Feedback & Reports

Our 1st session on Holme Lacy. The beat has good access and with the river being at summer level, there are lots of swims that are comfortable to fish from. I spoke to Colin the bailiff during the week previous to our visit and he was very helpful. We ignored the popular swims at the bottom of the beat and fished the swims over the 1st style.
We finished with 12 Barbel between the 2 rods, to a best of 9lb 4oz, along with dozens of chub and dace (even on the pellet). Thanks again to the Foundation for a superb fishery.

Weather changeable from bright sunshine to showers, lots
of surface weed and debris being washed down and snagging my line, 4 decent chub on hali pellets from the far bank opp. the island but no Barbel, moved upstream and fished
from one of the croys had a good size barbel on which promptly broke my 10lb line! Decided to call it a day. Quite a bit of traffic noise from the B4224 but a nice place to fish never the less. Wye & Usk staff always helpful when booking.

First visit to this beat. Caught 5 barbel to 7lb plus and 6 chub to 4lb plus. Stuck in one swim for the barbel, but went walkabout for an hour with the lighter rod and caught 3 chub and missed 3 from different swims. Good fun.
Nice varied beat, which seemed to me to have more likely swims than some of the other WUF beats. Another good day on the Wye.

My son and I fished early morning to late evening, 6 chub 3 barbel, all nice clean fish, canoes not a problem. Thanks to Allyson at the booking office.

12 barbel, 12 chub caught on pellet & meat. Cracking day. Many thanks to Seth for putting us on the fish.

An enjoyable day on a beautiful stretch of river. Fished from 6.00am until 11.30am and caught quite a few Chub but no sign of any Barbel. Returned at about 4.30pm and tried a different swim; this time the Barbel were kind to me and I finished at 9.30pm with a tally of 12 Barbel to 7:7 and 12 Chub. I was especially pleased because I caught 5 of the Barbel trotting with the centrepin, which is a great way to catch them. Most of the Barbel had a lot of fish lice (argulus?) on them; doesn't seem to be doing them much harm however because they were otherwise in good condition and all swam off strongly.

Thanks very much, excellent service from WUF, I'll definitely be back!

A great days fishing caught six good sized chub and one barbel, a lot of canoes but no problems each respected each others right to enjoy the river. A word of thanks to Colin Richardson on his keeping this beat in excellent condition, we will be back again soon thank you Wye Usk foundation.

Had a brilliant day in fantastic surroundings, took a mate to catch his first barbel. He caught 13 barbel to 7lb 4oz along with 13 chub, in his own words "My best days fishing ever !!!"
I had 15 barbel and 39 chub, crazy fishing!!!
Met Colin the bailiff,who was a very helpfull friendly guy.
Thanks W.U.F. for a great day.

Although we were fortunate that the day was overcast and not too warm it was one when Mr Crabtree would have told Peter that the conditions (water clear but low with current slow - a rhyme, what next?) were not conducive to catching fish. It was not too easy fishing off the croys just past the power poles downstream of the hut. After a slow start the ghillie, Colin Richardson (what a thoroughly pleasant man) appeared mowing the bankside path (what next!). Apparently he also polishes the stiles on Fridays and gives the hut a coat of paint every other Tuesday!!

Anyway he gave us generous directions and by obeying them we caught 10 barbel, mainly small fish to 8lbs, and 11 chub to just over 4lbs mainly on ledgered halibut pellets plus a few dace on the float using sweet corn. Swims were about a hundred yards below the stile and at the foot of the island at the end of the beat. An enjoyable day considering.

3 rods fished, river low weather sunny, 9 barbel caught, all on pellet, best 7lbs. Lots of chub caught, best 4.5lbs. Great fishing.