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20 barbel biggest 9lbs 1 0z. 7 chub average 3-4 lbs. All caught on pellet. Excellent fishery a little concerned about a bull in every meadow!! however this did not prevent us from fishing.Access was excellent but orchard stretch of river was more or less inaccessible for fishing. Thank you Wye and Usk Foundation for an excllent days sport in very difficult river conditions- low and clear.

4 barbel and 6/7 chub. Largest barbel 7.5lbs, largest chub 3lbs. First time on this beat and I suspect we didn't quite get our location right. All in all a good days fishing in great surroundings.

Changes of plan meant that we could only put 1 rod on for 2 hours or so but still time for 4 barbel & 1 chub from the open water higher up the beat.

We were initially perplexed as to where to fish but thanks to WUF for advice. 3 of us finished with 26 barbel and some chub on what is a lovely piece of water.

24 barbel to 7lb+ and 18 chub the majority caught on the only fishable swim on the Orchard parking. The others came from the other parking area.

What a fab looking beat this is, we spent a couple of hours walking the beat as there is just too much choice, and needed to be on the Barbel, having failed on opening day.
And found them we did, 15 between 2 rods and 30 odd Chub.
Brilliant, we have already re booked for Sept.

1 roving and 2 static fishing. Between the 3 of us and throughout the length of the beat we had perhaps 30 barbel to 9lb, and a dozen chub to 4lb. Hemp in the feeder with a mixture of hookbaits had the most effect. Totally different river to lower down yesterday. Lovely stretch - well worth a visit, recommended.

Got to the fishery early as this was our first time on this section. Water was low and clear and the top section was hard to judge as all the water was on the far side. We started just the over the other side of stile/fence after information given by one of land owners staff. He was spot on as we got into the fish at about 11.30. Chub and barbel fell to hemp and maggots then pellet. Best barbel 7.4lbs and best chub 4.5lbs. 12 chub in total 6 barbel all fish in superb condition. Fantastic section yet again but did not even get to see bottom section. Can not wait for season to start again. This was the first time booked on line but I do prefer to talk to beat office.

First time upstream of Hereford and, consequently, on this beat and it has a lot of potential. The water had very little extra colour and looked superb despite the overcast, drizzly weather.
Enticed half a dozen nice chub from a couple of spots between the orchard and the fence where the river is slower and deeper, having tried several along that part of the bank. Got a bit preoccupied with fishing meat having caught a 4lb fish on the first cast and should have switched to pellets for a more resillient answer to the constant pecking at the bait.
There are so many inviting areas in that section of the river that the top and bottom of the beat were only visited during a lunchtime stroll. It all looks good.

Thanks WUF.

A note on the instruction sheet/map. The reason there are two dotted-green footpaths so close together is the presence of a barbed wire fence separating the fields and going down to the water's edge. To get around this, you have to go back to the stile by the road and, 20 yards towards the house, re-enter the field via a 5-bar gate. This is no distance at all and worth the effort to get at the faster water passing the island.

Managed a chub (4lb) on my first cast of the day, on luncheon meat, and then not another bite till late afternoon when a smaller chub was had. The track up to the upper part of the river is only accessable by 4x4. It's not a hard track. The access to the lower section is only a very short walk.