Feedback & Reports

Only second time booking through WUF so still a bit unsure of the Beats. In the end plumped for Whitney court and arrived just befor dawn. Sun came up to reveal a stunning location and was very satisfied with our choice. Day couldn't have started better with both rods landing a 4lb chub within 15 minutes however I then didnt have another bite for approx 3 hours and only then once I had moved swims. Father in law was catching chub regularly. Decided to do a bit of spinning for pike for the first time ever and to my amazement hooked into a fish on my first cast. However what was revealed when it came to the surface really was not prepared for. A salmon of around 10lb. This totally outweighed the fact that my father in law had left me standing on the coarse fish front. No other fish on the spinner so returned to the feeder and pellet to land another 3 chub. No barbel unfortunately but my most satisfying days fishing ever. A big thanks to the staff in the booking office for helping me to choose our beat and a massive thanks to Ian for his advice and time to walk the bank.
P.S They really should renovate the converted stables for letting out. I would certainly hire it for a weekend

Back for our third fish of the year. Again a small problem with booking but easily sorted by phone. The fishing was very hard probably due to the cold snap and only one fish connected with and promply lost. Excellent weekend and great to spend time with Don and Rudi on this incredible fishery. Simon arrived as we were leaving to fish for dace with his family and rounded the weekend off nicely. We will be back.

2 blanked, the other rod had 10 chub and out of season brown trout.

4 small chub on meat, no indication of barbel - pleasent day.

Fished at bottom of beat on advice fron Rudi, also met Don the owner, both very helpfull.
River runs very fast & really had to step up the weight of my feeder to hold bottom. Problem with weed as ever which meant casting every few minutes. Finished up with 5 barbel & lost 2 in the same snag, probably rocks. Great day on the Wye as ever, many thanks to WUF.

Started by the old railway bridge,very low and clear, also quite snaggy. Had 1 barbel to pellet in 3 hours before moving downstream below Carey brook. This move prompted better sport just past the shallows and added 1 more barbel and 7 chub - all caught on pellet. Bit more rain needed for near perfect conditions.

Started above old railway bridge, very snaggy and low. Moved after couple of hours to swim 2 fields down below Carey brook. Finished the day in a frenzy with 9 barbel between 5 and 8lbs and 7 chub to 4lbs. All fish caught on pellet.

River started to fall overnight but temperatures fell very low. This first cold snap of autumn will probably put the barbel off. Yes and so it proved to be, good job the odd chub were not put off. I took 2 fish on roving tactics, both about 4lb while my brother in law took a fish right at the death of 5lb - all taken on meat.

Since earlier in the week the river had risen a few inches and was carrying colder water following a cold night and early frost. Weed carried on the current was a constant problem. With one rod on Wyebank and two on Courtfield (plus another 3 anglers on Courtfield) and despite Don's best efforts to suggest location, not a bite was to be had except for a foul-hooked 3 ounce Dace and a pike caught on dead-bait by one of the other anglers.

We tried a variety of approaches, switched baits around, lengthened and shortened hook-lengths, fed near, mid-river and far bank spots but all to no avail. Spots that had yielded several doubles only 48 hours before seemed devoid of anything willing to feed. Even the chub ignored our meat offerings, stationery or otherwise.

I think the Government's got it right - don't ever retire because while you're still working you can console yourself with the good ol' "an unproductive day's fishing is still better than a productive day at work".

Thanks WUF, we'll be back to fight another day when the fishing Gods aren't distracted by events in Libya and India.

Hard days fishing! 1 rod caught 7 barbel the best was 7lb 3 and
the other rod blanked. Best swim had a deep pool which produced
all the fish, nice chub caught at the end of the day. Great beat would like to come back. Cheers!