Feedback & Reports

Arrived early, nice and easy to access in general however, the bank at the lower end is treacherous to say the least. No reflection on anyone just nature eroding the bank and wet slippy mud.
1st cast lost a chub, I know this as he left me a calling card from our very brief encounter. 2nd cast lost a barbel at the net as the hook link gave out. Picked up a nice chub about 11am and then quite until 4pm when I got another chub. 2 barbel in quick succession at 5pm, hit a third which I can only assume was a barbel but obviously no-one had told it I was a paying customer as it took me straight into a snag. That was the end of that, I considered re-tackling but I figured it was a sign!

Great day and a lovely beat.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Beautiful Location! Fishing was a little slow although we didn’t arrive until late morning. River could maybe do with a little more water but caught a stunning 8lb barbel about 3pm which really made the day! Will definitely be back soon!

1 Barbel

We caught 14 Barbel to 8lb 9oz & 52 decent Chub with 5 fish over 5lb with the remainder between 3lb & 4lb. This should be our last day on the Wye this year (might come back next month), thanks again WUF for arranging access to the fisheries.

14 Barbel, 52 Chub

After the heartbreak of losing 3 barbel on last year's trip I couldn't believe my luck when I caught a barbel weighing in at 9lb 6oz. Special thanks goes to my fishing mate Arran who gave up his swim to make this capture possible. It took me several hours to stop shaking with excitement! The barbel and the chub were all caught on boiling again, thanks to Arran for supplying me with bait screws and rig advice.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

A lovely stretch of river with lots of access to the river. Started at the slower deeper sections and worked down the beat.
Found more bites in pegs with quicker paced water.
chub came first and was beginning to think no barbel would be seen - then 2 fish in the afternoon as the sun went behind the treeline.
both fish around 6lbs and very hard fighting - caught to feeder + pellet
*There are a couple of fences / a small foot bridge to climb over - i can imagine this being difficult if you are less fit!
** the very first fence and stile is broken and VERY wobbly - this could cause an accident PLEASE TAKE CARE
*** am not a dog lover by any means but a dog walker told of how her dog managed to eat a bait that was attached to a hook while the rods were left unattended. This happened some time ago in summer i think she said. She asked if anglers could ensure their hooks didnt have baits on while out of the water and you take a walk!

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

River low very hard day for the both of us, tried different swims and different baits a 4lb chub last cast saved me from blanking, was surprised as usually catch well here

1 Chub

3 Barbel, 8 Chub

Cracking day, river looking lovely good amount of flow. Started on the beach section and despite conditions being bob on struggled to get a bite even on the float, which we tried for a while but to no avail. Then just as we had decided to go and try the bottom section I had a lovely barbel of 10lb 2oz. We still moved and managed a few chub from the bottom section, again nothing trotting, sometimes they just wont take a moving bait! then a move back up to the first swims really produced the goods. Chris had a lovely 6lb chub first cast back and i managed two more barbel weighing 9lb 8oz and 10lb 3oz. The last one literally pulling the rod round as I picked it up to reel in for the day. All fish came to spiced meat, didn't seem to want pellet as a hookbait. So 3 Barbel and 9 chub overall, lovely stretch, would recommend but access very tricky for lots of the sections and you need waders and or spike and rope for much of it.

3 Barbel, 9 Chub

Tough day.
Fished in the woods. All fish came in a 2hr window around midday.

5 Chub