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Got there 11am river clear but pushing through hard, r/h bank looked featureless, opted for swims on l/h bank. Trying to find a piece of water not affected with floating weed being pushed down, left us with only 2 options...the first and last swims on the beat. As NP had the most luggage I got the farthest swim, fast water with a small area of slack. Chose to ball in 6 balls of heavy fish meal ground bait at head of swim, laced with 3mm, 11mm pellet and hemp. Fished meat on one rod and hair rigged pellet on the other, alternating to see which the fish favoured...meat won hands down 12 chub from 2 lbs to 4 1/2...later 2 barbel 7 and 10lbs both ripping 25m of 15 lbs braid off the reel. Lost 6 fish (think 2 were barbel) on sharp snag and weed 1/3 way across river. NP had one bite in 7hrs in first swim - lost very good barbel, constant weed made his fishing very difficult on the day. Can't help wondering where fish will hold up when winter levels and coloured water are there?

This pretty much appeared the only beat available on Saturday so I took a chance. The river was in good condition - up a foot with a nice colour. Fished the only real swim on the beat - below the rock. Unfortunately there was masses of weed coming through at all levels of the water. Fishing was impossible in the main channel. You could fish the near side where there was little flow - but also little fish action. I managed one small chub in 4 hours. An opportunity missed as I am sure they were feeding - just not good enough to get them !!

It is indeed a beautiful beat and I was looking forward to spending the day with my young son. Unfortunately the river was pretty much unfisheable as so much weed was being carried from upstream. As soon as the bait was cast in, the weed would attempt to wisk the rod away from you.

It is a shame that notice is not given to fisherman a little in advance like a few chalkstreams when weed cutting is underway. This would help choose a worthy day out on this wonderful river.

I hope I find better luck next time. The view and the scenery werre nearly worth the £40 nearly?

WUF Note - weed cutting rarely takes place on the Wye. The recent rise in water levels have been the first for a while and as a result have released debris that has been collecting in the margins. This is normal for a first rise after many weeks.

River rose fast on the Friday - lots of weed and debris coming through so very difficult to hold bottom for more than a few minutes. One rod did manage a few barbel and a chub from a tight inside run. Saturday was still a day for dodging the debris but less persistent than the day before, river was down a few inches - we caught about a dozen barbel, all on pellet. One rod had 2 pike to 15lbs from a very unlikely looking swim. Sunday was great - river had fallen about 6 inches and very little debris in the river. One rod fished the morning and had 8 barbel in 8 casts from the top of the fishery, another had a couple from the Vanstone pool. We had all left by lunchtime but one rod returned in the evening for another 7 barbel. Salmon were seen 'jumping' all 3 days - wonderful wildlife around the place - fascinating river dynamics. We loved it, thanks WUF.

First time on this beat, river up and covering the croys completely. Lots of weed and debris coming down so could only fish a rod length out, finished with 1 chub. Very picturesque and will return here next summer.

Caught 2 barbel 5lb 13oz, 5lb 8oz and 2 chub 4lb 14oz, 4lb 8oz. Another great day on the river wye, thanks WUF for excellent service.

Good to see the river with colour and extra water on arrival but not the masses of weed it carried down the whole day. Impossible to keep a bait in the water for moe than a few minutes at a time so only option was to fish close in. Despite this limitation two rods caught 6 stunning barbel between 6-8 lbs and two good chub up to 4lbs. Confident that more would have been caught without the weed, but nonetheless a most enjoyable day on this picturesque new beat.

Slight increase in water level and flow compared with the the previous meant lots of weed making fishing very difficult. Only fished for an hour without any bites.

Quite a slow start to the day, as the river was still really low and clear. 1 Barbel caught in the morning and a few Chub. Improved in the afternoon after a change of swims, when 1 rod caught 6 Barbel on small (8mm) pellets and a few more Chub to the other rods.

Great day - 1 chub 7 barbel, biggest 7 1/2, which had 2 lots of other tackle attached to it, including a 2oz feeder. Surprised it was still feeding but did appear in good condition, one BARBED hook in its mouth had started to grow over. Will return to this beat.