Feedback & Reports

1 Barbel

Second day of our trip. We'd fished this stretch a couple of years back so knew what to expect in terms of swims. My mate fished the wooded section while I fished the last swim by the hut. Levels much lower than when we'd fished before. My friend had a 7.5lb Barbel and 8 Chub up to 4.5lb.
I managed to catch 6lb 2oz, 7lb 7oz Barbel and a couple of Chub in the 3lb bracket. Swim feeder and Halibut pellets/Meat tactics employed.

3 Barbel, 10 Chub

No sign of the Barbel today. Caught the five Chub to 3lbs by midday, but then went home due to very very heavy rain, which made the very steep banks absolutely treacherous.

5 Chub

River was very low and clear. Down stream of the woods heavy weed on the near bank would have made landing any decent fish very difficult, so we stuck to the upper section.
Conditions were against us, but we managed 8 Chub to 4.4 a d 5 Barbel to 7.00.
Banks were steep and overgrown, so wouldn't recommend to the less sprightly, but we had a thoroughly enjoyable day.
All fish caught on 10mm boilies, small pellets and feeder rigs.

8 Barbel, 5 Chub

12 Barbel, 13 Chub

River low and clear, plenty of action using straight bomb and meat.

23 Chub

Chosen method today was bomb and pellet, 10mm. A steady day with no hectic feeding spell, fish coming out throughout the afternoon/evening that we fished. Another day of bright sunny conditions. Wildlife today included a family of young sparrowhawks.

15 Barbel, 9 Chub

Second day on this beat, tried the hut peg to start with, after an hour with no enquiries, moved round into the wood. Fished the lucky stone in the hope of avoiding the chub, but a repeat of the previous days sport followed.
The problem with this peg being the large rocks on the riverbed, when a barbel was hooked the hook link was invariably cut, seven barbel hooked three landed. The Wye tackle fairy took six of my feeders!
The chub were very prolific, at 7.30pm after 36 chub decided a pint was more appealing than another chub. Thanks WUF 2 great days sport.

3 Barbel, 36 Chub

First time on this beat, fished second swim in the woods, the walk was challenging. Chub were in profusion, not really giving the barbel a chance, but a fantastic days fishing. Chub between 2lb 8oz and 4lb 12oz, barbel 5lb to 7lb 13oz

4 Barbel, 51 Chub