Feedback & Reports

Second day on the Wye but no better than the first. One Barbel caught late in the day on meat otherwise a tough day. Sadly the river is in desperate need of rain but this venue is stunning and has loads of potential. I am sure we will return.

1 Barbel

Beautiful setting. Fished hard all day and moved several times. Just one bite on luncheon meat late in the afternoon produced a 9lb barbel.

1 Barbel

All fish caught on ledger with cage feeder and banded 8mm halibut pellets. Chub caught at 11.30am, barbel caught 4.30 - 6.00pm, 6lbs 4oz, 8lbs and 8lbs 8oz. Also like to mention Pilgrims hotel, excellent accomodation and food.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

3 Barbel

Arrived mid morning after a hearty breakfast at the Pilgrim Hotel. Water conditions were very low and very clear. We fished either end of the beat looking for the faster water. Experienced knocks and taps on the feeder all day. One of us remained in the fast water at the lower end of the beat and one moved to a slower deeper swim on the upper end of the beat. The fish started to feed in the last couple of hours before dark. We lost a couple of fish but ended the day with a PB of 10lb.5oz and another of 6lb from the deeper swim and a very fit 8 1/2 pounder from the lower fast peg opposite the island.
Will definitely fish this beat again hopefully with at least another couple of feet of water and more colour.

3 Barbel

With the conditions as they are we did not expect to much, however by 10a.m. all anglers had caught some fish. The bites did then dry up and hope was set on picking up a few Barbel at dusk, but alas it wasn't to be.
This was the first time on this beat and I have to say we were all very impressed with its beauty and obvious potential on the right day.

3 Barbel, 8 Chub, 20 Other

Mag, feeder, 4' fluorocarbon, small hook, river low, hot, cloudy spells. JB silvers on the mag feeder. Barbel 8lbs bracket.

1 Barbel

River low, bright, sunny some cloud cover, brisk wind pm. Feeder, mag. Barbel 8lbs bracket. JB Silvers and bits.

1 Barbel

Bright sunshine, water very low with hardly any pace to the river so not ideal conditions, only one Barbel of medium size caught mid river using the feeder method with pellets.

1 Barbel

Feeder, 4' fluorocarbon, small hook, river low, hot, cloudy spells. Barbel 3lbs bracket. JB 16lbs pike, and silvers on the mag feeder.

1 Barbel, 1 Pike