Feedback & Reports

Slow day but one lovely Barbel - measuring 27 inches - caught on halibut pellet

1 Barbel

A very warm sunny day; river up a touch with a bit of colour. We all fished the top field from lunchtime onwards, and bites came in 3 defined feeding periods, with the best naturally around sunset. All fish were 5 or 6lbs except one 7. All on pellet feeder.
Beware of dog walkers and their urge to repeatedly throw sticks into the river for their dogs to fetch. Some are apologetic, some are not ('you've got all day to fish here' and 'you can fish anywhere') etc. Best to be as obvious to passers-by as you can - not easy in the overgrown banks.
On a hot day you can refill your water bottles in the sports pavilion toilets.

18 Barbel, 1 Chub

Only fished for 2 hours due to delays on way up but a great couple of hours best barbel 7.14 all caught on meat

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Great venue.

1 Barbel

Beautiful location unfortunately, never caught. Just a couple of issues I like to point out - the swims are very dangerous for the angler, access being one and the steepness makes it difficult at times. At Middle Hill Court my brother actually went into the river and managed to to scramble out luckily enough because being further down the bank I didn't hear him go in. This is just to inform you of the difficulty we had so this end up with someone drowning. This did not spoil our fishing on your beautiful stretch of the river and will definitely be coming back,thank you again for a wonderful couple of days.
WUF Note: All riverbanks can be dangerous, especially when wet. We urge all anglers to take extreme care when fishing, whether on the Wye or any other river. If you prefer Wye fisheries with easy access, please contact the Booking Office for advice on 01874 712 074.

Fished in the wood, the first swim produced 2 chub before a move slightly downstream to another swim. This produced 1 barbel (8lb 14oz)with another lost when it cut the line on the rocks and another 2 chub best 4lb 8oz. All in all a hard day in terrible weather with all the fish showing signs of being caught recently.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Nice beat with easy access via a flat all across two fields to the river. Lots of glides with far bank cover, although recommend checking the depth and flow before fishing the far bank cover as some of the swims are shallow with little flow.
We fished open ended feeder, 4ft hook lengths on pellet for micro chub and 3 barbel to 08:07- barbel were in the fast water. Lots of options on this beat different swims to fish. River looks stale when we fished as needed a flush out and more flow. Another nice stretch in peaceful surroundings.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

River low and clear, with the sun shining brightly for much of the day, so not ideal conditions. Steve tackled two swims in the woods around the Lucky Stone for 2 barbel to 8lb 6oz and c.10 chub to just under 4lb. He later fished the 1st croy (Lea Brink?) for 3 more barbel to 6-08 and another chub. Meanwhile, having tried elsewhere without success, I fished a nice run along the near bank just above the fishing hut (Froth Hole?) for 6 barbel to 7lb 5oz and a chub. Steve caught his biggest barbel (and I think some other fish) on luncheon meat, with the rest on pellet. I caught all mine on pellet feeder. The walk over the hill is tough (travel light) and expect to be sky-lined by walkers and dog owners along the upstream section. Otherwise, a great fishery.

11 Barbel, 12 Chub

Chose the yomp that is Cardiac Hill for a day in the wooded section, river looked in good condition with normal summer levels, conditions were warm with overcast clouds.
We fished a variety of methods from legered meat, pellet feeder and long trotting with fish coming regularly throughtout the day. Barbel to 9lb and chub to 5lb (the size of barbel was certainly higher than the previous year with many averaging 7lb).
A fantastic days sport in outstanding scenery.
Many thanks to the Foundation and the excellent work they undertake.

20 Barbel, 15 Chub

Hot and sunny day and the river was low and clear. A lot of weed and other vegetation was coming down which made keeping a line in the water for any length of time difficult. So quite pleased to end the day with 3 chub and a couple of barbel. Lost 3 or 4 others due to varying degrees of incompetence. Brother managed a couple of nice barbel.

4 Barbel, 3 Chub