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ID:81639
T. T. from Stratford
Monday 16 October 2023 (2 years ago)
Area:Middle Wye
Beat:Middle Ballingham & Fownhope No.8
Fishing:Coarse
No. of Anglers:1
River was up a bit but dropping throughout the day. Cold start with frost on the ground and lovely misty valley. Fishing was best in the morning with bites harder to come by in the pm. Fished 14 swims and caught from 9. Great stretch for exploring. Seemed like more swims had been opened up since last visit. Only gripe is the footbridge over the ditch. Reminded me of the crypton factor. Best barbel was 8lb 12oz and chub 4lb 8oz, mostly on straight lead and 16mm krill dumbells. Great autumn days fishing on the Wye.
2 Barbel, 10 Chub
ID:81518
G. F. from Hemyock
Friday 13 October 2023 (2 years ago)
Area:Middle Wye
Beat:Middle Ballingham & Fownhope No.8
Fishing:Coarse
No. of Anglers:2
Fantastic days fishing with the general stamp of chub around the 4lb bracket. One Barbel coming out at 8lb 12oz. Looked like a much bigger fish! Will definitely be back as a lovely stretch of the Wye.
1 Barbel, 20 Chub, 4 Other
ID:81496
A. H. from Witney
Thursday 12 October 2023 (2 years ago)
Area:Middle Wye
Beat:Middle Ballingham & Fownhope No.8
Fishing:Coarse
No. of Anglers:1
Weather overcast and banks muddy and slippery - note no rope access in place. On a bad day an unfit / infirm person could get stuck at the bottom of the bank!! I slipped over at least three times!
Water was slowly on the rise through the day.
Bites were hard to come by today with surprisingly few chub, though managed barbel of just under six and just over seven. Three chub to 3lb also caught. Boilie and meat with GB feeder on the day. This is a lovely beat from the croy at the far end back. Near end water is slower paced and generally appeared deeper.
The walk back up the hill matches Fownhope 5!!
Would fish again, whether on bottom or trotting.
2 Barbel, 3 Chub
ID:81443
T. D. from Chelmsford
Wednesday 11 October 2023 (2 years ago)
Area:Middle Wye
Beat:Middle Ballingham & Fownhope No.8
Fishing:Coarse
No. of Anglers:2
Nice beat - the chub were sociable, the barbel a little less so.
1 Barbel, 15 Chub
ID:81510
I. W. from Haverhill
Tuesday 10 October 2023 (2 years ago)
Area:Middle Wye
Beat:Middle Ballingham & Fownhope No.8
Fishing:Coarse
No. of Anglers:1
1 Barbel, 8 Chub, 1 Other
ID:81509
I. W. from Haverhill
Monday 9 October 2023 (2 years ago)
Area:Middle Wye
Beat:Middle Ballingham & Fownhope No.8
Fishing:Coarse
No. of Anglers:1
3 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other
ID:81308
M. H. from Clevedon
Sunday 8 October 2023 (2 years ago)
Area:Middle Wye
Beat:Middle Ballingham & Fownhope No.8
Fishing:Coarse
No. of Anglers:2
1 Barbel, 3 Chub
ID:81370
S. W. from Coggleshall
Saturday 7 October 2023 (2 years ago)
Area:Middle Wye
Beat:Middle Ballingham & Fownhope No.8
Fishing:Coarse
No. of Anglers:1
A great days fishing. 3 anglers fished all using feeder tactics with the fish coming mainly to wrapped pellet and meat.
The river was around 3ft up but not overly coloured. There were plenty of fishable swims and we fished mainly in the first two fields with one Barbel coming from the the top end of the beat. (a long walk)
Best Barbel was 8lb 2oz and the Chub ranged up to just under 5lb.
Have fished this beat before and it definitely fishes better when the river is up to this level.
3 Barbel, 36 Chub
ID:81233
D. W. from Leighton Buzzard
Thursday 5 October 2023 (2 years ago)
Area:Middle Wye
Beat:Middle Ballingham & Fownhope No.8
Fishing:Coarse
No. of Anglers:1
A lovely days fishing. 4 barbel. 8 chub. 2 dace. All caught on freelined ham. The fish wanted the bait moving. Largest fish 6lb barbel. I'll be back. Thank you.
4 Barbel, 8 Chub
ID:81287
S. R. from Evesham
Wednesday 4 October 2023 (2 years ago)
Area:Middle Wye
Beat:Middle Ballingham & Fownhope No.8
Fishing:Coarse
No. of Anglers:1
2 Barbel, 4 Chub
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