Feedback & Reports

Difficult conditions bright sunshine and low river all fish caught late on in the evening groundbait and pellet feeder with pellet on hook.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Beautiful day. The river was looking healthy and flowing well with plenty of wildlife and fish rising and jumping. Fish were biting all day, sifting out the Barbel from the Chub, which were non-stop, was the challenge. All the Chub were in the 2 - 4lb bracket and in good condition save for one which looked like it had a problem with one eye. The Barbel all upwards of 8lb, the bigest 10lb 4oz, all healthy looking fish that put up a characteristic Wye Barbel fight. The only irritation were inconsiderate padlle boarders some of whom passed by going downstream and then returned upstream only to get off their boards and wade upstream through the faster flowing water shouting and hollering showing a lack of consideration for anglers. They didn't seem to put the fish off for long though.

5 Barbel, 8 Chub

Cracking day on the UK's premier coarse fishing river. Chub to 4.5Ib and a PB barbel of 8Ib 2oz, well chuffed. Weather was perfect and so was the fishing!

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

Lovely day on the Wye again. My old fishing pal finally accompanied me for his first ever Wye experience. Very enjoyable and relaxed day. Low river but the chub still fed, found the barbel more elusive.

4 Barbel, 18 Chub

Fished 2 swims around the lucky stone and caught steadily all day. Most caught on feeder apart from 1 barbel and about 5 chub on the float. Hooked a salmon on luncheon meat which proceeded to strip about 70 yards of line off as it went off like a jet ski downstream before the hook pulled. Lost about 20 feeders in snags but that's the price for this magical swim.

8 Barbel, 35 Chub

Great day at the stones, fish fell to meat and bread on the bottom. Barbel to 8lb and Chub to 4.5lb

8 Barbel, 23 Chub

A quieter day for Fownhope.
A new 'tackle losing' snag at the lucky stone. Felt like rock rather than weed. Best barbel just under 8lb to meat.
The other were two eels, the one at 3lbs

4 Barbel, 15 Chub, 2 Other

Fish caught throughout stretch on both feeder and float, mostly with 8mm pellet. Around 30 good stamp chub, between 3lb and 4.10, mostly around 4lb mark. Additional 30 or so chublets 8oz to 1.8. Barbel between 5 and 6lb. River steady level, some colour with around 18” visibility.

5 Barbel, 65 Chub

Afternoon / evening on the lucky stone. Chub of really good stamp averaging 4/5. Barbel all smaller than previously caught from this swim apart from one which although I didn’t have my scales was a pb for sure, I estimate a low double. Absolute beast. Was raining and river was rising. Caught on robin red margin ground bait full of pellet. Darkened off with super g black. Boiles and pellets on hook. Crazy amount of chub in this swim at mo.

4 Barbel, 29 Chub

Another wonderful day on the balsa trotting meat or bread, feeding hemp. Good quality chub to near 5lb and managed 3 barbel again around 6lb each. Little bit more water than last week but still spot on for float fishing. Had a wonderful morning. One concerning feature is a small fire pit in the woods which was not there last week. Hope no one is night fishing in the woods. Thanks WUF for another glorious session on the river Wye.

3 Barbel, 25 Chub