Feedback & Reports

Another wonderful River Wye session. Arrived at 6.15am to another baking hot start. The river looked very low, clear and not great for fishing, but we love the scenery here and the fishing can be very productive. I did the usual of dragging the base of the car along the entrance and nearly ripped off my exhaust! Really needs sorting that bit! The farmer had trimmed back the field but left the high grass along the entry track which would have helped to improve the fishery no end. We started as usual targeting the faster flow areas as there was little flow else where on the beat. Things started slow as expected and it wasn't much before 3pm that the first signs of the barbel feeding could be seen. Things were sporadic but as evening drew in the bites became more frequent and I bagged 8 fish to just under 7lbs and my fishing partner on his first ever trip to the Wye had 3 barbel to 7lb 8oz.
Another great session here and we both look forward to our next installment! All fish taken on CBS River Monster Boilies and Feeder techniques.

11 Barbel, 1 Chub

Extremely disappointing trip. I came all the way from South Yorkshire to find a river with hardly any water in it. I couldn't really fish in the morning due to a constant flotilla of canoes coming down the river and many of them crashing straight into the overhanging trees that I was trying to put bait under. After lunch time I got into the centre of the river and walked the stretch up and down trying to find deep spots with some fish, but to no avail. There is also a makeshift ramp on the gravel track to protect a pipe going into the farmers field which is poorly constructed and is too high and almost tore through the bottom of my car (twice, as I had to get back over it to go home). I never saw any fish or any signs of any fish in this stretch of river. All in all a completely disappointing journey which cost me a fair few quid to make.

Fished from 4.30pm - 9pm in mostly hot and sunny conditions. Tried several swims and caught in the fast water and at the bridge on meat and corn. Pretty pleased with the catch given it was the first time on the beat. Hope to return and try out some different swims and methods. Thanks to all concerned for making this beat available.

3 Chub

Caught in the shallows bottom end. Caster hemp on feeder. Heavy canoe traffic but was a weekend!

5 Barbel, 9 Chub

Fished Sunday 27th to Tuesday 29th. Booked in advance as we have to travel 200 miles. Weather was 26/27 Degrees, clear skies, river was low, slow and clear. On arriving at the water at 5.30am Sunday morning we were greeted by a campsite of canoeist on the bank on the main shingle area. I mentioned to the one guy who poked his head out his tent that it was private land, to which he replied'I KNOW' so we assumed they had permission, so we just ignored them. They left about 9am. One of my party moved to where they had camped and found 2 rubbish sacks stuffed under a tree.
Fishing was very slow but we did manage to catch every day. Most methods tried, but the fish fell to pellets and feeders. Barbel were 7.6lbs, 7.3lbs, 7.3lbs & 2lb. The Chub were all between 2-4lbs.Will be back next year to try our luck again.
I would like to thank the Wye & Usk Foundation for doing a great job. Cheers!

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

Track from road to first field overgrown and rutted, not making the walk any easier, just glad we decided to leave trolleys behind.
Fished 9.30am to 6pm in the faster water by Island. 4 chub to 3lb 5oz, all to meat, either fixed or rolled.
Few canoeists, generally pleasant despite loss of control in first swim by shingle bank.
Came back across fields into gate at end of car park, rather than through the church or down the overgrown track. Is this perhaps a better route, in fine weather at least?

WUF note - The route you have chosen to take and the footpath through the Church are not marked on the map or the advice notes provided for a reason. It is essential that anglers follow the maps and instructions provided and DO NOT decide to make their own access routes in and out of fisheries. There are valid reasons why we use these negotiated routes and anglers doing as they please to make things easier for themselves results in The Fishing Passport LOOSING FISHERIES as a result. The track to negociate is less than 100m.

4 Chub

A very well kept beat. Lots of chub on the float and a couple of barbel on pellets. A very enjoyable day. Levels very low, needs plenty of rain. Thanks.

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

River conditions low with slight colouration. 2 chub 2lb 8oz and 3lb 10oz. Much of the stretch is heavily overgrown and there were only a handful of fishable swims along the entire length.

2 Chub

We had 20 people taking their dogs for swims and swimming in the swims suitable for low level Summer fishing all day.
Disastrous.

Having fished Boys Rocks previously I was confident of success there despite the low water and blazing temperatures. However, the first thing that I noticed on arrival was the absence of the large Willow tree that used to overhang the water on the opposite bank which gave morning shade and cover to the shoal of Barbel that lived there. Three hours later without a bite confirmed that they were no longer resident. My blank was saved at 8.30am with a 6lb barbel from the faster water. I moved down to the cattle drink for few hours with only an eel showing any interest. I could not stay for the evening which would probably have been more productive.

1 Barbel