Feedback & Reports

Fished the middle part of the beat, where there is respite from the faster water conditions. Caught 2 barbel to 6lb-14oz and 3 average size chub. Lashing 30 minute rainstorms at 4pm and 6pm had the water turning brown / red with so much mud going into the river. The river is probably too murky for really good fishing at the moment, so fairly pleased to catch a few fish.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Lovely cool river on arrival. Fish showing,including a silver bar well into double figures. I've not fished the Wye much in the past but it was lower than I have known it and stayed constant through the day. Early confidence not realised but I did have one long, gentle pull which came to nothing. Tried a variety of flies from size 12 up to a 3 1/2 inch sunray. Great to see so much activity. Met the owner again who was very helpful and encouraging.

2 Trout, 1 Chub

I made the mistake of booking this beat on a sunny day. The best of the fly water is also the most popular with the stick throwing dog walkers, picnicking families who are too busy lighting the barbeque to notice the children killing fry by hurling rocks at them in the margins and, later in the evening, the swimmers.
I was very patient but after a while I just gave up. I won’t be booking this beat again.

Another lovely day at Caradoc albeit without a Salmon. The other residents kept me on my toes though, in particular Chub upto 5lbs. A surprise Perch of 1lb 8oz was also taken and 2 shad hooked but lost. Salmon were seen and more so in the evening rather than the morning. Thanks again for a lovely day on the water.

4 Chub, 1 Other

A first visit and indeed a very scenic beat. The chocolate brown river didn't quite compliment the setting though. Two shad hooked and lost - spirited fighters aren't they. One possibly two salmon seen leaping but failed to trouble the score cards sadly. Will I return...that I'm very sure of but timed slightly better! Thank you regardless to you all the same.

Water still coloured but dropping after Friday’s storm. Should be excellent Tues when most of us are back at work!
Had to go up to a #4 double on the tube fly and a 1/0 Aberdeen on the FC to prevent the Shad hooking up; didn’t stop the blighters bumping the lures all day though. No Salmon hooked but had a good hard tug late in the evening at the Hut.
One day I’ll fish this beat in better conditions. Oh, and the canoes were polite if heavy; had to wade like a loon at one point to avoid being flattened by one bearing down on me sideways. Such japes eh?

1 Trout, 3 Other

Didn't fish this morning, massive storm last night, I have never seen a river colour up so quickly, I'm surprised there's any soil left in Herefordshire, this silt seems to be getting a lot worse on the river Wye.

A last minute booking and arrived at noon to a rising dirty river. First visit to this beat and pleasantly surprise with the variety of water. Not good for the fly today but gave it a go anyway, [time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted], and enjoyed groping my way down the section below the footbridge but didn't push my luck in the last pool, wading stick or not! Nothing on spinners either but I think I’ll try again another day when conditions are more favourable.

1 Trout

My first booking on this lovely stretch. Four or five fish showing at hut but dropping river did n't encourage them to chase a fly. A few chub to fly at bottom of beat. One fish came for fly just below surface but I think it was good trout.

3 Chub

Only fished late afternoon. No sign of the fish.