Feedback & Reports

Misty moisty morning after a 3am get up. Arrived to find the river higher than I expected. Careful monitoring of online info persuaded me to give it one last go before serious Winter set in. Started off in swim below Vanstone Pool and fourth cast had what felt like a good fish on before the hook straightened out (so much for the manufacturers extra strong boast). Very hard work from then on and I worked my way swim by swim downstream trying all manner of baits. Eventually managed one barbel around 6lb before getting a pike rod out and fishing one of the slacks. Not a sniff.
Anyway glad I made the trip, satisfied my curiosity and got there. The river and surroundings were beautiful, I watched a kingfisher fish for at least half an hour and had a cheeky mink for company. I also pike fished on the Wye, something I have yearned to do for a long long time. Happy to squelch off back to the car for a long drive home. Will return but probably not until next Summer.

Fished the lower end of the beat and were fishing for barbel. 1 rod had 1 chub at 4lb 5oz and other rod had 1 pike at 14lb 4oz and 1 chub at 4lb. Lovely part of the river even though no barbel banked.

Had a good three and a half hours fishing. Two Barbel of 7lb 2oz and 6lb 12oz, together with four Chub between 2lb and 3lb 8oz. All on ledgered luncheon meat. Limited fishing to a short session as rain started to come down making the bank very slippery and dangerous (to a 60 year old) especially when trying to land, weigh and release fish. However, great to be out on the river. Hope to be back again soon.

River high but clear appart from the Luggsmouth Pool which had a brown slick running down the far bank. Only had 2 fish all day, a 4lbs chub and a 7lbs barbel, both caught on 12mm x2 halibut pellets. Can't wait until my next visit to this beat, thanks WUF.

This is a report for four days 19th,20th and 22nd,23rd of October.
Began on the Friday with the river about 5 foot higher than normal levels and racing a chocolate milky colour. Two barbel 6.5lb and 5lb. Oh and a gudgeon. Saturday a barbel first and last cast of the day and one other 7.25lb,4lb,6lb and two chub. Both these days were clear after a misty start but the weather for my last two days were like sitting in a cloud. Day three river falling and clearer. Two barbel 5.75lb,4.25lb and three chub to 4lb. Last day only two chub. I also meet Colin Richardson who was very friendly and helpful. I am returning to fish in a couple of weeks.

Nice day for a white wedding and thats it, total peasouper on the way and back from Essex. Wonderfull Wye (usually) very full and fast but not flooded. On its way down actually but unfishable due to debris on every single cast. Far and wide had no problem driving my 2wd car to fishing hut and back allthough farmer had tied gate shut and my vehicle became the main attraction to a heard of cows and in turn covered it in hair, saliva and excrement (nice) but other wildlife fantastic. Saw two kingfishers trying it on to not much avail. Bad day but fished this beat twice before and had excelent sport so will be back next year. Probbaly try different beats in future, thanks Wye and Usk, two chub bites missed.

A slow start at the bottom bend pool with just a Chub to show for my efforts. Moved upstream and found some Barbel feeding, 4 nice fish between 7 and 9.12lbs. Still waiting for my first Wye double!

3 barbel, 1 chub caught on flavored luncheon meat. Had to leave early to drive back to Suffolk. Saw a mink swim past me and all sorts of wildlife, kingfishers being my favorite. Will definately return here as soon as possible. Love the Wye!

Four chub on Cheese paste. Following on from TS who fished Sugwas, I too have taken home other people's line nearly every week this year. It's not hard to put it in your bag.
Note to WUF, forgot to say last week that someone has broken the barbed wire in the middle field at Perryhill. The beat really does need a few stiles put in place before the land owner gets upset.

With the river being up and down all season so far it was great to get onto the river with the level just falling. Fished in the Meadow swims. The temperature had gone down overnight to 3c so conditions were not ideal. We used a selection of baits from pellet to luncheon meat and boilies. In all 3 chub and 1 barbel were caught. The chub were all between 2-3lbs. The barbel was caught by E and weighed in at 8lbs 12oz. P lost a couple of barbel with hook pulls. The last one seemed to be a monster. Never mind he will return for sure.
All of the babel came during the afternoon. The pike should be starting to feed now the river is fining down plus the chub should come out to play too.