Feedback & Reports

Good day on the river although the fishing was slow I had one chub and lost two barbel to the snags my mate had four chub and one barbel and lost a few fish to snags we both found the swims quite snaggy we also thought some of the overhead branches could do with a trim to make casting easier other than that we thought the swims were well presented tactics were long hook links and hair rigged pellets and boillies

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

We fished from 6am till 6.30pm with feeders and pellets it was tough, one barbel only was caught the river was quite muddy and fast.

1 Barbel

Chub to 4lb and barbel to 9.10

9 Barbel, 3 Chub

The river had a lot of colour with the rain we have had , but levels were good and the water was not pushing though to quickly. I walked the whole beat,the river looks in good condition in general. This is a wide stretch of the river that is fairly shallow and pacey. Fish came from about halfway across between the lanes of streamer weed.The only downside to this beat is the parking !! Just doesn't feel safe, lots of fly tipping been going on, and it would seem the parking is used by the locals as meeting areas. Would make sure you have locked your car and don't leave anything on show.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

The loss of Boy's Rocks is very sad, especially as one can still be annoyed by the Vaga cottage dogs' incessant barking when a walker passes from anywhere within half a mile!
Canoes were frequent but polite and the river was running slightly coloured. Having arrived at about 11 am we were too late for the barbels' morning feed and had to wait until about 6pm for a fish, all of which were in long and lean condition after spawning. All fish fell to double pellet, including a pretty large eel, fished in the fastest water we could find.
Lost a fair amount of tackle in the heavy weed / rocks and found parking near the bridge trickier than normal due to the huge pile of rubbish some scumbag has dumped.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub, 1 Other

We arrived at the car parking area on this beat to find some low life had fly tipped a large amount of waste. With regards to the fishing this beat has always come up trumps for us and 12 barbel to 9lb 15oz and two chub were a good return. however,we must fully support the anglers who had to clear swims before they started,this beat has limited swims especially with the loss of Boys rock. Some work should have been done as from a health and safety point of view the banks were extremely dangerous not only for the anglers but also for the safe return of the the fish. This is now an overpriced beat and the Wye & Usk need to up their game to ensure safety after all there are few swims that you can fish.

12 Barbel, 2 Chub

3.5 hours late afternoon to early evening. Overcast / raining. Swim feeder, mixture of ground bait & pellets. Few bites, 1 off 4lb 10oz Chub, excellent condition.
Regards, Tim M.

1 Chub

river was running a bit and coloured.
First ever Barbel for Alan around 8.30 and a second within an hour to just short of 9 Lbs so he was very pleased with that as was I for him. Missed bites and lost fish followed. iddle part of day was quiet. oth had more bites and lost fish before a late fish each to my relief to round off another good day on the Wye. All fish to pellet and feeders in the slacks, a misplaced cast helped us on our way. Faster water was unproductive.

4 Barbel

Nice to be back on the river again and to find it in perfect condition. We both caught barbel on a range of baits. Nothing massive but enough to keep you interested and enough swims to allow a bit of moving around to keep in touch with the fish. Plenty of eels about as well!

2 Barbel

Sport was slower than expected with most of the action towards the end of the day.
We have fished here on opening day for the last 3 years. The first year we came, swims had been well cleared already. Last year and this year, no clearance had taken place so it was difficult to actually get to the river. I don't expect (or desire) manicured pegs but I make the point because the banks were overgrown to the point of being dangerous. I almost fell in the river clearing a well known swim. If we didn't know exactly where the swims were already it would have been a nightmare. The loss of Boys Rocks and Wires swims is a real blow to the fishability of the beat.
Honest feedback would be that we feel the beat now represents poor value for money. A new visitor unfamiliar with the beat would likely have a very hard time if they were first to fish it, and not have the pleasure we had 3 years ago now.
We do enjoy being able to have a beat to ourselves - and have been prepared to pay for it - but we will likely look to a different beat next season.

4 Barbel, 3 Chub