Feedback & Reports

Pleased with the catch given the hot and sunny weather and a low river. Fish were taken on meat and pellet from the faster and presumably better oxygenated water.

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

Although the river was low there had been some improvement in the conditions due to some heavy rain over the weekend.

Our group caught 11 Barbel and 1 Chub all to feeder tactics, we look forward to coming back later in the week.

11 Barbel, 1 Chub

River clear. Fish caught on paste and pellet

2 Chub

First time at Whitney Court, a lovely stretch of river. Conditions not ideal. Barbel 7lb and Chub up to 4.5lb. Fished faster water on Beat 4 for Chub. Fish caught trotting with Meat and rolling Meat.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

A very low and clear river and bright sunshine, so it was always going to be hard, 2 of us fished beat 4 and had 1 barbel and 4 chub on hair rigged 8 mm pellet, and the other 2 fished beat 2 and had 10 barbel between 4and 8 lb on single and double pellet

11 Barbel, 4 Chub

Difficult fishing today. Trotting a float with hemp and meat, caught two small chub and a dace. This is a huge stretch with various sections of shallow and deep water. I spent too much time in the shallow sections and didn't get enough time to fish the deeper water further down stream. Very low water conditions, a bright and hot day. Bring on some good rain!

2 Chub, 1 Other

Largest Barbel pushing a double, fished the middle of the day never saw a canoe! Never saw another person ,absolute bliss

5 Barbel

Late on in evening on rolling spam. Lost one other..barbless hooks?

3 Chub

River at a very low level. The margins of some of the gravel banks are starting to become covered in silkweed. Took an enforced 2 hour car break in the afternoon as a heavy thunderstom passed over. Two of the chub were only small. Legered meat and pellets the method.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Despite being one of the hottest days of the year our 11am-6pm session was highly enjoyable on a river lower than I have seen it-and really 'showing its bones'. Some of the usual far bank barbel swims were covered in silkweed and did not produce to waggler or feeder.
When you found fish in the fastest water possible and it was 3 foot deep the chub and barbel were willing to feed even in the hottest part of the day. All but one chub came to floatfished meat or carp pellet over mainly hemp and pellet feed. Chub were up to about 4 1/2 lb and the barbel between 6- 7lb. Great sport on float tackle.
Friend Keith only just back on the fishing scene after as forced absence to golf couldn't believe how good the Wye was and got so excited he collapsed with cramp just before he could have his photo taken with a nice barbel. We couldn't wait for him to recover but the barbel did and swum away strongly. I still haven't seen beat 6 - wonder if there is faster water down there.

4 Barbel, 12 Chub