Feedback & Reports

Started later in the day. Caught a small chub immediately followed by one of 3lb 5oz later on. The Barbel showed up late afternoon with four, the best of which was my first double at last! Stayed in the Inn On The Wye which was handy and excellent service although the food was only ok.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

After a cold night it was slow through the day with most action in the evening. Lost a few in a sunken tree in front of me, amazing conditioned fish. Will be returning!

1 Barbel, 8 Chub

1 decent chub around 4lb caught late in the afternoon.
3 eels. Lots of very small dace and chub shoaling close in chased by jack pike.
The canoe traffic on the river from around 10am till about 5pm was continuous with occasional parties of 4 boats roped together with no consideration to avoid anyone fishing on either bank. Both our lines were rowed through a number of times, even fishing close in. With the exception of the canoes, which need addressing, it appears to be an excellent beat with cracking pegs throughout.

1 Chub, 3 Other

Lovely mild to warm day, with frequent sunny spells and the river quite low but with a hint of colour to it. Fished the very last peg on the beat just upstream from the island rapids with the Courtfield Arms a few yards down the road using halibut paste on the hook and swim feeders full of 4mm pellets. Had no barbel but a total of eight chub, all in the 3.5lbs to 4.5lbs weight bracket. The canoe traffic, once it commenced, was horrendous. I haven't fished the Wye for many years and I was horrified, it was a continual procession throughout the whole day. It's too much and got to be at saturation point. To be fair it didn't seem to put the chub off feeding but it was a major distraction for me. I enjoyed the fishing but don't think I will ever contemplate fishing this stretch again on a weekend. It was like fishing on the side of a motorway.

8 Chub

Sunny day - river clear and slow running. Fished first to last light, mainly pellet though did also try sweetcorn, meat etc.
One barbel, 8lbs and one chub 4lbs - fish were having a quiet day, didn't really mind as weather was great. The two I did catch were both handsome fish and there was plenty of wildlife going on to keep me occupied.
Will definitely return.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

River was low and clear so fishing wasn't easy! Fished the wooded area with the feeder but could only get knocks from small chub. A change to meat on light leads led to a change in results though as we both caught barbel of over 9lbs and also some lovely chub averaging about 4lb a piece. A difficult start but ended up being a great days fishing.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

Starting in the woods at 6am the river looked promising and had a slight tinge of colour and good flow. Within ten minutes I had my first bite resulting in a barbel about 5lb. This was however, to be the only bite for several hours after and prompted a move to Legg Meadow. A few tentative chub bites and one large eel were the only results until packing up at 8pm. A very disappointing day. Canoe traffic was very heavy and although most were considerate, the continuous noise and disturbance was tiresome.

1 Barbel, 1 Other

What happened to the weather, even cooler in the morning. The barbel and chub didn't want to play ball. The river had cleared and was back down to a very low level.
Needless to say the barbel eventually came out to play. Nothing huge but to 8lbs 12oz. Everyone in the party caught a barbel so happy days. It was cold during the day and the barbel didn't show much interest until the evening. A great day and everyone enjoyed it and will return for sure.

10 Barbel, 6 Chub

Arrived at Courtfield to find the river looking fantastic.
Could not get a touch except foul hooking a small pike plus 1 eel.
After talking to the local guide Kenny, he thought it was the overnight temperature of 6 degrees which had put them down.
After some advice from a Kenny, I settled in a swim at 5pm.
2nd cast barbel. I ended up with 3 barbel to 7lb and 1 chub.
Great end to a very hard day.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Pike, 1 Other

What a change in weather conditions from the previous few weeks. Greeted by temperatures of 6c and 14c during the day meant that the barbel were not feeding as well as perhaps they should have.
The river had dropped 6 inches from Sunday. Clients caught throughout the day and had a great time. Plenty of canoes, however it doesn't make any difference or stop fish from feeding. A great day again on this beat.

7 Barbel, 3 Chub