Feedback & Reports

After several visits to Wyebank it was a joy to arrive and get set up for a days fishing. Conditions looked good with the river up around a foot and slowly dropping. The day was spent trotting and feeder fishing. It took a while to get the fish feeding but late afternoon the action started and the fish caught were 5 barbel 5 to 6lbs, 7 chub to 4lbs, lots of chublets, dace and a eel. Another joyful visit to this beautiful fishery and lovely to see it in its unspoilt natural state thanks to Dons expert management. Another visit soon me thinks....

My first time on this stretch and thanks to some very good advice from Don I had a very nice days fishing.In all I had 8 Barbel with 1 lost on rocks with a best fish of just over 7lb and the smallest at 2lb. I also had 2 Chub of 3lb each and 2 smaller Chub of 8ozs, all fish taken on swimfeeder with pellet hookbait. A very pleasant stretch of river and I look forward to another day soon.

18.30hrs, had seen grilse jumping below island last few days from our home. River low enough (just!) to wade out to island. Had one grise of 5 or 6lbs on small flying c with single hook and Wye weight above to hold it down.
19.30hrs, bottom pool of beat, only 15ft from bank in shallow eddy, 3 barbel largest weighed at 9lb 10oz on 20mm halibut pellet and loose fed sweetcorn in area.
21.00hrs saw salmon jump by Wharf Pool on edge of flow so put small flying c back on and similar size fish to first caught, this one was deeper in body and jumped clear several times.
All salmonoids released in water unharmed. Mixed evening !

Ken decided to fish Wyebank all day today but it fished hard with him managing 1 Barbel and 2 Chub to 4lbs 8ozs. Many thanks to Don for all his help this week. We'll be back.

Two salmon, one est 8lbs one est 14lbs both from Wharf pool to devon minnow between 7 and 7.45am.
Perfect morning on Wyebank before sun broke through clouds and water at 1ft4" cleared magically from yesterday and looking fantastic.
A particular thank you to the lone kayaker working upstream along the near bank who, rather than come into my cribs, turned and went back downstream to paddle around 250 yards downstream.
A lot of salmon have been seen passing through Courtfield the last few weeks and numerous fish seen two days ago early evening just above the Legg meadow crib.

Andy, Jack and Ken fished Wyebank for the morning although water still a bit high. Jack had a baby Barbel about 1lb 8ozs, Ken a Barbel of 7lbs 12ozs and a Chub and Andy a Barbel of 7lbs 9ozs all caught feeder fishing with 4mm pellet and Hinders groundbait in the feeder and Essex baits barrel boilies hair rigged.

Arrived to find the river just right. Fished midway down the beat and at the end. In the first 30 minutes had two barbel each. Then the river started to rise and even with chest waders decided to head for the higher banks. Over a cup of tea the river came up another 6".
Then the branches and trees started to drift down in the flow together with the odd sheep.
It goes to show that even if you had no rain near, somewhere in the catchment area they had lots. Please don't underestimate the power and speed at which this river rises. Safety always comes first. Can't wait to return though as this beat has been little fished.

I caught my first ever Barbel 5lbs 13oz on a Halibut Pellet at 2.45pm. I recieved lots of good advice from Don Macer-Wright and his friend Rudy when I arrived. But despite moving swim four times and spending the last three hours of the day fishing Wyebank Pool, I only had the one bite all day.

2 rods, river running 3 ft+, very coloured. Fished in slack water off main flow behind cribs. 6 Barbel ( 10lbs 10ozs, 7lbs 8ozs, four at 4lbs, 1 eel and 1 dace. Caught on various pellets throughout the day.

Had a great day fishing for barbel on the Wyebank beat, conditions were not easy with the water level up, running fast and plenty of colour. I caught 12 barbel with the biggest being 11lb 12oz, a big long lean fish.... Would like to catch it at its winter weight! Also had 4 chub. Booked an extra rod for a friend who caught 5 barbel and 6 chub. All fish were caught on halibut pellets and feeding a mixture of sizes in PVA bags, fishing in the deeper runs and slower water. Very enjoyable and look forward to my next visit.