Feedback & Reports

Great session on this beat. The largest barbel was 8lbs 14oz. Caught a perch on a pellet which is a first. The largest chub was 4lbs 14oz. River still very low and the ranunculas coming down causing problems on holding the bottom.

12 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Day 2. Another early start 7.30. Weather humid but overcast all day, slow start, with a couple of chub, and 1 barbel early on. Fed two swims close to the style on upper beat, and one by pump station, fed all very heavely with Barbel Blitz groundbait and loads of hemp, hair rigged Large Elips pellets, also 12mm glugged Halibut pellets. Fishing really kicked of from around 5ish, virtually a bite a chuck. Fantastic afternoon had upper beat to myself (and the bulls & swans ). All fish in good condition biggest Barbel 7 1/2 lb, biggest chub 4lb 9oz chub well spawned out. Many thanks to Wye & Usk for a fantastic couple of days in beautiful suroundings, "BRILLIANT".

9 Barbel, 14 Chub

Tough day, river low and clear as expected. Two good chub approx 3 to 4lb early in the day. Lots of small chub and silver fish on the Wagler. Busy on the top peg with canoes visiting the Weir garden.

Could not locate barbel so switched to trotting pellet to avoid blank and landed 5 chub to 3lb. Went back to feeder for the last couple of hours with no success. Canoes are a major problem due to them being run into your swim. Two rigs picked up and snapped.

5 Chub

Another great days fishing. Caught on all the usual baits (pellets, boilies, meat etc) and from most swims. The barbel didn't show up until later in the day but this wasn't surprising with a bright day and very low and clear river conditions.

7 Barbel, 22 Chub

Very few accessible swims to choose from. River looked in good condition. Best barbel 7lb 10 oz, best chub 3lb 8oz. 4 eels caught biggest 2lb - all caught on pellet.

2 Barbel, 5 Chub, 4 Other

A nice beat not always easy to find a good swim and after some rain can be hard going getting down to the water. Most fish from the faster water river low and clear all on meat and pellets, nice day thanks.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

Fished lower beat, fish seemed to be very localised. Used blitz boilies with a feeder.

6 Barbel, 1 Chub

Day 1. Fished upper beat,access to some swims hard but pre-baited pump station and two swims nearest style, fished from 7.30 am to 8.00pm using 2oz cage feeder packed with Elips ground bait and hemp, laced with elips pellets. Barbel ranged from 4lb to 61/2lb chub well spawned out.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

I fished this beat weeks ago and had a great day, full of action. Another great day but only one fish. Maybe because of the otter sitting near the weir wall, or perhaps a victim of its own success and has been overfished?

1 Barbel