clear. fished for two hours in early morning in first peg in wood nothing caught very weedy.
after having to repair puncher on car returning mid evening for a late session. after speaking to Peter the fishery manager he put me on a peg where barbel had been caught previously that week. with only three very small barbel to speak of then around 19:00 had a massive drop back which I struck into. at first thought somehow thought it was weed then it took off.an awesome barbel weighing 10 pound 4 ounces thank you Peter. Cant wait for rain get river right then shall deffo return to Thomas Wood

4 Barbel

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Last of 3 days fishing on the wye & Usk Foundation and First visit to Thomas wood,
Well done on doing an adult & child ticket, as most beats don’t!!! The river was up again, and had a tinge of colour, so a bit more confident than the previous 2 days. Peter the fishery manager came not long after we arrived, and was more than helpful, showing us around the fishery, seemed very passionate about his job, and I could tell he was really hoping we might catch a barbel or 2! Unfortunately we didn’t,but still had an enjoyable day, my lad had 5 dace whilst doing some trotting, and the last hour as it was getting dark we had 2 chub each with a pb for my lad of 3lb 6 oz he was over the moon and that’s what it is all about,this is a beautiful stretch, and as described, I would recommend the wooded stretch a bit more pace, a lot of canoes but no problem, I would come back to this beat!

4 Chub, 5 Other

1st visit to the Wye, conditions far from ideal very hot and obviously no or little rain for the previous 2 months. 4 of us fished, 2 of our group blanked. After chatting to a very helpful Peter the fishery manager /bailiff he put us on to some better swims, one being the Thomas wood cribb which had better flow, managed a small barbel and 2 eels which fought quite hard, on open end feeder with groundbait and pellets with luncheon meat on the hook. Also chublets and dace caught on maggots on float.
Would just like to add due to the group of us taking quite a lot of tackle and needing trollies we couldn't get them past some fallen trees and we struggled to get our tackle to the far pegs.
Absolutely lovely place but could you clear the pegs better please.
Stunning scenery

1 Barbel, 1 Other

Did not fish. Very hot during the day. My brother and I did walk/drive the entire length of the beat during the afternoon, and were surprised to see how few easily accessible fishing spots there are. The easier location is the wood rather than the meadow: but with the river low, and the vegetation dense, we would have found conditions quite challenging. Having resolved to return and fish in the early evening, in the event we didn't come back because sightseeing commitments with partners ended up taking us too far out of the way. Which was a pity.

Did not fish. But my brother and I walked/drove along the entire beat during a hot afternoon (28C) and were surprised by how few accessible spots there were to fish. The wood is better than the meadow in this regard, but with the weather so hot, the river so low, and the vegetation/nettles dense, we would have found the conditions quite challenging. Even so, we had resolved to fish from early evening. In the event, however, sightseeing took us too far away from the area to comfortably get back in time to fish, which was a pity. Over the following three days we went to a private fishing stretch on the middle Wye, and between us caught 15 barbel (three at between 8.5 and 9lbs) and 10 chub (several at 3.5 to 4lbs).

Did not fish.

Did not fish.

Beautiful spot. Fished the bottom croy in Thomas Wood and enjoyed my day in the shade. The only place with a bit of flow and always looked likely but not a touch.

River very low and with hot conditions we only fished late afternoon into the evening. No problems with canoes. 3 Barbel around 7lbs taken on pellet. 1 from the woods and 2 from the meadow.

3 Barbel