Feedback & Reports

A great Sunday on the Wye. Got to Sugwas court at about 11am. Fished marine halibut boilies over a feeder. Action started about 4pm and fish came regularly until dusk. Four Barbel over 7lb the biggest being a 9lb fish. Two smaller Barbel of 3lb and 4lb. A small chub of 2lb late in the day.
Enjoyed my day very much.

6 Barbel, 1 Chub

Met WUF baliff repainting salmon hut. His girlfriend was working very hard. Found some nice barbel in the faster water.

11 Barbel, 4 Chub

River in excellent condition. Fished upper section to avoid the geese. Most fish taken on halibut boilies.

10 Barbel, 7 Chub

Lovely stretch of river. Level appeared low. Started off at bottom end before moving into wooded area and finding the fish. All caught on pellet. Wooded area appears to have dried out.

11 Barbel, 1 Chub

The second day of our trip and we stayed in the woods stretch after our successful previous day. We changed swims round from the previous day which resulted in me having the greater number of fish as they were definitely present in greater numbers further downstream. The day was largely overcast so unlike the sunny previous day we did manage a few fish duirng the day. Once again though it was the evening (after heavy baiting and resting the areas) that produced the lions share of the barbel. By dusk I had managed eleven barbel to 9 lbs 12 ozs and an average size chub and SE had two barbel to 9 lbs 6 ozs and a 4 lbs + chub. Three barbel were also lost, one cut off and a couple of hook pulls which are such a rare thing with barbel's tough mouths they leave you somewhat dumbfounded! Feeders and pellets again the successful tactic. There was a lot of weed drifting down which made fishing difficult at times but by switching to 4 oz feeders it was possible to hold the bottom for a reasonable length of time on each cast until the weed built up too much on the line. The canoes were plentiful but caused no problem. Some good banter was had and polite requests to move out a bit to avoid our lines were always granted. Some anglers get frustrated with the canoes but they don't affect the fishing and mostly go through in the unproductive parts of the day anyway. We finished our weekend with 27 barbel which is fabulous fishing by any standards. We have been here a few times so have a good knowledge of how to get the best out of it, particularly the productive areas, but I see a lot of catch reports where anglers have fished several swims during the day, not caught much and gone home late afternoon dissapointed. To get the best out of this stretch you simply have to fish until dusk. If you don't catch during the day don't worry, just keep feeding the swim and come evening you will hopefully get your reward. It's not guaranteed of course but it has worked for me just about every time I have fished at Courtfield. Finally, thank you to WUF and the landowners for making Courtfield available to us. A wonderful place to spend a couple of days and some of the best fishing I have experienced.

13 Barbel, 2 Chub

Lovely day fishing, 6 chub biggest 4lb 8oz beautiful location unfortunately no barbel (hiding under the bridge) will book again.

6 Chub

See catch report from previous day - same applies.

River seemed to be in perfect order, managed 4 small barbel 5 small chub. All caught rolling meat through gaps in streamer weed. Only downside of the trip were again a few brainless canoeists who seemed to think they owned the river and could do what they like !
Apart from this as always I can't wait to get back on my favourite river again!

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

Fished both banks from mid-day to dusk. River level was normal despite the overnight rain.
Managed to catch two barbel and two chub. All fell to pellet when the sun was off the water.
Love this beat as there are plenty of swims for 2 anglers with good access to the water. Expected more fish but with bright sunshine most of the day the fishing was patchy.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Photos on the description of this beat suggest easy access, however with some very steep wet banks to contend with there weren't that many swims to choose from. With the river low we tried spots at the top and bottom of the beat but to no avail. Swims that looked like possible holding spots for barbel produced no results, with virtually no interest shown throughout the day. Beautiful stretch of the Wye but disappointing on the fishing front.