Feedback & Reports

River a quite low as expected but there are some deeper swims with good flow in the field below the orchard. A beautiful place to go Barbel fishing. Probably need to make another visit to test out the lower part of the beat. The single Barbel was around 6LB with all 4 chub over 3LB.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

1 Barbel

Fish came at dusk. Otherwise very quiet.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

7 Barbel

This is the lowest river levels I have seen on the Wye, low and clear. Overcast mild day. First fish took first cast before the feeder hit bottom! Small barbel and the chub through the day up to approx 3lb, witching hour gave 2 x 6lb Barbel plus 2 good fish lost in the weed. All in a great day put my mate into his first Barbel he had 10 by the end of the day.

24 Barbel, 2 Chub

Arrived at 930am after breakfast at sainsburys (7am open) David and I decided to bait a few swims as the river was low and getting the fish feeding confidently was essential. It was great fishing from the word go, barbel and chub falling to both pellets and sweet boilies. When we stopped for lunch I decided to swap rods and set up my old mark1v split cane rod and see how it could handle a barbel, it was fantastic, fish were taking on the drop and the fight on the old rod was unreal. We kept moving from peg to peg to keep the fish feeding. The biggest barbel was just under 9lb and the biggest chub 5lb8oz another great day on this stretch. We will be back soon. A well kept stretch. Stayed at Hereford travelodge cheapish but no brekkie but next to sainsburys which does.

20 Barbel, 25 Chub

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

1st time on this beat and would deffinatly go back. Beautiful area and plenty of swims to fish. Fish caught throughout the day on feeder and pellets and from several different swims. A lot of fish in the 1 to 2lb bracket which bodes well for the future.

Evening was quite eventful as we had to carry out some livestock rescue. 2 of us were below the island when we noticed one of the Hereford calves from the field stood in the channel between the bank and island, no idea how it got there.
It then tried to walk towards the island but got swept off it's feet and was heading off down river. It's head went under a couple of times but fortunately the current and a bit of paddling from the calf brought it close enough to get a landing net over it. We then managed to get it a bit further down so we could grab it and drag it out. It weighed a ton, so while me and my mate lay there wet through and out of breath, the calf ran to it's mum. Lucky for the calf that we were there!

33 Barbel, 6 Chub

Great day on beat 3 at Whitney Court, directions were easy and parking very good. The river was very low, fished pellet and had two Barbel to 8lb and a few chub. A beautiful stretch of the Wye, well worth a another trip.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

4 Barbel