Feedback & Reports

RAIN THUNDER LIGHTNING. Funny, because I thought it was supposed to be the GLOURIOUS 16th! Not a great start but it is a privilege to be here for the 1st day of the season.
Thanks to WUF.

1 Barbel

A wonderful afternoon to end the season! River in good condition, low enough to access most swims comfortably and still falling with a bit of colour. Weather fine and reasonably warm. The barbel were feeding throughout this session and I eventually finished with 11, nearly all in the 5-7 lb range on halibut pellet.

11 Barbel

River still quite cold but found a few feeding today, biggest 7.5lb.

3 Barbel

After a cold night, the day soon warmed up in the Spring sunshine, and we felt confident that some barbel would feed for a short period. We selected deep water swims at the top end, and we're not disappointed, with RW catching 4 barbel and 2 chub, and RB 1 barbel and 2 chub. A couple of barbel were also lost. The most productive time today was in the morning. Fish were caught on a mixture of halibut and spicy sausage pellets. Biggest barbel went 7lb and chub 4lb.

5 Barbel, 4 Chub

River too heavily coloured from run off after heavy rain two days previously and the river was up three foot on normal. We probably should have asked for a wash out but we decided to fish in the hope conditions would improve during the day which, unfortunately they didn't. We fished in the few slacks we could find, trying a variety of baits but we had no bites. After five hours and with the river, if anything, getting even dirtier, we decided to call it a day.

The river was in very good condition and a day fishing for cub was enjoyed, 15 in total, all taken on legered bread from any likely looking spot all along the beat. A very enjoyable days fishing on a peaceful part of the Wye

15 Chub

Couldn't have wished for more on an early November session. Mild, no wind, overcast all day, a decent flow and a bit of colour. WHERE were the fish?!! Found it hard to locate them, four bite's and three Barbel. Tough day. Still, I suppose we are just not meant to know all the answers. That's fishing.

3 Barbel

Lovely bit of river, with good access, we used groundbait feeders with pellet/maggot with groundbait pluged ends, we caught 5 barbel & 2 chub during the main part of the day, using pellet on the hook, 5 more barbel caught early evening as it started to get dark, testing conditions due to weed drifting downstream causing frequent recasting.
All fish were mint condition and went back well/strongly.
We look forward to revisiting the venue.

10 Barbel, 2 Chub

In promising conditions (overcast) we caught from top field, woods and bottom fields all on meat. Chub were caught in the woods, best action was when it was getting dark, good day.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

We arrived at the river at 11.30 it is a very nice stretch we did investigate the wooded area and it is a challenge to get down to the river through there.
The river is very low and clear at the moment so we settled for the deeper water some 2-3 hundred yards upstream of the house and fishing hut. There are several comfortable swims there. The first fish was caught within 45 minutes - a Barbel of about 7lbs caught on a boilie.
Then it was a long wait untill it was getting dark before another bite and a nice 2lb Chub was landed caught on luncheon meat. Then the bites started which only resulted in one lost fish and several missed bites!
It is a lovely part or the Wye especially now the leaves are in colour. We stayed at the Red Lion Hotel at Bredwardine which has some 3 miles of fishing too.
Thank you WUF.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub, 2 Other