Feedback & Reports

I had hoped to fish the lower end of the beat but the water level was over the path just round the corner so I settled into a swim nearer the start of the beat. G went to his usual swim about half way down. The water level was slowly dropping and fining down. After a while with no bites at all fishing the feeder I decided to move downstream and try the swims near the corner. G had managed to catch two good chub with one approaching 7lbs.
After a blank 2 hours we returned to my original swim. G found a rock on the bottom and lost his end tackle. While he was making repairs I managed to catch 2 good chub and a barbel in quick succession. G then hooked a barbel which immediately took him under the rock and another set of tackle was lost. G gave up in disgust as dusk was approaching while I managed to add another couple of big chub as night and the rain all too quickly fell around me.
The last hour saved the day.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

Poor day. The river looked great with some colour, disappointed.

Heavy overnight air frost and a river that had risen 1.2m overnight produced 1 bite, an eel. Despite fishing 4 pegs that have previously produced with extra water no other bites. Roll on next year.

1 Other

Used 4mm pellet in bags and pellet hookbait. Had two barbel first thing but the river must have risen over 3ft during the course of the day and no bites after the first 2 fish.

2 Barbel

2 Barbel

4 barbel to 6lb 2oz taken early on on pellets. After that, bites were very hard to come by and when they did we lost the fish. A very difficult day in what looked to be good conditions but pleasing to wet the net a few times. Highlight of the day was seeing a very large pike attack a feeder being wound in!! As darkness fell, the heavens opened for the fourth time that day and we started the long walk from the bottom of the beat back to the car. Still, a day on the Wye beats any other day! Thanks WUF.

4 Barbel

Nice beat. Went to catch chub and could not get through the huge shoals of dace. Only managed 7 chub, all around ten inches. Next time will leave maggots off the menu and fish with pellet.

7 Chub, 25 Other

Perfect day for it, warm with a little cloud. River was carrying around half a metre of water with a little colour. The chub came in the morning with no barbel showing until that last few hours before dark. All fish were in excellent condition with the barbel ranging from around six pounds up to around nine pounds. All fish were found in the upper meadows where the river can be difficult to access in places.
If you fish this beat until dusk, make sure you take a torch with you as walking back up through the hill in the wood after dusk would be unsafe. The Cormorant population seems to be thriving. I saw several in groups of up to four birds and one popped up right in front of me after diving for its prey.
A great day out on our favourite river, thanks to Wye and Usk Foundation.

8 Barbel, 2 Chub

River looked perfect when I arrived. Fished 4 different swims, including boys rocks but with no success. Had the biggest eel I have ever caught which could go down as a personal best, or worst but it at least got the heart going for a few seconds until I realized what I had hooked.
will get back next summer for sure.

1 Other

Fished 7.00am - 11.00am, river clear and just above summer levels. A pleasant morning trotting with the centrepin. The Grayling were certainly hungry, I fished 5 or 6 swims and caught in all of them. I weighed the biggest one at 1lb 15oz, I am yet to catch a two-pounder so I fiddled around with the scales to see if I could get another ounce but no joy. Oh well, I'll just have to go back again.

5 Trout, 40 Grayling