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Had early start and found the fishing beat and parking lay-by really easy, took walk along top half of the beat and could really only find one swim to fish as there are no other swims to fish, high banks and full of trees! The only swim I could find which was boys rocks but with not a lot of room and even hard to cast out I might add! With foot of water on I started to fish and landed 5 barbel between 5lb and 9lb loosing 6 (with shake of the head plus loosing lots of terminal tackle), due to the rocks cutting the line and found this swim to be really snaggy with lots of big boulders and weed! Returning back to my car I find a note saying please dont park in this lay-by who left it there I dont know but I think the WUF need to look at this as I parked where instructed to and to be honest I wont be returning back in a hurry on this beat! With lack of swims!

WUF Note: Access is currently much easier from the more open lower end of the fishery. Although some clearance work has already been done at the top end, we will be cutting out further swims this autumn. We are looking into the parking issue.

After driving 90 miles from west Wales I found another angler had booked late the previous night and was in the 'top' swim. So I went and tried 2 swims downstream in amongst the trees. Very tricky to fish and didn't get a bite in 4 hours. Walked down to the end of the first field but could find no other fishable swims. Do not know if there are any swims at the bottom end of fishery? Gary, the other angler, kindly took pity on me, and generously packed up early and let me have a go there. Here I caught 5 barbel and 1 chub but beware this swim eats tackle. Bring loads of spare feeders etc, use 12lb min' line, barbless hooks are a must and when you get a fish on, haul like mad to keep them from shredding the line on the boulders. Packed up after losing 3 sets of tackle in 3 casts! IMPORTANT NOTE: The owners of the house informed me that ONLY 1 CAR is allowed to be parked in the layby at a time. I feel that this venue should be phone bookings only to explain the hazards and limited to 1 booking at a time. Many thanks to Gary the other angler who saved me from a blank day.

**WUF NOTES** The beat description states that the upper car park is for one car only. There are many swims at the lower end of the fishery, not far from the lower car park. WUF will be improving access at the top end of the fishery this autumn.

Despite the length of the stretch there are very few swims to choose from, however I chose the obvious one and landed 7 barbel to 9lb 6ozs which is my second best from the Wye.
Pellets were the successful bait.

**WUF note** This is a new beat and has not been open to coarse fishing before now - access and swims due to be improved this Autumn.

Poor result for my first visit, only caught 4 chub biggest about 4 pounds, and one dace. Chub taken on meat, will be booking again but further upstream.