Feedback & Reports

Arrived at dawn and had a good look around. Began fishing the second swim on the far bank using cage feeder groundbait and pellet...nothing, not even a touch. My companion fished on my left and had 3 chub in 3 casts using small pellets and pva bags, his swim went dead around 8am - 8.30am so we swapped sides and I fished the first swim on the road bank bouncing meat around on a light lead . My mate went down to the 3rd swim on the same side and caught 1 more chub and missed lots of bites. After a chat with the fishery owner I moved down to a deep pool on the same side and lost a barbel first cast using meat then caught a chub approx 4lb, then the swim went dead around 3.30pm. We made our last move of the day to the final swim on the road side and I had a barbel of 7lbs 2oz first cast on a 20mm pellet then missed a take on the same bait. My mate then lost a fish in a unseen snag . I changed back to feeder and smaller pellet and lost a very heavy fish in the same snag. Retackled and had a smaller barbel of around 4lb then lost another in the snags, then another chub around 3lb. To summarise, I had 2 chub and 2 barbel but lost 3, my mate had 6 chub and lost a barbel. Overall impression is a great fishery which needs heavier tackle than you might realise due to some unseen snags which cost me a possible double. Oh well, was a good day though!

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Afternoon session, last swim road side, rolling meat with x4 AAA fixed onto hook link 10" from hook. Just off the edge of fast water accounted for 10 Chub to 4 lbs and 3 Barbel to 5 1/2 lbs. Great fun but as all bites came from the same area I chose to set up straight lead on the tip rod and focused here. Spam out fished pellets as it turned to evening, took 3 cracking Barbel and 3 average Chub before I ran out of Spam! Maybe it was the constant loose feeding of 10mm elips pellets that did it today but I put my money on the Barometric pressure falling. Brilliant fishing for 5hrs!

6 Barbel, 13 Chub

River very low and clear, hard going in the bright sunshine but my fishing buddy managed a barbel around 7lbs and two chub around the 3lb mark. Myself, I did not have a bite, would fish it again with a bit more water and colour on.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

A great evening, started fishing about sixish and packed up at about eightish, having caught a good size Barbel, and four sizable chub all above two pounds. Fished on luncheon meat.
Out of all the beats that I have fished on the Wye I think that this is the best, the farmer has cut steps into the bank and there are quite a few accessible swims.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Low and clear river. All fish taken on static meat baits.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

River was slightly up and nice colour. Fished with rolling meat/cheese. Good sample of fish including 4lbs 2oz, 4lbs 8oz and 4lbs 12oz. Fished one rod for barbel but no takes. Enjoyed my day, thanks.

6 Chub

River was very high so just the peg by willow under bridge was fish able. Barbel up to 7lb 2oz. Chub 4lb 7ozs. Still a good day in tough windy conditions.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

Pellet and luncheon meat baits used. River fairly low and clear.

6 Chub

Another early start, river running nice and almost clear. Opted for a different approach today, maize doctored up with active 8 and hemp. Crossed the bridge and pre-baited the 3 swims that side with the said bait, set up the tip rod with feeder and hair rigged maize (2 grains to a size 10 wide gape barbless hook). Fished the bottom swim 150m below the bridge first, instant response from chub to 2.5lbs and a very nice little Barbel of 4.5lbs, swim died after the hectic start. Moved back up to just above the big tree and applied same tactics with again instant results from a chub of 2lbs. Changed to a block end feeder full of maize and hemp and a hour later landed a very fat and short barbel around 5lbs, same thing happened swim died. Another move to the top swim saw a very similar fish reaction. Early chub again, 2lbs+ and a hour wait for the next pull which saw another 5lbs barbel netted. Sat here for bite-less 2hrs. Moved everything back to the bottom swim road side of the fishery. Back to tried and tested method's here 1.1/2 oz feeder open end full of elips pellets 10mm and elips dampened ground bait, hook bait 3 10mm elips pellets hair rigged to a size 8 barbless hook. This sorted some fine old bronzed warriors (chub) to 5lbs and I never lost any gear here, taking 6 chub before I left at 2.30pm Nice steady day and a pleasant chat with the fishery owner to boot. Will be back to try a evening session soon.

3 Barbel, 9 Chub

A lot different to the last time I fished this beat then the water level was real low but after a few days of rain the river was up and pushing through. After starting on the road side which was slow fishing for a couple of chub, the owner of the beat came down and after a good chat he suggested a few better swims for the conditions and I never looked back. I set up in the first swim the other side of the bridge and fished the edge of the slack water. In the last 5 hours I caught 3 Barbel from just over 7lb up to just over 9lb and in the flow it was some good scraps. I also had another 9 chub from 3lb up to a PB of 5lb 6oz. So over all a fantastic days fishing.
I stayed on a nice peaceful camp site called Trippenkennet farm which is not far out side of Ross. It has nice hot showers and if the river is not fishing it also has 2 fishing lakes on site. And at only £6 a night it was a cheap 3 nights.
A big thanks to the Wye and Usk great beat great access and great fishing.

3 Barbel, 11 Chub