Feedback & Reports

River low and clear with floating weed and fallen leaves a bit of a nuisance. Started in Boys Rocks at 1.00 pm but had not a touch until 4.00 pm when I moved to a swim downstream until dusk. Same result! Neither barbel nor chub interested in pellet or meat. Some maggots might have been useful. Oh well, I guess we all have a bad day now and then!

Hi, whilst we enjoyed our day a lot, I would have the following comments to make. The fishing pegs are very very limited. Not having fished the stretch ever before I decided to walk it from top to bottom. I counted probaly 8 pegs in total that could be fished but 3 of these were really really awkward to fish and in fact most anglers wouldnt have even contemplated looking at them. 2 others at the lower end were in extremely shallow fast water and not really an option. With any water on then one of these would have been a no no so in reality there were about 4 pegs. I believe 4 anglers are allowed on it so possibly okay but then no options to move at all. We were lucky enough to be the only 2 anglers so we could move a bit but at £22 each we thought its very very expensive for the options available. With a little bank work the difficult pegs could be made better and a couple more created at the upper end. I suppose the question would be, would I return? The answer is only possibly if I knew we were the only 2 on there as 4 is to many for the stretch as it is.(from an angler thats seen a lot of river over many years). Thanks.
WUF note: Wyastone Leys, like many Passport fisheries, is a 2 person beat with an option of a party of 3 or 4 to book. 2 groups of 2 or 4 individuals would not be permitted.

1 Barbel, 1 Pike

No barbel on the bank! Blankety blank.

x3 barbel from rocks- 8, 8.6 & 9.6 x6 from 1st meadow- sheep drink swim-all between 5lb & 9.6lb
All caught on pellet

9 Barbel

Arrived at first light, started off at Boys Rock fishing feeder/pellets, No luck so tried meat and maggots. Still no luck. Left the swim and went for a wander. Managed a couple of Barbel about 4lbs a few swims downstream from boys rock on maggots. River still very clear despite recent rain.

2 Barbel

Fished by Boy's Rock (back eddy gave problems) and then next swim down for 7 hrs without a bite - and then had an 8lb barbel on halibut pellet. Well worth the wait! Several salmon seen jumping out - the crash does keep you awake!

1 Barbel

Dawn start with cold overnight temps down to 2c driving to the venue this morning. Cold, clear skies and bright sunshine. Groundbait and pellet feeders to start and first drop I had the rod tip bending round after 10minutes. A strong fight with no quarter given had a fantastic condition chub taking the scales round to 4lb 15oz. The barbel caught yesterday was returned unweighed but looked around 4lb. Not bites for the rest of the morning when we left at 12.

1 Chub

Fished at top end of the beat, first swim down from Boys Rocks which is the only swim suitable for doubling up with two anglers. Lost several fish amongst the weed and the rocks finally landing our first barbel. Water was gin clear with bright blue skies in sunshine. Salmon were regularly topping and jumping which makes this stretch very picturesque.
Fished groundbait and pellet swim feeder switching to maggot feder later when bites had dried up on the close in rod. Barbel came to bunch of maggots fished on the edge of the eddies.

1 Barbel

2nd day on this beat the weed coming through had reduced and we had a far better days fishing. I finished with 6 Barbel from 7lb to 9lb 10 oz and Martin had 3, best 10 lb. All fish came to meat baits fished with heavy feeders. We fished several swims along the beat and caught from them all.

9 Barbel

Day 1 was a blank the river had risen and there was lots of weed coming through dislodging the feeders and causing snags.