Feedback & Reports

Had two very good days Fishing the Meadow. Almost 50 barbel caught to 10lbs and another of 9lbs 8oz. Plenty of chub with a few 4lbers. Many of the barbel were above 5lbs and there was a good scattering of year classes. The weather did hold and the river did rise but only about 6". Most were caught on pellets. I think all 3 of us went home very happy people. Fish were caught throughout the day.
P and A both had pb's for chub and barbel and couldn't thank Don enough for having a wonderful fishery.

Water high but a great day, lovely location. Caught 3 big chub and 3 medium/small barbel. I am sure they have never been caught.

A lovely looking lake but afraid the same can't be said for the fishing. On my first cast hooked a smallish carp which came off. This was the only bite of the day for the two of us despite fishing for another 8hrs plus. Saw a few carp feeding in the side in the very shallow part of the lake but as soon as tried for them they disappeared. They only thing we seemed to be able to attract was the pair of swans on the lake.

The bank was very muddy and slippery and I was unable to get to the swims I had fished previously. Just one barbel, but a very nice fish. It looked 9-10 lbs to me, and I was surprised when the scales only registered 5lbs 11oz. The the frustrating thought came to me later - could it be the scales went round twice and it was really 11lbs 11oz? I'll be more careful weighing next time!

For some reason we struggled today. Fished mainly in the first field section. As others have said before this is a very snaggy area and more time was spent tieing new rigs than fishing! One rod blanked and I only managed 1 barbel and 1 chub on the usual hair rigged pellet and feeder combo. We stayed at the Greenman at Fownhope which isn't the cheapest but I couldn't fault it. Fantastic food and beer!

17 barbel (biggest 8½lb), no chub.

Slightly limited swim choice with 4ft of water on but decided to fish the last two swims before the island. Pellet and boilie produced 10 barbel to around 7lb 8oz and 10 chub to around 5lb. Fish seemed slightly cagey with some tentative bites and the swims dried up somewhat after lunch. Lovely beat though and will return hopefully when there is less water!! Ended a fantastic first trip to the Wye with 45 barbel and 10 chub in 3 days fishing. Many thanks again Wye and Usk!

GREAT DAYS FISHING FOR 3 RODS. R - 7 BARBEL, 8 CHUB. G - 5 BARBEL, 2 CHUB. R - 3 BARBEL. ALL CAUGHT ON PELLET FEEDER. MUST THANK DON FOR PUTTING US ON THE RIGHT SWIMS IN AFTERNOON [BEST BARBEL 9lb15oz, CHUB 5lb13oz] WILL FISH AGAIN AS SOON AS POSS.

Arrived to find river pushing through hard approx 4ft up and coloured with no slack water. I fished the only fishable swim on left bank, caught 2 barbel approx 8 lbs. Friend Mike fished accessible swim on right bank, caught 2 chub approx 4 lbs and lost 1 larger at the net. Beat access good, steps in bank make access to swims (when river at normal level) good. Another enjoyable day.

Another lovely stretch of the Wye, hardly a soul seen all day and not too many canoes. 7 Barbel between 5lbs & 6lbs 8oz all caught on pellet/feeder tactics. The only downside was one of our party had their car broken in to in the fishery layby, future anglers bare this in mind!