Feedback & Reports

Spent the day trotting several swims. Wye more coloured than expected for the height. Had a crazy amount of chub and one barbel between us (barbel at last light) all on the float. Great day on a great beat once again.

1 Trout, 1 Barbel, 40 Chub

The last day of the season where the river was still rising when we arrived at sunrise where it peaked at 4.28m's at midday. Tough fishing conditions where a 5 ounce lead wouldn't hold bottom in some of the swims. Lots of roving and fishing various swims with one Barbel between us which was around 6 or 7lb for mate Nic.

1 Barbel

River like chocolate and rising fast. Roamed with meat fishing close in, where an 8Ib 4oz barbel gave the only bite of the day.

1 Barbel

Tough going, not a bite all day.
Water bitterly cold due to snow melt, from what we saw even the Kingfisher blanked !!

Blanked for the first time this season!!!!

Had a mobile approach as thought I might have to locate the fish - tried 7 swims but to no avail. The beat has either been cleared at bankside or the vegetation has just died away. This is a lovely beat with at least 10 swims to go at.

Water temperature was 9.4C but there was just no activity in the river - it just felt like nobody was home!!!

River was very clear which combined with sunny intervals during the day made the fishing slow. Most fish were caught on bread but were hold up close to snags as you'd expect. Boilies and meat did catch fish but trotted bread flake over liquidised bread out performed static approaches. Best chub was 5lb 3oz caught first thing on trotted bread flake.

11 Chub

Tough day, cold overnight with a frost so not ideal conditions. Fished the deeper sections managed 2 chub between us.

2 Chub

No fish caught unfortunately, river was still slightly high. Must have put off the fish.

With the weather having turned for the colder we knew water temps would be dropping and the chances of a late season barbel would be fairly remote, especially after a couple of frosts, but we decided on a day on this lovely beat anyway. As suspecting the fishing was tough although a few chub succumbed to roving tactics.

5 Chub

River pushing through but dropping through the daytemp of 9.3 deg,difficult day a lot of leaves dislodging feeder.Small chub of about 2lb just before dark saved a blank.

1 Chub