Feedback & Reports

So, glorious 16th June arrives. Unfortunately the fishing was not so glorious. Arrived at 5am. River looked real good. A little low and clear but well fishable. I have fished this stretch a few times now and had some amazing days and a few iffy ones. Unfortunately today was to be an iffy one.
It was around 3 hours in before the first bite which turned out to be a 2lb chub closely followed by another. It was then another 3 hours before the first Barbel arrived for my son, then he had another on the next cast. Both about 5lbs. We thought this was it and the fish had finally moved in. Not so.
We really struggled all day just to get bites. Using feeder tactics, pva bags on the lead, all manor of baits on the hook and varying the presentation. We also donned the chest waders and had a couple of hours trotting which produced a couple more chub and a lost Barbel.
This is a cracking stretch, and I am sure very soon someone will hit it right and have a cracking day. Unfortunately it was not today. I will be back soon to seek vengeance.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

Just had the most exciting morning fishing Wyebank - went out early, no signs, went back 9 and after 9.30 had a 10 pounder bottom pool and as I was playing it a fish porpoised and for the next 10 minutes or so fish like peas in a pod were porpoising through with one significant prince/princess amongst them which actually looked like a porpoise! Had another 10lb fish after they had passed and then a hook pull on another. Only fished the one pool for a couple of hours in all and then went back again midday fished the Wyebank run and lost another. size 8 black and yellow pinched barbs. Needless to say fresh fish in superb condition. Not a canoe to be seen all morning, brilliant, perfect level and clear with strong running water. Summer level.

2 Salmon

I didn't fish in the end - the prospect of arriving to find a 2-3 foot rise of dirty cold water peaking at exactly when I was due to fish didn't exactly inspire me with confidence. I've fished through those conidtions before and whilst sometimes you catch, it can feel a little bit like a war of attrition with the current and the rubbish coming down the water. I'm hoping the catch reports from other beats don't prove me wrong... But if they do, then fair play to them (from a fair weather fisherman!)
Roll on June!

Probably the coldest day of the week and certainly the wettest. A hard day with the river rising and the rain pouring. Nothing caught on the feeder but when we switched to trotting the float for chub using maggots we managed three nice fish. Looking forward to revisiting the same stretch in the summer. Thanks to Don.

3 Chub

Last trip to the Wye for another season, river dropping and clear and weather wise a lovely spring day. Fished the bottom croy for most of the day resulting in 3 chub and a dace with a couple lost to hook pulls.
Spent the last hour after the Salmon anglers left trotting above the Middle croy after advice from the beat owner. Another 3 Chub and a Parr. All fish to maggot, nothing on pellet.
Biggest Chub was 4.02lb with the rest the usual 2-3 lb fish. Lovely short stretch of the Wye, roll on summer !

6 Chub, 2 Other

The water was a bit rough so nothing caught that day. Would have had better chance if weather better. I will maybe try in summer.

A slow day with only 2 chub on pellet feeder.

2 Chub

1 Trout, 1 Chub, 10 Other

A mild day in prospect and the river fairly high but with it looking very fishable filled us with some hope. Having fished here before when the water was much lower it gave us a very good idea what a difference some rain makes to the Wye.
We enjoyed a steady days fishing and caught a few decent Chub with the biggest just over 3lb came as the light was fading. Plenty of chublets and dace were showing plus a very lively small Grayling. Not a long stretch of water but a real treat in the Autumn afternoon sun and we thank those for providing us with the opportunity to fish it.

10 Chub, 20 Other

4 of the fish came in the first 2 hours and the others dotted through the day.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub