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I booked 3 days' coarse fishing on Lower Carrots and Luggsmouth for 28-30 June. You asked for a catch return.

28th June. I shared the beat with P.M. I had 3 barbel and some chub: best barbel about 8lbs. I gave up my swim to Mr M, as I was quite content.

29th June - I had the beat to myself. I caught 9 barbel, mostly between 4-6lbs. I gave the swim a resy mid-way through the day and caught chub, one after another, between 3/4 and 3lbs.

30th June - I went home - another day's fishing would have been an anti-climax!

A few comments: access is no problem, but you should stress that egress is extremely dangerous, with no visibility to the road whatsoever. Commuter hours are worst. It would have been very wet indeed to make it difficult to cross the field, which is level sheep pasture. The downstream field is much the better fishing, having more holding pools.

Will you thank the man who delat with my phone booking please, I thinmk he was called Seth (but I'm getting old, doddery and forgetful). The beat really suited my needs as access to the river was easy all along the stretch. I asked about B&B and he told me to stay at The Bowens (no choice!) and it was most satisfactory.

Thanks to the Wye & Usk Foundation, you do a great job.
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WUF note: the exit from the field back onto the busy road is blind and can be dangerous. Please take every caution.

2 rods, 6 chub, river very very low, weather baking hot. We arrived later than expected, hour delay on motorway (thanks highway agency for not telling us you closed the motorway). Still a great day, enjoyed every minute of it and we will return soon. Yet again a big thanks to the Foundation and Mr Boney who was very willing to meet us at 4.30am. Glad we didn't get him out of bed, after the delay.

9 barbel to 8lbs 9oz, handful of chub to about 2.5lbs. We think we would have had many more barbel but there was an angler on the opposite bank right were we had planned to fish!

In all the fishing was very good given the bright sunshine and very low water conditions. I would just say that the lower part of Caradoc beat (downstream of suspension footbridge) was extremely busy when we visited with numerous swimmers picnicers dog walkers BBQs and of course canoeists – all were quite polite but I would recommend that this stretch is best fished during the week rather than at a weekend!

2 days on Home Lacy. Total barbel caught 18 and 20 chub, bait used was pellet and sweetcorn.
4 rods on Middle Hill court for 2 days, water very low and clear and hot made it hard. 6 barbel caught and 11 chub and 1 eel, bait was as above
White house we did not fish


The Foundation service was very good as we had problems securing beats and were most helpful.

A very bright day with water conditions low, so we knew it was going to be difficult to catch barbel. We managed 12 chub between us to 4lbs on mainly pellet tipped with sweetcorn and fed pellet. It was not until the evening that the barbel responded to the pellet and managed to bank barbel up to 7lbs.

We had a great day and look forward into fishing Middle Hill Court on September 1st, a big thank you to Wye & Usk Foundation.

A very bright day with water conditions low, so we knew it was going to be difficult to catch barbel. We managed 12 chub between us to 4lbs on mainly pellet tipped with sweetcorn and fed pellet. It was not until the evening that the barbel responded to the pellet and managed to bank barbel up to 7lbs.

We had a great day and look forward into fishing Middle Hill Court on September 1st, a big thank you to Wye & Usk Foundation.

A very bright day with water conditions low, so we knew it was going to be difficult to catch barbel. We managed 12 chub between us to 4lbs on mainly pellet tipped with sweetcorn and fed pellet. It was not until the evening that the barbel responded to the pellet and managed to bank barbel up to 7lbs.

We had a great day and look forward into fishing Middle Hill Court on September 1st, a big thank you to Wye & Usk Foundation.

The day was hot and dry, river very low. Was not expecting too much but was very suprised to find the chub in obliging mood but only on light line and small hook with single grain of corn. 15 fish to three and half pound. As light values went down about 5pm changed to hair rigged pellet and took 7 barbel in three hours to 8 pounds. What a great day! Will be back when my arm stops aching!!

7 barbel to 8lb 6oz, say 15+ chub to floating breadcrust to about 3lbs, 3 dace.

Great Day on a new stretch of the Wye. Arrived at 10am and walked the upstream length from the access point. Some beautiful looking pools,runs and riffles. Settled into a social swim either side of an obvious holding point. In scorching sun, low water and high air pressure managed to land 13 barbel and numerous chub between us on pellet and feeder. The bites were very confident pick ups and drop backs...no screaming 6 foot twitches which often indicates totally unpressured fish. Caught even on a 2" hooklink such was the confidence of the fish. This stretch should fish well over the season.

Excellent day and was treated to the Wye Mink Hounds in full cry. Wonderful sight to behold and didn't affect the fishing at all.

Many Thanks again WUF.