Feedback & Reports

Another great day on the Wye all fish taken on feeder fished pellet, largest fish 10lb with four more to 9lb. Quite a long walk from the new parking area. River was very low & not many swims on this beat however Stan was very helpful & directed us to the deeper water where we found the fish.

25 Barbel

Hot sunny day, water low and a fair bit of weed. Best day on the Wye so far. Four Barbel, 2 at 5.5lb, 1 at 7lb and 1 at 7.5lb. Also 1 Chub of 3.5lb. Baited up swims with hemp and pellets from a bait dropper and rested them, then returned added a few more droppers and straight in with Elips pellets glued to hair rig. Will be back in the spring.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

River conditions low and clear, all fish taken on various pellet baits.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

Fished top end of beat in morning. Had an eel. Walked back to hut end only to find pump running so back to middle of beat for two four pounds plus chub.

2 Chub, 1 Other

River low and clear with bright sunshine didn't bode well. Chub taken on meat and the barbel on the pin with a small pellet. All fish scale perfect and fighting fit (and of a good size too). First field fine, the rest of the beat would need some serious tools to cut a swim - wild fishing indeed. Be interesting to try again with a few feet on the level.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Another great trip to the Wye and the chance to share in a good friend's first success with barbel. He didn't quite manage a double, but 9lb 13oz was close enough. Our results included another two 9's and two 8's so, all in all, a good average size. All fish were in great condition and fought well.
The sunny and low, clear conditions meant feeding spells were short and confined to the early morning and late evening periods. Canoe traffic was heavy, but no real problem. The people that lost their camera (see 25 August report) even returned with wet suits and snorkels to continue the search. Thankfully, they found it pretty quickly and so the disturbance was minimal.
Lastly, a recommendation for the Chinese restaurant at the back of the Forge and Hammer pub in Lower Lydbrook. The decor is certainly 'unusual' and we did wonder what we had let ourselves in for. The food was, however, very good and we didn't feel at all out of place in our shabby fishing clothes!

15 Barbel, 5 Chub

Very nice place on a working farm with a great view of Goodrich Castle but did find a previous angler's bag of litter with the day before's copy of the Sun (I took it home to dispose of).
Caught at least 10 mint condition Barbel (I lost count to be honest) to 7lb 8oz and one pretty little Chub about 2 or 3lb but lost a few fish as well and unfortunately had a feeder crack off on the cast. All fish on Hemp, Corn and Pellet.
It wasn't clear in the provided instructions where I should park, so just did my best to leave my car out the way.

10 Barbel, 1 Chub

6 Barbel 2 Chub on bread and corn. Caught fish from the shallow water below the wood.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

Conditions not perfect on my first visit to this beat low clear river and bright skies but finally found some action above the islands. All fish in good condition and in the 6lb to 8lb range. Had a good chat with Stan and will be back soon .

6 Barbel

River low and clear. Fished dawn till eleven then went for Siesta. Returned at three, baited and waited till five to fish. First chub was small, second chub 4lbs. Very little in the way of cover for barbel when water is low on this beat.

2 Chub