Feedback & Reports

Beautiful stretch of river which showed potential for a future visit. However, this time the cold weather was against us. Sadly no fish but with the remains of a nice sized barbel left on the croy by an otter we will certainly be back in the summer.

Did not fish - too cold

Fished for five hours around the viaduct. I fished bread, the others feedered maggot. Nil return. Could a post code be attached to river directions? Many thanks again.

This was the second of a four venue end of season trip to the Wye, and with the water temperature dropping rapidly, we felt today was our last chance of a barbel. We had just two bites between us, resulting in one barbel landed and another lost due to a hook pull. We tried different baits and rigs, but the bites both came to the feeder and pellet approach.

1 Barbel

Nothing.

My first time at this location and another excellent WUF beat. The weather & the river was exceptionally cold & so my hopes weren't high - the river was also low and clear. A long walk from the car park, but well worth the trip. Tried 4 pegs and caught fish on all of them - initially chub (up to 5.5lb) and then barbel for a frantic 3 hour period before dark. Chub caught on maggott feeder and meat, with all the Barbel on small elipse pellets with micro-pellets in the feeder.

9 Barbel, 8 Chub

The morning drizzle relented around lunchtime but with the water still very cold, it proved to be a challenging day. Despite our best efforts with pellet, maggot, cheese-paste and meat, there were few signs of fish, with the barbel remaining elusive throughout the day. C H did, however, manage to entice 3 chub, all perfectly conditioned fish weighing 3lb 2oz, 3lb 9oz and 3lb 12oz. Two out-witted by a small halibut pellet and one by luncheon meat.
Great to see the darting kingfishers and soaring buzzards (less happy to see at least 3 cormorants overhead through the day). Overall, as always, a day on the river was good for the spirit.

3 Chub

Swim feeder using meat, maggot and pellet. Not a bite between us. Fished lower end of beat, very slippery banks and strong flow.

Low water temperatures meant no Barbel - occassional fish reported from anglers but we never encounterd them. Very late evening chub and an 8lb pike was the sum of two days fishing. Lots of lost feeders and ledgers in the boulders. Sunday 10th saw another decline in the weather. Nothing caught.

1 Chub, 1 Pike

Last of 3 days on the Wye, returning to Wyastone leys after a day in between at How Caple. General conditions remained good for time of year. Fished from around 09.30 to around 14.00. No action at all. Probably not helped by chain saws, tree felling and general commotion on opposite bank as club prepared the section for Salmon anglers by destroying bankside cover. Not the most peaceful days fishing we have enjoyed on the Wye.