Feedback & Reports

Only 4 out of the 6 rods could meet for this trip. We approached the river at 5 am not exactly full of confidence, it was on the rise but a good colour. I found a swim and two of us settled to pit our wits against whiskers. At 0930 we were tearing our hair out ready to go home we had lost that much tackle due to snags. We popped down to have a chat with a mate who had lifted 3 barbel out. So we changed swim and persevered it paid off and I lifted 2 and lost 1 barbel. We moved up near the pump house late in the day and hit a good spot and we landed 9 more barbel before we called it a day when the thunder storm arrived. I think if I fished this again I wouldn't hesitate to move if I wasn't getting any joy within an hour. It's a cracking beat but needs to be worked to pay dividends.

14 Barbel, 1 Chub

The sharp showers of the previous few days meant that I arrived to find the the river well above normal summer levels and chocolate brown in colour. I was not able to fish my favoured far bank run due to the flow and settled for a more comfortable mid river. Fortunately the fish still managed to find my bait and I was pleased with a Barbel of 7lb 8ozs which was followed by some good Chub to 4lb 6ozs then a small Barbel of about 2lb. I had decided on an early start so that I could finish around mid-day and return home to catch the football. At 11:30 I made that final last cast before packing up and within a few minutes the rod sprang to life from a characteristic Barbel bite. After a few powerful runs I knew I had a special fish attached. At a fraction over 10lbs it turned out to be only my second ever Wye double. What a start to the season!

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

Tough conditions today, a rising river and a lot of debris washing through, forced me to fish under the rod tip in Legg Meadow. The result was a single bite and a single barbel landed. However, the barbel weighed 10lb 2oz! My first Wye double! I've fished this beat for eight years and caught somewhere between 300 and 350 barbel in this time, so to finally get a 10lb+ fish is just great. And on June 16th too! A day I wont soon forget. Great beat, fantastic fishing. Back in a few weeks.

1 Barbel

No Catch.

2 barbel of about 5lb each to end the season. Back on June 16th!

2 Barbel

Caught 7 barbel (best 11lb 2oz) and 3 chub (best 6lb+). All fish caught on pellet feeder except biggest chub on cheese paste and came between 2pm and 7pm.

7 Barbel, 3 Chub

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

A milder night with water starting to fine down but water temp. still only 6c. Bright sunshine, air temp. only 10c.
Fished pegs just up stream from road side parking. Had a 6lb 5oz barbel first cast on 4oz feeder and 12mm halibut pellet. Both of us didn't have a bite for the rest of the day. Finished at 1.00pm a long way back to Boston.

1 Barbel

Fished for 2 days on Legg Meadow for just one small barbel but conditions were less than ideal with water temperature still very low. As always thoroghly enjoyed fishing this excellent stretch and looking forward to doing so again next season in hopefully better conditions.

1 Barbel

The river had dropped overnight and felt that we might find a few fish in the deeper sections at the top, unfortunately 3 anglers were already in this section, settled for 2 swims at the start of the woods, tried all baits without joy.