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Another bright day combined with low water made the fishing a struggle. First time on the stretch and should have done more exploring but having stupidly cooked myself at Whitehouse the day before, was feeling a tad lethargic!

My brother and I had a few chub to about 3lb between us and I managed a solitary Barbel.

A big thank you to Tony, whio I believe is the ghillie on the stretch. When we arrived on Sunday morning he was waiting for us by the hut - the farmer had put a combination lock on the gate that takes you to where you can park the car by the river and he had kindly come down and undone the lock so we could get in. Much appreciated!

11 barbel caught from the bottom swim, between 6:45am and 4:45pm. All smallish fish between 1.5 and 4.5lbs to pellet/corn cocktails, fished behind a cage feeder three-quarters across into the main flow. 4 further fish lost to hook pulls in the mid-river weed, plus one lost due to a hooklink cut off by a rock. River very low and clear, maximum depth no more than 3 feet, bright sunshine and lots of canoes most of the day. To be honest dreadful conditons for barbel, so I was happy to catch at all - I could easily have done a lot worse elsewhere. Very nice to see so many young, healthy barbel. A good stretch of river for anyone needing a confidence booster, although I suspect it needs a bit of colour for the bigger fish to put in an appearance. Well done WUF and Don.

The last day of our trip to the Wye and I was at last able to get on this beat. Access is superb, being able to drive all along the bank and the croys provide a number of swims. The stretch is a mix of glides and deeper slower sections, with the bottom section being much faster. This bottom section looked superb, but as this beat is on a footpath, it seems to become a haven for picnics, people swimming etc. I would not reccommend fishing this beat on a weekend.

The fishing was very difficult due to drifting weed, which made keeping a line in the water almost impossible. 1 barbel of 9lb caught at last knockings, so well worth the wait.

Thanks WUF for a great three days on the Wye. Even if the fishing is tough, the surroundings more than make up for it.

Arrived to find the Wye very low and clear and badly in need of a drop of water. Unsurprisingly the fishing was a bit of a struggle, exacerbated by the bright sunlight, but between us, my brother and I managed 7 Barbel and I also had two eels. Biggest fish around the 6lb mark - all were in magnificent condition, long, lean, very bronze and a couple of them had the most vivid red anal fins I've ever seen, almost Rudd like. All caught on halibut pellet.

Just a quick note for anyone visiting the stretch - the guidance supplied suggests that there are two car parking areas - the choice of which one is used is dependant on where the resident herd of cows are. On the WUF map there is a suggestion that the track down to the river diverges; on Saturday it didn't and we therefore had no option but to park to the right of the hut. In conversation later with the farmer he didn't seem to mind at all and moved the herd into the top field.

Chub to about 4lb and Dace to about 12oz - too numerous to count - on float fished corn. Great fishing on this lovely beat. Fished morning and evening - I was "canoed off" between 11.30am and 4.00pm.

A good session on Saturday once the canoe traffic died down. Fished several swims in Legg Meadow and landed 10 barbel to 9.08, 4 chub to 4.12 and an eel pushing 2lb. All fish taken on elips pellet behind a feeder.

First trip to section since WUF took over and have to say banks noticeably tidier, probably due to reduced pressure. I will be back later in the year when there is a bit more water in the river.

1 chub - slow going - lots of weed coming down.

Beautiful stretch of the Wye. Weather hot and overcast. Didn't start fishing untill 9.00 am had problems locating fishery shame there wasnt a small sign on track gates as we went passed gates 3 times. Two barbel caught between 6 & 7lb fish in lovely condition caught on pellat. Apart from getting lost we all had a great day and cant wait to return. Many thanks to the WUF.

Got there early and not having fished here before, settled down at the first 2 pegs (rocky platforms). I had about 10 barbel all less than 2 pound and my friend Martin had 3 chub. Saviour of the day was Don who turned up about 11 and put us right. I finished with 25 barbel nearly all to double sweetcorn. Biggest only 5 pound but lost a couple of monsters. Biggest taken out by a canoeist after 15 mins fight--cheers. Martin had 16 Barbel, biggest 6 pound on 8mm pellet.
Very well kept stretch and great service from Don.

Heavy low cloud and rain through most of the day.
Chub were voracious in there attacks on the baits soon as they hit the water good fish 4-5 lb. Barbel fed later in the day ended with 15 Barbel and 18 Chub.
Very damp but very happy!
Thanks W&Usk for 3 days coarse fishing heaven.