Feedback & Reports

As others have commented, access and parking are excellent. The day was extremely hot and the flow above the boulder weir almost nil. Would have chosen to fish the deep water below the fishing hut but two anglers on the opposite bank were feeder fishing to my bank! Fished fifty yards upstream for three hours but couldn't buy a bite. Even though fore warned about the hill, I opted to move below the wood. I now know this to be a bridge too far for a man of my years. If you must attempt it, travel light enough to allow room for the oxygen bottle.
After four bite less hours I painfully retraced my steps and had a final hour below the fishing hut. Still not a twitch. Unfortunately not a stretch that I am likely to return to.

7 barbel to 8.8lbs and 5 chub to 4.7lbs between us, once again avoiding the popular swims up top and doing something different!
I managed to lose what I suspect was a carp because it headed for Symonds Yat at high speed and smashed me up despite heavy barbel gear. My old man also lost a good fish to the infamous Wye snags, but we've fished this river for over 20 years so are used to these things.
Always a pleasure to be on the Wye.
I note with some concern though that there was a dead pike up on the path and there were forked sticks that had obviously been put in place as rod rests in several swims. If they were anglers that have booked, all well and good but it may be getting fished on the snide.
Great day though, can't wait to go back!

7 Barbel, 5 Chub

Started at 6.30am Barbel. Form the first cast sport slowed as the sun got higher around 10.30am so trotted a stick float in some fast water and had 8 chub to 4lb on sweet corn. Returned to original spot after cloud cover arrived and had 3 more barbel, the best was the last fish that was 9lb 3oz. Another good day.

8 Barbel, 12 Chub

Didn't look very promissing as a bit slow and no obvious features on the upper section, didn't walk very far as it was too hot!
I had 6 barbel and 5 chub plus an eel. All on corn/timebomb with 4mm pellet and hemp in feeder. All fish from the middle of the river. Fished from late morning to 6pm. Could have been a lot more if I had started early and finished late.

6 Barbel, 5 Chub

Pleasant days fishing, road down to the river is very over grown. The river is low found it difficult to find the fish in a couple of deeper runs.
Talked to a couple of guys fishing further up stream. Same story, water low, barbel not showing.
Catch, best fish Chub 5lbs 6oz, 4 other chub between 4.8lbs and 3.6lbs.

5 Chub

1 x eel weighing 2lb.

4 Chub, 1 Other

First time on this beat enjoyed a pub lunch at the pub overlooking the beat then fished with my son from 2:30pm - 7:30pm. Some of the hardest fighting barbel ever up to 8lb caught on groundbait and pellet in swimfeeder. Really great day thank you. Lost several fish also due to hook pulls.

9 Barbel, 8 Chub

First visit to this stretch. Although info states that access is good, found that my car grounded continually on the tall vegetation, so owners of nicer cars should take care. Also, whilst the stretch is almost two miles in length, there seemed to be no more than half a dozen accessible swims. It is however a lovely stretch and allowed me a prolonged trotting session that produced many chub, two dace and a barbel to sweetcorn. Would like to return when the vegetation dies back a bit and allows the stretch to be explored fully.

5 Barbel, 22 Chub, 2 Other

11 Barbel and at least that number of Chub caught. Chub caught both ledgering and on the float. A good day. Nice venue although a few more swims cleared on the top half of the stretch would be welcome.

11 Barbel, 11 Chub

Very frustrating day! After reading recent reports of great catches here, I thought we were in for a busy one - but the fish obviously had other ideas. An early start and 12 hours of fishing with just one barbel of 6-7lbs to show for it. Not exactly a stunning performance but no walk of shame at least.
Fishing opposite the gardens, using a variety of baits, we saw no sign of fish until around 4pm, at which point began an endless string of very tentative single plucks but barely anything worth striking at. 3 slightly bolder takes resulted in 3 fish hooked and lost, of which one snapped off, the other two slipping the barbless hook.
In hindsight, it may have been wiser to arrive later and fish the evening through til dark instead of plugging away all day, especially as the constant flow of canoeists dried up by about 4pm. By 8pm, feeling a bit puzzled & deflated, we called time.
Hey ho, another lovely day on the Wye. Just not one to write home about.

1 Barbel