Feedback & Reports

Cracking day on this beat again. Very hot day and Wye was rock bottom and clear so the only sensible tactic was trotting.
We fished til 12pm (sharing a swim), catching a few barbel and chub, and then lounged in the sun (mostly in the shade tbh) occupying ourselves by feeding the cruising chub on cubes of meat until 6pm when we recommenced fishing. Sport picked up markedly at 7pm and several more big chub and barbel graced the landing net. None were removed from the water as we were wading and all unhooked in the landing net and rested before returning.
We fished until the float was no longer visible in the gloom. Fortunately it was cooler by then for the ascent of "Cardiac Hill" back to the cars.

6 Barbel, 10 Chub

A mighty warm one when I parked up at quarter to six , reading 24 in my truck !!!!!!! had some drink on board , got waders on tackled up , and walked down the road to the start of the beat …. Getting immediately hammered by horseflies , but the good old jungle formula seemed to do the trick … I’m sure they get attracted to movement first ….. nasty little sods !!!!

Anyway , started with a thermometer dip , which was sitting at sixteen degrees , I’m sure that’ll climb up by Tuesday or Wednesday , so be aware folks when fishing ethically , when its hovering around twenty it’s time to give the fishing a miss , and bash some balsam instead !!!!!

Tonight though , fished between six and ten to nine , first three , good fish slipped the hook , never mind , but stuck with an eighteen para Adams all evening , oh there were quite a few mayfly about , and right up to nine bells too , still getting hammered by the Arrow trout …. I managed six to the net , always gorgeous fish here , nothing huge , between seven and ten inches , but certainly beats the garbage that’s on TV these days …….

It’s quite a concern when that smelly algae is thick in places , and disappointing that this year there isn’t that buffer zone between the crops and the river bank , the corn is right up to the bank , quite literally …. Still , tough times for everyone I guess …. In the faster water gravels were clean , could still do with a week of good rain , stealth is absolutely key here for success , and those two glides hold plenty of fish , just taking your time is key …. Still a lovely three hours , albeit a tad sweaty !!!!!

Oh and to top it off , ordered a curry which I picked up on the way through Leominster , a great start to the weekend ……. Happy days …….

6 Trout

Eel

5 Chub, 1 Other

3 fish caught on the bottom using worm, water level low, nice days fishing ????

3 Trout

2 Trout

First time on this beat. It is very well maintained with plenty of swims which are well cut out and comfortable. It’s also an easy walk from the parking area. Unfortunately, we picked a bad day to be there. The river is painfully low at the moment (reading on the Ross gauge was around 0.17) and the little water which is in the river is crystal clear. It was possible to see the bottom of the river right the way across in all but a couple of swims. Added to this it was a day of bright sunshine and high temperatures. Even if they are not feeding I’d usually expect to spot the occasional Chub lurking but it was a challenge to spot very many fish today.

A long, hot and ultimately fruitless day of fishing was the result. We tried a lot of the swims and a range of tactics. Nothing at all though could induce a bite at all from a Chub or Barbel. The ‘others’ were three Eels.

3 Other

Wasn't the best of days to be honest we have had better but in all we had 2 rainbows and 2 brown trout .

4 Trout

A bit of a slow day - late arrival and bright sun probably didn’t help. Fish most active at dusk. Lost a second barbel when the line parted around a rock. All caught on the feeder.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

Evening ticket - fished 6:15-9:15. Stunning looking beat as always - the end of a very hot day, still over 22deg on starting.
A few fish showing, so switched to dries quickly. Rose several good sized (2lb+) fish at lower end of beat, some turning away after nosing the fly, and a few splashy takes - all frustratingly missed. Finally had an 8" WBT to hand - probably the smallest fish seen all evening. Low, clear river - but still one of the most stunning stretches around.
A flock (8-10) of goosanders half way down was not encouraging.

1 Trout

Two 1 lb brown trout on Diawl Bach

2 Trout