Feedback & Reports

1 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Grayling, 1 WBT. Baits used pellet maggot and bread.

Short days fishing due to the conditions, level down 18" from last Sunday. River clear, very windy, bright and sunny.
Managed 2 very nice Barbel, both just over the 8lbs mark.

2 barbel 7lb 4oz for PC and an 8lb 10oz DK, both fish in good nick, weather fair, river fast. Stayed at Falcon House, hotel room lovley, people very friendly and helpful.

2 rods fishing a good variety of pegs caught 9 Barbel and 3 chub, all on pellet feeder. A lot of pegs that have been successful in the past not so good on the day. River carrying a bit of extra water but fairly clear.

This is a report for four days 19th,20th and 22nd,23rd of October.
Began on the Friday with the river about 5 foot higher than normal levels and racing a chocolate milky colour. Two barbel 6.5lb and 5lb. Oh and a gudgeon. Saturday a barbel first and last cast of the day and one other 7.25lb,4lb,6lb and two chub. Both these days were clear after a misty start but the weather for my last two days were like sitting in a cloud. Day three river falling and clearer. Two barbel 5.75lb,4.25lb and three chub to 4lb. Last day only two chub. I also meet Colin Richardson who was very friendly and helpful. I am returning to fish in a couple of weeks.

A slow start at the bottom bend pool with just a Chub to show for my efforts. Moved upstream and found some Barbel feeding, 4 nice fish between 7 and 9.12lbs. Still waiting for my first Wye double!

We fished for 7 days in the period leading up to the 18th. Our daily catch fluctuated depending on conditions but we had a total of 38 barbel in the period with the largest fish at 10lb 2oz. Chub were scarce, our best was 4lb 4oz.

The river was up about 4 feet with wads of debris coming down and the influx of a lot of cold water seemed to have put the barbel off the feed. It was a tough day with just a chub and 5lb barbel banked on pellet. It was still great to out, rounded off with a chat with Colin, the ever helpful and friendly baliff.

A tough day on this usually productive beat, with the river still racing through and very coloured. We started off on the bend at the bottom of the beat, but after one 5lb barbel to RB in 4 hours it was time to take the roving approach. RW eventually found some feeding barbel and caught 3 up to 7.5lb on pellet. 5oz was necessary to hold bottom in most swims.

River conditions atrocious. High, rising and the colour of milk chocolate. Fishing virtually impossible but had a go. Actually caught an eel but that was all. River continued to rise throughout the day. We had some nice views of floating trees!!