Feedback & Reports

2 Chub

We arrived at the river at 11.30 it is a very nice stretch we did investigate the wooded area and it is a challenge to get down to the river through there.
The river is very low and clear at the moment so we settled for the deeper water some 2-3 hundred yards upstream of the house and fishing hut. There are several comfortable swims there. The first fish was caught within 45 minutes - a Barbel of about 7lbs caught on a boilie.
Then it was a long wait untill it was getting dark before another bite and a nice 2lb Chub was landed caught on luncheon meat. Then the bites started which only resulted in one lost fish and several missed bites!
It is a lovely part or the Wye especially now the leaves are in colour. We stayed at the Red Lion Hotel at Bredwardine which has some 3 miles of fishing too.
Thank you WUF.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub, 2 Other

Rained nearly all day. Didn't effect the river levels which were very low. Fished the lower sections in several swims managing a small salmon and 2 small chub on a maggot feeder. Alternated between maggots and pellet feeder and fished till the light faded.
It's a beautiful stretch of the Wye but a word of warning the cows in the lower section are very inquisitive and were a pain in the ass. 2 even broke away from the herd and charged at me. Thankfully I was able to scale a large tree to escape.

1 Salmon, 2 Chub

2nd of a 3 days on Holme Lacy: biggest Barbel 10.11

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

Posting for 2 days (26/27). River low and clear. Fishing quite hard with location the key. RD 8 barbell (best 9.6) and 2 chub. EH 6 barbel (best 9.8) and 1 chub (plus 3 minnows!). Eventually a good 2 days. Nice beat - thanks WUF.

14 Barbel, 3 Chub

Started 10 AM first chub after 3 hours, both barbel came at dusk. This beat has produced numerous barbel through out the day previously, however the recent cold nights may have impacted on the feeding habits. River level just exposing the rapids up stream, good flow but lots of debris and weed catching the line. Excellent day all the same.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

Very tough conditions with low clear water level and weed wiping out the rod/rig all day long. Fished from first light and stuck at it and as the many bats came out at dusk (some bumping into my line to give false bites), just as I was going to pack up my perseverance paid off and I had my first barbel at 6lb. Had a few beers to celebrate :-)

1 Barbel

Had 1 nice fighting barbel of just under 6lb and 2 chub. All on pellet, nothing on the meat.

Arrived at dawn frosty no fish caught lost one. Good beat river very low and clear.

Please see report from previous day