Feedback & Reports

THE VENUE;
I initially fished the upper area of this beat; as per many of the other comments I would suggest that this area is avoided. I struggled to find a suitable area to fish, even when I finally found a small flat area the drop to the water was still around 3 feet and the over-hanging trees made it very difficult to cast. However, I have noted that work is planned by the foundation so I will be interested to see what the fishing is like once the improvements have been made. There are no apparent signs that indicate the start and end of the foundation's fishing area (hopefully this will be part of the improvements).

TACKLE;
I would suggest that you keep the tackle to the minimum; wherever you park you will have to walk across fields or on tracks. Take boots with grip as the banks are steep, muddy and slippery.

COST;
I was also approached by an angler from the Monmouthshire club who fish the same stretch of water on the opposite side. It was interesting to hear that for £35 I could have become a member of the club and fished as many times as I wanted over the year. Hopefully the cost of day tickets soon reflects this price as I will struggle to afford the £16 every week-for the time being I don't mind paying if it eventually helps to improve the fishing venue and experience etc!

CATCH;
I initially fished the feeder method and did not have a single bite (this was in the upper stretch). When I moved to the lower part I witched to float and caught around ten small Silvers.

Following on from Backney the previous day, we found Middle Hill Court even harder going. Total fish caught was 8 Barbel to 9 1/2 lbs, 6 Chub up to 3 lbs. Pellets very unproductive, with corn doing better producing the most bites, and paste capturing the largest fish. River in need of some rain.

Final day of a 3 day Wye holiday break and after wishing for some rain the previous day, had steady rain for most of the day, but not enough to put some much needed colour in the river. Total fish landed between 4 rods (one angler not wanting to get wet), 14 barbel to 8 lbs and 2 chub. A thoroughly enjoyable day, and end to our mini break despite the weather. Only downside was cleaning up the litter left in the fishing hut by some previous visitors. How is it that people can take full bottles etc down to the river side, yet cannot be bothered to take away the empties? Disgusting, disgraceful and most annoying. Otherwise a great time was enjoyed by all, many thanks to the WUF.

Mild weather but drizzle all morning meant I stayed put after walking most of the beat. River coloured but walking pace. Quite a open wide section of river with the fish holding features seeming to be more about the depth than bank side vegetation.

Some serious numbers of chub present, Fished below Carey brook area baiting with seed,corn and hemp fished pellet and meat over the top. 1-2 rod lengths, 4 barbel 7-8lb
Plenty of chub to 4lb. Hard to fight through the chub to find barbel and altered the rig to deter the chub. Plus one pike 5lb ish. Then fished an hour 200 meters up stream and blanked fishing above some bushes. Finally spent a few hours in the lower bridge pool fishing the obvious crease. Fish responded the same and took another barbel and several chub.

Summary:

Whatever you put in here seems to get whoofed down quickly by the chub. Next time the stick float and a chub session will be worth a go. A few snags as expected but nothing that lost me a fish. Lost end tackle on rocks etc 7 or 8 times but was able to avoid the snaggy spots once I found them. I am used to small rivers and this is completely different, fishing the deeper pools on the map seemed to work as in places the river was a foot or so deep. I would imagine it is possible to pull in a big number of fish.
Daunting amount of river for two anglers. I could spend a season on this beat!

Beautiful area and I look forward to trying other sections.

Arrived to find the river up a little but looking perfect, settled into a swim which was very slippery to get into. Finally got sorted and had a barbel 3rd chuck, a lovely fish of 10lb 9oz. After 4 hrs sitting in the rain, no more fish. I decided to go for a walk with my rod, fishing several swims, and finished the day with 3 more barbel of 5lb, 9lb 12oz, and a last cast fish of 10lb 13oz. A really good day was had, thanks.

River low and clear fed a few places with hemp and corn unpreductive before lunch moved downstream into deeper water the boy caught a 7lb barbel second cast, both had eight barbel and three big chub between us. I lost what looked like a double figure barbel at the net - gutted. Never mind, back to catch the bugger very soon.

Really easy to find this beat, directions and map were spot on! Started in the favourite swim 'Boys Rocks' - first cast and a barbel was hooked and landed about 7 or 8 lbs, followed by 4 more in the next hour or so, all around the same size. Should have moved really as things went very quiet, but it was such a nice peaceful spot, except for the traffic on the nearby road! Eventually after another 4 or 5 hours that flew by, moved further down the wilds and found a nice spot in the trees, caught another barbel about 7lbs before leaving for home. Thank you WUF

River was 2 foot up but managed several barbel, best of 9 pounds and a few chub. My wife had a dozen chub and 1 barbel. A special day for my 60th birthday. Superb fishery, terrific ghillie - Colin. Will be back soon

It was a frosty start at first light and we flushed a hare walking downstream towards the island. With the river running fast and coloured we initially tried an early start at the hotspot below the island. General ineptitude with such fast water meant we soon moved upstream. Eventually we settled on the first two swims near the hut. Using the ubiquitous pellet and maggot we accounted for 10 Barbel, 3 Chub and several fine, specimen Dace. More were potentially available but the lunchtime cider took it's toll on our reactions. Despite the wonderful scenery and wildlife, J.H. once again couldn't keep his head out of yet another dreary 'potboiler'. Another very enjoyable day on the Wye. Thanks to the lady who takes the phone bookings.

The river was up a foot or so and carrying a tinge of colour. It looked good. However, the fish weren't as enthusiastic as us and it was a slow morning. We bumped into the other anglers sharing the beat and they complained about the lack of swims. It's not a problem we have at Caradoc, there's too much choice for us! We fished hard and were eventually rewarded with a barbel each and a smattering of chub, including the same fish falling to my rod twice in an hour! A difficult day.