Feedback & Reports

What a difference a day and a different Beat makes! The water was still very cold and very high, but the sun was out, yippee! This Beat had a lovely eddy at the downstream end and there was even some Fry swimming in the margins. So following 'Mr Crabtree's advice, as in all the good books, we both set up in the same swim. First cast, a nice chub on two 8mm Cheese and Garlic pellets, closely followed by a second, Happy Days! The day progressed and we added two more Chub, a Barbel, and a very impressive 21b Pike. In addition, the Head Game Keeper came over and had a chat with us, which was lovely. We will be back, we love this Beat!

1 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Pike

River steadily rising, water still only 6c, needed 4oz to hold bottom.
Not a bite, rained all the time so we set off for home at 12.30.
Will be back in July, hopefully it won't be as wet.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

River high and cold. No bites at all.

A very steep learning curve for us today as the water was very cold and much, much, higher than normal after the snow melt. We used 6oz cage feeders plus additional lead and still could not hold bottom even close in. The current seemed to take great delight in snagging our gear in the bank side vegetation, which you could not see. This is one of my favourite Wye & Usk Beats, but note to self, avoid booking 'straight beats' in March.

Hereford Bridge EA station went from 1.5m Saturday morning to 3.1m by Saturday midnight. Heavily coloured. Unfishable.

We came. We fished. We blanked.

River high water temperature up a degree from yesterday to 6c. Over the hill too slippery. Fished the last 2 pegs. RI had 4 Barbel with in 2hr and lost 2 them nothing until one late afternoon. All on maggots. MK only one bit. Off to The Creel tomorrow.

5 Barbel

A rare winter trip to Wye, 4 barbel caught including my first wye double at exactly 10lbs. Enjoyable day, looking forward to returning in July.

4 Barbel

River really high, water very cold, sat it out in the top swims of Legg meadow for an 8hr blank. Lovely place to fish, will be back in the summer.

Our first visit to Sugwas Court but unfortunately a combination of recent heavy rains and the snow melt saw us faced with a river that was very high and tanking through. This made swim selection very difficult so we eventually settled in where we found some slack in the lower part of the beat. The entrance to the top part of the beat by the orchard was impassable being very muddy with several large puddles so we did not attempt it. Neither of us caught but but were kept entertained by the kites above and a poor chap who got his 4x4 stuck in the mud in the opposite field, finally rescued after several attempts by his mate. We thought this was a lovely beat and will try again hopefully when the conditions are a little more favourable.