Feedback & Reports

Started at the top end of the beat, fishing most swims with nothing but an eel. We then moved lower down the river to the wooded section were it was slightly pacier. There we managed 2 barbel one just over 7lb and the other over 9lb. All fish came on pellet early afternoon. Lots of canoeist come down this section of river and most pass through peacefully, where as other have no respect or awareness of us 3 anglers. The day was enjoyable and many thanks to WUF.

Only negative was the amount of litter in the wooded section, not from anglers just people throwing litter from their car windows into woods.

2 Barbel, 1 Other

Pellets and feeder. Had 10 good size Chub but the Barbel eluded me

10 Chub

In good conditions we caught mainly small Barbel on meat and small Chub using a feeder. Quite a few anglers on the far bank. Thanks

12 Barbel, 4 Chub

Overall, given the strong reputation of this beat, this was a disappointing experience.
The upper areas with the faster water are mostly unfishable due to overgrown banks and the number of closely growing mature trees at the river's edge. Half hour lost investigating upper beat. Drove to lower section, found two fishable swims with any depth/speed of water.
Bearing in mind £25.50 ticket price, it's not unreasonable to expect better choice and quality of swims - this might explain the fairly low number of bookings on this well known stretch of water.

1 Barbel

5 barbel to 6lbs4o. 1 chub
pellets and swim feeder.
river low and clear.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

Busy day with fish feeding most of the day - a bit quieter from 13:00 then the fish came on strongly from 17:30. Most fish came to small boilies with pellet only accounting for a couple of fish.

23 Barbel, 18 Chub

Day 2 of middle hill court, river conditions were virtually the same as yesterday just a slight drop in river level. Managed 3 barbel, two from the top end and one lower down. All fish came to pellet.

The pegs need some maintenance as they are overgrown with nettles. The access to some pegs are inaccessible and need carved out. Still a very pleasant stretch to fish though, will be back next year.

3 Barbel

Nice day on the stretch, couldn't find the gravel close in to the edge as per the description but managed 9 barbell between us, including one on the float a first for us. Also a few very very small ones which looks good for the future. Nothing of any size.

9 Barbel

WYASTONE LEAS is one of our favourite beats on the wye and has never let us down. This is despite the fly tipping that still occurs where we park and more annoyingly the total lack of work done in swim preparation. It took us a good hour to clear two swims and this is not the first time we have done this. It is little wonder this beat is rarely fished if this is the attitude taken by the wye & usk. We had 10 barbel to 9lb. 07oz. PB & DD WEST SUSSEX.

WUF Note : Not all beats have resident fishery keepers who will carry out regular maintain and bankside vegetation grows rapidly at this time of year, hindering access on many beats where there are few bookings. We do carry out maintainance work, usually ahead of the opening day but with limited resources and depending on bookings, we will concentrate efforts on certain beats. There are many beats that have regular maintenance carried out and we can advise on these if required. It is important howver to remember that on the whole, the Wye is wild fishing and anglers will be expected on certain stretches to create their own swims.

10 Barbel

6 Barbel, 8 Chub