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First ever day Barbel fishing (generally go trout / salmon fishing) and the guys in the the fishing shop in Ross gave sound advice! 11 barbel landed and a few lost on swim fed hallibut pellet, to 8lbs with several over 5 lbs. Relentless canoes all day but didn't appear to affect the feeding fish so not a problem. Will be back, but doubt conditions will be so perfect every time

A last minute booking by phone, glad I did! Arrived 5:30 and had a barbel on the bank within 20 minutes (8lb). Two more barbel towards dusk (2.5lb and 7lb). 2oz Feeder (3mm halibut pellets and groundbait with a glug of halibut attractant) with twin 14mm halibut pellet on a hair, long hooklink. Quite a bit of weed but river now quite low (according to Don).
Thanks to Don for his advice on where to fish, and for helping cart some gear along the bank for me! Superb evening - back soon!

Fished Wyebank from 7.00 am to 10.30 pm. River dropping with very little colour. B H had 1 barbel 6lb and a couple of chub from Old Wharf. All fish taken on meat. I W had 2 barbel 5lbs and 6.5lbs, two chub and an eel from crib above Wyebank pool. Fish caught on meat and pellets. Anyone fishing on an extremely low river at Wyebank would do well to wade out and cast underneath the far bushes seems like a likely place for barbel to hold up.

I had 11 barbel from the bottom swim -biggest 8lb 4oz-plus two nice chub.My best session ever. Its a lovely fishery, thanks Don for all your help and advice.I shall certainly be returning. All the best!

Shaggy venue for a not so experienced river angler. Lost a bit of gear but it is a very nice stretch of the river. I didn't catch any Barbel that I was after although I did lose two by hook pulls. However the day wasn't lost as there were plenty of Chub to keep me entertained. 7 Chub on the day varying from 2.5lbs to 5lbs. All but one caught on the lower end of the beat. A lot of eals about as well, caught at least just as many. All touch ledgered with meat. In the evening I tried a bit of trotting which resulted in many Dace. Had a lovely day. Thanks WUF.

River already up a few feet but started to drop soon after arrival. One rod fished Wharfe pool and other Wyebank Pool. 3 barbel landed between 5lb and 8lb. A beautiful stretch with easy access to the local pub if a temporary retreat/regroup is required. Will definitely be back.

Nothing moved or seen apart from a small brown trout, despite the river looking really good. Fished down through with the fly a couple of times before the boats started. After lunch I took 9 barbel to 8lb from the bottom pool in quick succession so all was not lost.

Brown water yielding a 5lb barbel hooked in the dorsal (neatly and harmlessly) on a Mepps after a strange and powerful struggle. Otherwise, my co-fisher (actually after barbel) had a few takes but several lost rigs in the rocks. Many thanks to Don for advice over the ether from N Wales!And to Seth and Allyson.

Coloured water and while level ok, inexperience of the bottom led to rig losses. Nil return but suspect were not exploring enough as fish were there! Fellow salmon rod had only barbel via unorthodox route....

Evening session wading and long trotting with pin in bottom pool. Chubber float overshot and overdepth and held back to 12 hook with sweetcorn until early dusk then 20mm halibut pellet for last 45 mins.
Sweetcorn produced numerous dace mostly around 6oz but 2 dace around 12oz ( one weighed at 14oz and NOT a chub!) plus chub to 3lb. Then a barbel of around 6lb so changed to halibut pellet and loose fed pellets at my feet for 4 more barbel to around 8.5lbs. Freelined pellet at dusk for 1 barbel of 9lb 14oz.
Summer is watching a float go down the Wye with finger on centre-pin.
Most anglers seem to be arriving at 10 and leaving at 18.00hrs, the Wye produces better early and late so as the days shorten more fish will be caught as anglers will be still around at dusk. Average size of fish in Wyebank and Courtfield is increasing in last 2 weeks.