Feedback & Reports

River surprisingly low and cold overcast conditions made for hard fishing. The single barbel was about 5 to 6 lbs and in excellent condition caught on smallish hair rigged halibut pellet off the rocky shoal in the downstream section.
We chose Sugwas because of the ability to get a vehicle close to the bank section above the orchard. However it proved impossible to fish in this area with generally very steep high banks and the path through the top wooded section is impassible to traverse even without carrying fishing gear.

1 Barbel

Arrived at the beat early afternoon to a bright and warm day. Tried the top end of the beat but the bright sunshine wasn't doing us any favours. Moved down to the bottom end of the beat and fished pellet and bomb/feeder catapulting in freebies.
Biggest barbel was 9.14 with them getting bigger in succession picking off members of the shoal. A lovely beat with lots of buzzards and kingfisher activity.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

Three anglers. Very cold wind. River in good condition. Hard work getting fish

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

River looking good fishing slow but average size good.
All fish caught on pellet, 2 over 9lbs one over 7lbs, chub about 3.5lbs.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Only fished for just over an hour due to urgent work requirements. From what I saw of the beat it had plenty of good looking swims etc. and would love to return. The fishing that I did do was tough due to the fast flow, meaning that 4oz feeders barely held.

Arrived at about 4pm for an evening session with my daughter for her first river Wye trip, nice beat and looked in good nick. Couldn't get two of us on the preferred faster water in a peg so settled on a wide peg opposite the big houses with the annoying dog. Fished 3 hrs with only one bite which powered off down river and somehow shed the hook. Disappointing for me and gracie but would make an earlier start the next day in hope of catching a few. Plenty to go at here so will return.

Barbel to 8lb, chub to 4lb

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

After a late start due to car trouble, we arrived to find two other fishermen preparing to fish the same beat and reluctant to agree that they had got it wrong. Thanks to Alyson at WUF it was soon sorted and we finally started fishing. Overnight rain reversed the previous day's trend of falling water levels but conditions were good and we began to pull some barbel into our swims.
After catching 2 in midstream a move to down the near margin surprisingly produced a string of quality fish between 3lbs and 9lbs. A couple of chub managed to foil the hair rig - they just couldn't resist our baits!
The weather was good too! Kingfishers, Jack Snipe, Buzzards, Sparrow hawk ... what more can you ask for.

11 Barbel, 3 Chub

Wet start river rising very coloured caught a lovely 5lb chub all fish caught on Halibut pellet nice section of river. Thanks to the guys that let us fish with them and my fault.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

Fished top part of beat two 3rds out with feeder and pellet. River coloured and possibly dropped slightly during my session - large 4oz feeder required to hold bottom. Slow start and worked hard for 11 barbel to 8lb 13oz. Very enjoyable day! Loads of beat still to explore and has bags of potential - will return again soon! Thanks WUF!!

11 Barbel, 1 Chub