Feedback & Reports

Fantastic day. Trotting small banded pellet/corn/bread produce a healthy bag of chub approaching 100lb. Lost a couple of barbel on the float but bagged three on the feeder 6-8pm.
Nice long stretch of varied water with a good number of swims. Some steep banks down to water though so if you're not that agile take a rope or avoid the lower end.
Also an abundance of salmon leaping, good fish in the 10 to 20lb range.

Keep up the good work WUF!
Would definitely return

3 Barbel, 40 Chub

Very hard fishing, even though the river looked in perfect condition. One barbel of about 4 pounds taken within the first half hour and we all thought it could be a red letter day. Sadly it wasn't to be.
I would like to comment however on your description of the venue you advertise it as two miles of double bank fishing when in reality it is one mile of single bank fishing as the opposite bank has no access to it!
You further go on to intimate that there are plenty of accessible pegs. With the exception of the gravel bank - which was occupied by some eight or nine canoeists having a picnic, we really had some difficulty finding decent swims. We all felt, that in general, your descriptin was a little disingenuous to say the least.

WUF note - The fishing is advertised as double bank and is marked this way to advise the angler that there will not be anglers on the opposite bank competing with them for swims, maintaining the exclusivity element.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

River looked good, not too low, a bit of colour. Between us we fished all accessible areas of the beat. No access to the river in the bottom meadow, most pegs are at the top of the beat where the access is excellent. No chub, no barbel all day for either of us. Looking at the feedback some anglers do really well on this beat but this was our second visit without a Barbel so it will be a while before we are tempted back to this beat.

Had a good day on the woods stretch, fished 1/3rd across with Pellet and feeder. Arrived at first light and lost a fish in the first half hour. Waited for another hour before a Chub of about 3 pounds snared itself.
Despite the Canoe traffic, caught steady through the day but not what I would call all action. The highlight was a 10lb 4oz Barbel which fought like a demon. Lost another good fish which I think was foul-hooked as I didn't get a bite, just reeled in to re-bait. Also had a few Eels, all lip hooked and all carefully handled and safely returned. River was slightly-up but running clear.
I love this fishery and the Barbel do seem to be a bigger average size than most other beats.

4 Barbel, 8 Chub, 3 Other

Two rods fished a number of swims at the top of the beat, trying to find the faster water. We took barbel from all swims but it was non consistent. The "beach" swim is very snaggy, we found to avoid the snags it was best to cast up stream into the main pool.
We stayed until last knockings but despite the river looking spot on, we failed to get a bite in the last hour.

13 Barbel, 8 Chub

A first visit to this beat for me,a lovely stretch with plenty of variation.3 barbel and 4 chub taken early before the sun was on the water,biggest barbel 7lb 3oz.
W.U.F, are anglers allowed to take vehicles into the field at the lower end of the beat? As someone was doing so,maybe a friend of the farmer?

Also regarding vehicles, I fished yesterday at White House and some anglers were driving along the river bank,is this allowed now? As my information specifically says not to.

WUF Note : Driving along the bank at White House is NOT allowed.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

In complete contrast to my last visit when I had 24 barbel, both my friend and I didn't get a single bite all day. Very frustrating indeed!

Found the river low, all fish taken from 4pm until dusk in deeper water. 6 barbel and 1 chub.

6 Barbel, 1 Chub

Lovely days fishing in fantastic enviroment, all fish caught on pellet with open ended feeder. Pleasure every time you go there to see the gillie Colin Richardson, he is so helpfull to share his knowledge with you. Thanks Wye and Usk Foundation for splendid day.

7 Barbel, 7 Chub