Feedback & Reports

A slow start to the day with one barbel lost. The river was rising fast with logs and weed making some swims difficult, as did the group of 20 or so cygnets that insisted on going through my lines every five minutes or so. They were in front of me when I had a take, interesting to play a barbel with some irate birds playing knit one, pearl one around your line. I ended the day with 4 barbel to 6 lb 14 oz.

The River had coloured up and risen over the previous afternoon and night. The usual productive swims on this beat failed to produce to any great extent, I do not know why?? 1 barbel to 4lb and 2 large chub all to pettel & corn.

On arrival to the river it was evident that the recent rainfall had raised the level and colour to which we thought we would have a good Day. We fished a variety of pegs throughout the stretch with a total of 8 barbel and 5 Chub caught between the 4 of us. Great Days fishing with some excellent pegs, would recommend this stretch to any keen course angler.

6 chub & 3 eels between 3 rods with one rod taking 1 chub, 1 rod catching 5 chub to 5lb and one rod the three eels. All on meat despite trying multiple swims and multiple baits / methods.

River fining down but still heavily colured. 10 barbel to around 9lbs and 1 chub to meat baits from lower pegs.
Excellent fishery but WUF directions would be improved if they stated 'Take second left turn to Breinton' rather than the current instructions which say ignore the fist left turn to Breinton and bear left at Swainshill.

Not much to report today unfortunately. Nil caught, not a bite even. River was well up and like chocolate with logs etc coming down though. First time on this stretch and I must say it really looks good.

Total catch was 14 Barbel and 4 Chub all caught on pellets from a coloured falling river.
This was our first visit to the Wye and we were very impressed - the fishing was great and the countryside beautiful.

4 Barbel and 6 Chub all caught on pellets.

Caught 4 barbel.
Access to swims was quite difficult in many places.

River at normal summer levels with a tinge of colour. Despite fishing early afternoon to dusk, fishing was extremely hard work with very few bites or other signs of fish. We managed 4 barbel & 3 chub between us despite varying tactics and swims, very frustrating.