Feedback & Reports

Great day on the Wye again barbel on feeder tactics most chub to long trotted bread flake which was a wonderful time. River low and fairly clear,thanks wuf.

11 Barbel, 27 Chub

13 Barbel, 25 Chub

7 Barbel, 5 Chub

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Slow going on a very warm day,afternoon spoiled with groups of people getting out of canoes and swimming in the river !

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Came back to the Church Stream Pool for the second day. Caught a few chub to 4 lb from the start at 9 am, then the wind got up bringing a very large branch crashing down into the water. This made stately passage through the swim and killed action for a while. Like the previous day, the barbel took a while to appear, finally arriving at 12.30. Then caught 5 on pretty much consecutive casts (only interrupted by a chub between barbel nos 3 and 4. The biggest was a nice fish of 8 1/2 lb. Moved upstream to the Church field for the final couple of hours, where had a bite a chuck fishing across towards the far bank - every one a chub. Lost a few in the weed, but ended up with a dozen from this spot. All fish took 11 or 12 mm pellets, even an 8 oz tiddler. This beat certainly produces fish, but beware of the steep banks if you are not that agile.

5 Barbel, 20 Chub

Cloudy and windy day on the bank. River was low but carrying some clour so hopes were high. Majority of the fish taken in the mid morning to swimfeeder and pellets, barbel to 9lb and chub to 4lb. Fished from 7am to 8pm and would have fished later but had a 3 hour + return journey. Still one of my favourite beats.

6 Barbel, 6 Chub

Glad I had the foresight to go for the cooler part of the week when booking back in December. Fished mostly the Church Stream pool opposite the island, using feeder. Bit slow to start with, a couple of chub plus a small eel. Around midday the barbel moved in and fed until 2.30 pm. Nothing huge, the biggest around 6 lb, but fought well in the fast water. All took 11mm pellets. Later moved to the field down from the Church, where had a few more chub.

5 Barbel, 9 Chub, 1 Other

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

With temperatures around 30℃ forecast an early start ensured , fish came from the off until about 1030am..
By 11am it was more like the serengeti, and it was time for me to escape the heat..a very enjoyable morning session, best barbell just over 9lb.

6 Barbel, 5 Chub