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Aramstone on a sunshine and cloudy day. River was very coloured with mud and had a real floww. I started fishing 07:30 using luncheon meat on a hair rig fishing the lower peg from an old concrete groin near the old bridge. Straight into a couple of nice chub 2lb and 3lb after that no more fish gave up at 16:30. Guy on the other side pulled out 3 barbel.

This stretch needs some more pegs as access to the river following rain was lethal even with studded wellies however the instructions about parking at the top are a bit over cautious I drove my Saab on low profile tyres down to the lower parking area with no problems just a bit of care.

A peaceful spot.

6 Barbel 5lb - 11lb
1 Chub 4lb

Hallibet pellet, Hallibet groundbait in feeder, Chub on luncheon meat. Very few places to fish as no swims had been cut or prepared. Accomodation excellent at the Flansford Priory.

Great afternoon on Middle Hill as normal. Fishing very slow
Only 2 Barbel in region of 5 to 6 pounds. River was on the rise. Great stretch will be back soon.

First time for me on this beat therefore spent more time walking than fishing to begin with. First swim was running a bit too fast for comfort and I quickly moved to a swim just downstream of the tree line which offered the luxury of steps and a nice flat area to sit and huddle under a brolly when the rain set in. The bonus was that I had a 7lb Barbel on the bank within 15 minutes. The rain and wind duly arrived but despite this I finished with 7 barbel with two over 7lbs and a small chub, all on pellets.
The weather conditions did not encourage much moving between swims but from what I saw there were at least half a dozen good swims cut out with steps and posts and I look forward to returning to try some of them out in better conditions.
I was also grateful for the relatively snag free river bed in this swim which was a welcome change.

Probably the strangest fishing day ever for me. Barbel were caught steadily all day not twenty yards downstream of me in featureless open water on identical tactics to me but I remained on a blank, should of moved in hindsight as my bait was working more for next door than it was for me but the weather was not nice so I stayed put, lazy angling on my part.

Oh well I'll try again in a week or so in drier conditions hopefully.

NOTE:A dog spike and rope are essential on this stretch it will set you back a tenner but you will have problems getting out of your peg if you go without one in the wet.

Had another great day on this beat. The river was still a little high and had some colour. The forecast was for strong winds and heavy rain. The umbrella took off a few times and the Fox shelter pulled the pegs up too. And did it ever rain! A great day though Paul and Alex had never caught a barbel before. They ended with 9 barbel with each of them having a 7lb plus fish. 4 chub were caught nothing larger than 4lbs 10oz.
I think the two of them will return to this beat.
Canoe traffic very quite but the weather was terrible so not too surprised.

Fishing with my young sons (9 and 12)on a day that started and ended dry and fine, but mainly rained in between. The banks were slippery and dangerous and need to be sorted out for safe fishing, particularly for younger anglers. The river rose throughout the day and the reddy/brown colouring increased as it rose. Access to the swims was difficult due to the rain, but also undergrowth was excessive. Our catch, which was all on 8mm hair rigged halibut pellet and fed with halibut flavoured ground bait in heavy open ended feeders was a barbel of 6.5lbs (to my 9 year old son - his first ever river fish!), a chub of approx. 4lb, another barbel of about 3lb, an eel of about 2lb and a small chub. In spite of the weather the boys enjoyed it, but if you are going to charge £20 a ticket and £10 each for kids, when the average elsewhere on the Wye is £6 and kids often free, the Foundation need to make swim access safer and easier by digging out steps and clearing undergrowth.

WUF Note: While we endeavour to have fisheries accessible, we try to leave them (and the fish) in as natural state as possible. Even still, some fisheries have better access than others - if this is of concern to you then please contact us before booking.
Please note that the river Wye is an SAC and a SSSI. Digging steps into banks, therefore, requires statutory consent.

Fantastic beat, looked really nice, unfortunately we couldnt buy a bite! Dont know what was happenning on the day but nothing was biting. We will be back.

First time fishing this stretch, we ended up fishing the bottom end of the beat by the bridge pillars. I did take a look at the top end but not so many swims up that end available. The river was running high due to the over night rains, however this did not put off the fishing. We managed between us, seven barbel and about thirteen chub. Was finding it hard to hold bottom due to the flow. Because of the rain all day we did find it hard getting up the track in our van when we finished fishing. We had a great day, many thanks.

7 Barbel, 13 Chub

5 Barbel to 7lb 14oz and 1 Chub about 3lbs. All to 8mm pellet and/or corn with PVA mesh bags of small pellet. Meat surprisingly unproductive given the amount of colour in the water. Given the conditions, I probably should have caught more but a nice day on a nice stretch anyway. Beware the near bank tackle graveyard in the upper swims. The middle or beyond is better. No problems with directions/access, even the canoeists behaved themselves. Thank you WUF.