Feedback & Reports

Had a great day guiding 2 clients on Courtfield and Wyebank. Some large barbel were landed at Courtfield to 9lbs 8oz. It was one of the hottest days of the year so fishing was difficult. Even so, Wyebank fished really well, ending up with 7 barbel and 11 chub to 5lbs 12oz. Don't know where these large chub have come from.
However great fun on both beats. Thanks to Don and W&UF.

Arrived on the river at dawn to find it very low and clear. A misty, still and humid morning but looked really good. My father caught a chub and a barbel before I even managed to get my rods in the water, however, things slowed right down and I caught a further chub mid morning. A nice 9lb 8oz barbel was landed late afternoon followed by a good chub. We fished the Boat Pool which probably has the easiest access anywhere on the Wye but lost a lot of tackle on snags. A nice section of Courtfield which produces but be prepared to lose gear.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

A difficult day with very few bites. Fished hallibut pellets of all sizes and paste using standard feeder method. I started at first light in wood crib and did not have single bite in 5 hours so moved swims further down. Regular feeding and persistance only produced 3 chub up to 3lb. I packed up at 7.30pm so not sure if fish would have fed later, but suspect they are probably holed up in deeper water due to hot bright conditions and low water. I will be back soon however, maybe after some rain.

3 Chub

Caught some good barbel and chub over two days with 10lb 2oz and 11lb 2oz reported.

5 Barbel, 5 Chub

River in poor condition.

Fishing is still very good despite the river looking about the lowest I have ever seen it.
Fishing in the wooded section produced some excellent barbel to 9lbs 10oz which is a pb off the river Wye. The other fish were between 6 to 8lbs 11oz which is a higher average size than most of the other beats.
Having said that there was a 14" barbel that shows there are plenty of different year classes in the river.
This really is an excellent fishery that continues to deliver great fishing. Well done Don and WUF.

10 Barbel, 20 Chub

A pretty lean day. Caught one barbel 5-7lbs in the morning, second cast, then nothing. By 5pm a glass of wine on the patio was beckoning.

1 Barbel

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

5th visit to this beat and my 1st blank. The river was very low and the weather very sunny and hot. We fished from 12 noon until dusk with very few bites. I was very surprised how little activity we had. I assume the fish are shoaled up somewhere. We tried all baits and sizes and worked back and forth across the river. We tried 5-6 different swims up and down the length.
This is a lovely part of the river. We didn’t have too many issues on snags and the canoes, while many in number are polite and do use the right hand side of the river meaning you can fish up to half way out. It is however lovely and peaceful once they stop coming down.
We will be back despite the difficult day maybe after a bit of rain which I think is needed.

Very hard going. Fished from before dawn right through to dusk for 4 chub to 3.5lb and a couple of eels between us. The water was very warm and carrying a heavy algal bloom. Coloured salmon showed regularly throughout the day.
The canoe traffic was nowhere near as bad as expected although the appearance of an inflatable boat with outboard engine was an unwelcome twist on the usual circus.

4 Chub, 2 Other