Feedback & Reports

3 Chub, 1 Other

Arrived at 0715 to find mist rising on a nicely coloured river which was about a foot up from the low levels at the start of the week. Also found I'd left my landing net at home and arrived back at river following a trip into Hereford at 0845, so much for maximising the time before the sun hit the water.
Anyway 2 barbel of 7 and 8 and a small jack of 3 all on 14mm spicy sausage pellets on the GB feeder cheered me up.
I moved to the bottom of the beat at lunchtime but could only add 3 small chub. During the day the river rose another 3 feet making most of the bottom swims tricky with little slower water and the amount of leaves coming through, the best part of a tree came through at one point.
Moved back up at 1800 and had a 9lb barbel and a 3lb chub on the edge of a slack.
Met the lovely helpful Steffen for the first time which would have saved me the trip into Hereford if I'd met him earlier as he said he could have lent me a net but my day may have been different and I was chuffed with the 7, 8 and 9 I had.
He really has done a great job on the swims without detracting from the beat and I wish that other bailiffs would provide a little better safe swim access (accepting SSSI) esp. for us older anglers and I'm still quite spritely! Thanks again to WUF and Steffen.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Pike

Found Idwal tough with nowt seen so tromped over to Bochlwyd and was rewarded with 2 lovely colourful trout last doors

2 Trout

Nice stretch. River rose very quickly through the morning, bites before and after the peak. One barbel of 9.4, rest 4 - 6lb. Few other fish lost on top peg, some sharp bedrock there.

5 Barbel, 6 Chub

Difficult day, river rising very quickly and few slacks to target. Barbel 4 - 5lb, chub decent size.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

River several feet up and well above the croys due to the previous days heavy rain making it difficult to find anywhere to fish.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

4 Barbel, 22 Chub

Lovely day with plenty of fish showing.

Awful weather today,torrential rain until about 2 pm . I only fished for about 2 hours but I knew it was pointless. Spent most of the day in the hut watching the river getting higher and dirtier. By the afternoon it was like mud with only 1" visibility !. Caught a tiny grayling early on and a salmon parr.

1 Grayling, 1 Other

Rained all day. Banks treacherous. But 3 hard fighting barbel to 8 1/2 pounds.

3 Barbel