Feedback & Reports

14 of the fish caught with 1 rod in the fast flowing
At the start of the beat (waders needed). All fish
caught on halibut and feeders. This is a long walk
and don't like the fact that Courtfield is opposite.

16 Barbel

Day two of my three days on this section. Caught my first wading, long trotting barbel on the Wye, what a delightful way of fishing. Caught two more and lots of chub before returning to the feeder and ended the day with 14 barbel and 24 chub.

14 Barbel, 24 Chub

Barbel to 7lbs 15ozs and chub to 3lbs 8ozs all caught on pellet.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Very tough day with the heat and low river level. Managed 1 chub each. Walked the entire beat and couldn't have tried any harder. Fished another beat 2 days later and had a much better day following a small amount of rainfall. It really does make a huge difference. Will be booking short notice in future to ensure we find more favourable conditions. We have started fishing the Wye only this season, and it's by far my favorite river. Such beautiful settings and in the main, exceptional fishing. Many thanks to the Foundation for making it possible.

2 Chub

River low and clear, chub on meat, one eel on meat.

1 Chub, 1 Other

Very difficult day, river exceptionally low and clear. Fishing downstream was just about impossible so I restricted myself to the top of the beat and even there bank access was difficult. I fished in two shifts. Morning 7am - 11am nothing, then back at 3pm - 9pm where I managed to lose one but catch 2 barbel, 7lb and 9lb and a chub of 3lb. Fish took along time to recover before release and were obviously suffering from low oxygen in the water. The river needs rain and a good flush through.

River condition very good. One negative point lots of canoes this did spoil the day. One barbel lost.
5 Chub caught and released safe. 4 caught on float the biggest of 4.5 pound caught on the swim feeder. We will be back, thank you.

6 Barbel, 10 Chub

River low and clear. Really needs some rain, however had a really good day. Worth wading out and trotting a float through the deeper water although these swims take a bit of finding. Barbel not really showing during the day. Had so many dace and chub I lost count. All barbel fell to pellet. Evening definitely the best.

6 Barbel, 10 Chub

River very low, bright conditions, did not suit my style of fishing. Lost one barbel whilst trotting a little run.
Nice beat needs a bit of extra water.
Salmon were jumping all over the river, they did look a little coloured so have been in a while.