Feedback & Reports

First time fishing this beat on the recommendation of other anglers. Standard barbel fishing tactics. River was not fast running so light tackle worked. 4 barbel were in great condition one at 10lb, one 9lb 3oz & 2 others 6-7.5 not weighed. Fantastic day easy swims well worth the trip.

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

we had a great day catching 9 barbel and 6 Chub.... biggest Barbel was 7lb 6 oz... lovely beat.

9 Barbel, 6 Chub

Bloody good day, 5 Barbel between 4 .5lb and 7lb 9 oz, 25 Chub between 1 .5 and 5lb 6oz ( new pb). Most of the Chub caught on 8mm halibut pellet fished under a waggler.
One Barbel on the float, the rest on either feeder or straight lead.
I have fished quite a few day ticket beats on the Wye and in my opinion MHC is the best, beautiful surroundings, good access, lots of well maintained swims , several of which are very good. The whole beat is a credit to the hard work bailif Stefan puts in, i wish other beats would take a leaf out of his book. At £40 per day it is expensive but i think it's worth every penny.

5 Barbel, 25 Chub

static baits didn't cut it today very light leads and moving meat was the only way in the deeper slower swims beautiful day kingfishers galore Nice guy on the peg below had plenty of fish on the float

catching on a15 ft light float rod certainly added drama too

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

A difficult day on a lovely beat. We just couldn’t locate the grayling despite deploying a variety of tactics. The occasional OOS trout and a couple of small parr at least put a slight bend in our rods !

6 Trout, 1 Grayling, 2 Other

Very low. Fished couple of pegs as little action all morning. Switched on late afternoon, perfect conditions, but simply too low to fish certain sections. 1 Barbel and 7 chub to pellet

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

Fly fishing for grayling, but no grayling caught or seen. I am sure huge those long flat glides hold grayling somewhere! Trotting likely to be more effective, I think.
Caught a couple of lovely dace.
Just under 1m on the Erwood gauge, which was fine, but a bit lower might make access to the upper section easier.
Very warm, some small upwings hatching but nothing rising. Will we get enough cold weather for spawning, I wonder?

1 Trout, 2 Other

Started at 8am. Levels low and water fairly clear. A long morning, with just two Chub landed. Picked up a little in afternoon, but still pretty hard going. Then from 5pm onwards, rush hour. 2 good Barbel (7lb mark) and a further 8 Chub. Perseverance rewarded.
Two people fishing.

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

Beautiful beat. Fishing was tough. A few small fish and a whopper of an OOS brownie.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

Hard fishing today as the wind was awful..
Tried a few different things but only hooked 2 Eels.
One was 3lb+ though.
Will keep on trying I know there's Barbel in the Stretch..

2 Other