Feedback & Reports

Started fishing late morning (on a stretch I've fished several times before)...but struggled to find the fish - fished hard, and had one barbel early afternoon and then 3 in the last hour of light. All in the shallow water (just beyond the last salmon pool) between the ranunculous streamer weed. I fished 7 or 8 different swims over the course of the day - but it was tough fishing (I've been fishing all week on various stretches - only 2 were w&u waters, and had 34 barbel)
Did end with a 7lb 9oz right at last knockings though..and saw the back end of an otter when I arrived - let's hope that's not the reason the fishing has slowed.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

Absolutely spectacularly beautiful place. Very hot and bright sunshine all day. Fish switched on in last two hours of daylight. Up to 8lb for the barbel. Chub miniscule.
Barbel caught on pellet.
One rod blanked (except for the tiny chub) but it was a joy to be in such a gorgeous place.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

This was my second visit to this beat. Unfortunately it didn't match the first time I fished here but I did manage to pull 3 good sized barbel out, all 3 about 7lb. I still enjoyed the fishing here and will be back again.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fished early morning hoping for a fish or two before the sun arrived. Just the 1 Chubb of around 4lb before sun and canoeists did show up. Unfortunately had to leave before lunchtime although it had the look of a day when bites were going to come first and last thing.

1 Chub

Beautiful day and perfect conditions but the fish didn't seem to agree. Water level down considerably. Plenty of minnows in the margins.

Only fished for 2 hours due to delays on way up but a great couple of hours best barbel 7.14 all caught on meat

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Best barbel 9lb 2oz. Difficult to land and return fish when the river is low and needed to cut our own swims but all in all a brilliant days fishing. Thank you.

16 Barbel, 3 Chub

Good parking and access to this beat, plenty of good areas to fish from, great location. Didn't manage a barbel on this beat, first time I've never caught one on the Wye. Did manage a few good chub though, so not a blank! Really didn't know where to fish to on this stretch, I just cast to areas that looked like they'd hold fish. My advice is if you've never fished a certain beat before, research it as much as you can to avoid disappointment. Local advice and tips are invaluable.

2 Chub

River still up and a little coloured. Barbel fell to both trotting and ledger fishing.

8 Barbel

Arrived at river at 9am to find it coloured and pushing through quite fast. Perfect looking conditions, humid, overcast and colour.
First barbel to mates rod, first bite at 15:15. Beautifully conditioned fish of exacty 9lb. This was followed by his second barbel, 5lb at 19:00. Both caught on garlic flavoured meat. As for me, first and only bite at 19:15 which came in a downpour and was missed. Fished until dark trying pellets of all types. Wye dropped a little then came back up a bit and we are at a loss as to why we had so few bites,on a river that looked spot on.
I suppose that's what keeps us coming back.
Cheers Graham.

2 Barbel