Feedback & Reports

Arrived midday with my young lad. First visit here since December, always a pleasure. Low and clear meant chub were order of the day. Tried upstream in fast water but strangely not a knock in a swim where I’ve always had chub action. Moved on after an hour to below island. Lowest I’ve ever seen it here. One canoe capsized with three people in it, debris and belongings everywhere, they managed to scramble to safety on the island. Had chub action from the start in new swim, all we’re big lumps and managed a nice 6lb barbel on corn. Bird life was epic. Super day. Can’t always rely on barbel showing up in these low water conditions. I am a chub fan, scale down and have some action. Hope to be back mid September , trotting caster when allowed. Brilliant day. Thanks WUF

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

Fished all day for Barbel but to no avail - plenty of chub getting in the way and keeping us busy though. Very nice stretch of river with variety of swim types and gratefully very few snags. Would definitely book again, hopefully with the river a little higher.

12 Chub

Very poor. One very small barbel and a chub.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

A beautiful Bank Holiday saturday, river was low and coloured but sport was steady all day. 2 of us fished the Steps pegs with pretty decent bank conditions & apart from an armada of canoes between 2 & 3 pm it was pretty quiet and certainly didn't spoil the day in any way. Chub from 1 - 5lb were a plenty but the elusive Barbel failed to put in an appearance. Fish were in lovely condition and had a good chat with the water bailiff / owner. Thoroughly recommend booking this beat & we will have to go back and get in to those Barbel.

26 Chub

Unfortunately our day was cut short as one of our party slipped into the river and hit his head on the rocks and it was necessary for us to take him to hospital

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Lowest I’ve seen river four barbel loads of chub quite worrying to see no weed anywhere on the wye thanks to certain people putting whatever in river upstream they say it’s cheaper to pay the fines than have it taken way????????????????????????????????

4 Barbel

3 Barbel, 7 Chub

Loads of chub 8 barbel tried various swims ok day

8 Barbel, 9 Chub

2 Barbel, 31 Chub