Feedback & Reports

Typical Wye chub early on a pleasant day by river, then uninterrupted by any further action. Lowish water, bright conditions and beat confines with limited and occupied hotspots made for a disappointing day. Large number of salmon moving all day long didn't help!

1 Chub

Halibait pellets used to fish. No fish caught.

What a difference to day one. Arrived on site and met one of the syndicate Salmon anglers who was very helpful. The telephone call to Terry had also been productive. With a little walking lots of great looking swims. The banks are steep which limits swims for those of us with mobility problems. But sat in a swim and started catching within minutes. Barbel to 8.13 and chub to 4 .10. We left happy when the wind started to create white horse waves after about 5 hours.

8 Barbel, 4 Chub

A rather too bright, sunny day. Fished below the first island downstream of the Tollbridge. Fished the feeder with pellets, corn and meat. Only two chub to show for my efforts, one on corn and one on pellet. The Wye looking as beautiful as ever, and I look forward to my next visits, when I'm sure I will enjoy more success. The river could do with some rain.

2 Chub

Good day, river low, fished beat 4 gravel bar all fish on free lined meat [garlic flavoured]. Chub all around 4lbs barbel between 5 & 7lbs.

8 Barbel, 14 Chub

Did not fish

Fresh cock fish 15lb. on beat 6 to a toby. Nothing else seen.

1 Salmon

Enjoyed immensely.

2 Trout

Day 4 on Whitney and river now perfect. Not too coloured and clearing . Level dropping after good rainfall last week, light cloud, gentle westerly, warmer and barometer rising. Started on beat 2 at 10.30 am and fished good fly water from the island down to pump house..not a fish showing. Even the trout ignored fair issue of yellow sallies and mayfly. At 11.50 a large coloured fish rolled in the stream beyond the pump house. This was only the 2nd fish seen in 4 sessions three passes of the fly and a fish was on ..and off. It had taken the fly in the slack a foot from the bank as the line was stripped back very gently. The fly was plucked + sampled quietly a cast later and 2 chucks after that a heavy double take in mid-stream led to a 12 min walk up and down with what felt like a very relaxed hippo, which it may have been as it was unseen until beached. Measured 97 cm long and 52 round c. 22 lbs. It was a fit,fat,fresh cockfish and it went back strong and calm.
Tackle 14'9" Oracle Exp. Abel 10/11, SA DT wet tip and a Glen Tanar tied on a Partridge # 6 gold double. Very pleasing and many thanks to Mr Terry Ward of Whitney Court for advice and help through out 4 days for a mixed party of 6 different rods

1 Salmon

No salmon, but river clearing and weather warm and less windy. 1 resident showing in 3 also very large fish in 5.

1 Trout, 1 Sea Trout