Feedback & Reports

Really attractive and peaceful stretch of this wonderful river. Spent the morning fish spotting & baiting up. Started fishing soon after lunch and had 15 or so chub averaging 3-4lb with a best of 5lb 3oz on trotted sweetcorn feeding corn & pellets from a swim about a third of the way down on the left bank. River had risen about 6 inches overnight and had just a tinge of colour. Then roved around for a few hours and caught chub from most swims wading and trotting corn. Finished off trotting corn and pellets in pre-baited shallow swim on right bank near trees and had 8 barbel approx 3-6lb in less than 2 hours.
A good days fishing in marvelous surroundings and great fun on the float.
Had the beat to myself. It would have been difficult to fish the way I did had there been another angler on the water. Can't wait to return!

Changes of plan meant that we could only put 1 rod on for 2 hours or so but still time for 4 barbel & 1 chub from the open water higher up the beat.

Following yesterdays hectic sport at Backney we arrived at Wyastone Leys hoping to find a better stamp of fish. This was our first visit to Wyastone and as it was my turn for first choice of swim I chose the obvious one nearest to boys rocks with FG settling in the next available swim some way downstream. The river was still slightly up with some colour and a nice flow to it. Once I'd found where the worst of the snags were I managed to largely avoid getting snagged and had 10 barbel best 8lb 10oz including another 4 between 7 and 8 lbs and 5 between 7 and 4 1/2 lbs . FG had 3 barbel up to 7lbs and some chub. After fishing a day ticket length on Thursday we returned to fishing the WUF length at Courtfield on Friday with another friend AP who has submitted the report for that session but which included my best 2 barbel of the trip 9lb 7oz and 8lb 13oz and best chub 5lb 1oz. Many thanks to the the WUF staff who were helpful as ever particularly on Friday when we rang them at 9am and they found us somewhere to fish for the same day.

2 barbel and a few chub. Strong windy conditions made fishing a little difficult. Bites were few.

We were initially perplexed as to where to fish but thanks to WUF for advice. 3 of us finished with 26 barbel and some chub on what is a lovely piece of water.

Me and the boy arrived late morning caught 3 chub. Had a good chat with Don the owner - put us some fish, 6 more decent chub and two barbel all on feeder fished pellets.

Finally got on here. 18 barbel to 3 of us, all on pellet but rather uneven (14/3/1). It did include 8lb 12oz & 9lb 6oz fish. Lovely stretch but a lot of water to review on a 1st visit

Fished for 2 days up till 8pm, 5 barbel up to 8lb 6oz plus a few chub thrown in for good measure. I will definately be back for more of this...nice peaceful surroundings and secure parking.

24 barbel to 7lb+ and 18 chub the majority caught on the only fishable swim on the Orchard parking. The others came from the other parking area.

I was slightly concerned that the boys rock swim is no longer available as part of this beat but I was relieved when I arrived to find that numerous new swims had been cut out in the wooded section giving access to what looks like a very promising stretch of water. My first cast in one of these new swims resulted in a bite after only a few seconds and the next few hours resulted in 7 hard fighting barbel to 8lb 12ozs. At about 11.30 bites stopped completely. If you plan to visit, strong tackle is needed as the bottom appears to carpeted with some coarse mossy type weed which every fish had to be hauled out of. Thank you W&U for opening up this quality fishing opportunity.