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ID:82469 

C. M. from Keynsham

Tuesday 6 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Middle Wye

Beat:How Caple Court

Fishing:Coarse

No. of Anglers:1

12 degree air temperature, 9.6 degree water bit quite clear. Fished 4 swims and had the only bite from a 4lb Chub an hour before close. Fished same swims I had 3 fish from last week.

1 Chub

ID:82456 

A. H. from North Leigh

Monday 5 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Lower Wye

Beat:Middle Hill Court

Fishing:Coarse

No. of Anglers:1

Lovely winter venue (and I imagine a glorious summer one!...). Parking good and route along track/s solid. Met Stephan the bailiff early on who was helpful and informative. Weather mild and overcast with river at 1.33m on Ross gauge, and hopes were up. Fished the bottom swim, and two swims halfway up by gates / ramp. All fish came from bottom swim on feeder with spam or bunch maggots. Lost one chub to submerged snag, and pulled out of what I suspect was a barbel.
Failed to land any barbel today, but that's how it goes sometimes! Caught a 10lb pike when reeling in for the last time (for a moment I thought it may have been a seat trout when I saw a silvery flash in the dim light of evening!).

6 Chub, 1 Pike

ID:82457 

P. T. from Kidderminster

Monday 5 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Lugg & Arrow

Beat:The Eyton Beat

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:1

A cloudy and very windy day, which made float fishing quite difficult.

Four of the grayling were of a good size, one of which weighed in at 1lb 140z, the other two were very small.

The out of season brownies, were all around a pound or less.

It's a very different river this season, not sure what's happened to all the grayling in the 8oz-1lb weight category that were present last year?

6 Trout, 6 Grayling

ID:82458 

S. G. from Neath

Monday 5 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Middle Wye

Beat:Foy Bridge

Fishing:Coarse

No. of Anglers:1

Limited access to river, some pegs have been created but I would say more needed. No bites all day

ID:82459 

A. S. from Wallingford

Monday 5 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Melyn Cildu

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:2

Hard work fishing from first to last light, on a wet, windy, grey, Mid-Walian day for a few bites.

River level at mid-range(?), falling (0.68-0.69m Cilmery gauge, but the drop during the day seemed more) and water nearly crystal-clear by dusk.

Five ladies, most over a pound, to 1:10 on maggot on our first visit to this river. A bit tougher than expected.

Covered nearly all of the stretch, but be aware that due to recent erosion you need to wade across and then back, to access the whole length. This was OK today but would not need much more water on to make it unviable. The new fence at the upstream end makes access very difficult to the upper quarter and we could not cover the last 200m to the sewage works. Likewise at the lower end, where we could not work out the access so waded (just) to the wrong bank to get a look.

Lovely scenery (mizzle allowing!). The few fish we did catch came from deeper slower pools and faster water.

We would have fished the gutters as advertised in the beat's description...but coming from a coarse-fishing background I have no idea what these are!

Landowner extremely helpful after a vehicle incident unrelated to the fishery.

4 Trout, 5 Grayling

ID:82466 

P. S. from Stroud

Monday 5 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Middle Wye

Beat:How Caple Court

Fishing:Coarse

No. of Anglers:1

Although the river conditions and weather were favourable, the fish were reluctant to feed.
Water visibility was good so perhaps should have acquired some maggots. Occasional taps and rattles using pellets but all fish fell to sweetcorn used with a ground bait feeder.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

ID:82481 

G. F. from NARBERTH

Monday 5 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Cefnllysgwynne

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:1

River level was good. A blustery day. I struggled to access river as I am too old for this now. Managed one grayling and one osb, leaded nymphs, but a better angler would have caught much more as conditions and river were pretty good. Probably my last ever river trip, unfortunately.

Fishing Passport Note : Take a look at The Colonels Water up at Llanwyrtyd Wells... very easy access here.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

ID:82445 

C. G. from Presteigne

Sunday 4 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Middle Wye

Beat:Whitney Court

Fishing:Coarse

No. of Anglers:1

Days like today remind me why I'm a fair weather angler, it's not so frustrating to blank when it's at least a nice day.

ID:82446 

R. H. from LEAMINGTON SPA

Sunday 4 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Middle Wye

Beat:Foy Bridge

Fishing:Coarse

No. of Anglers:1

Hard going today. River looked spot on but only one chub at 4lb saved the blank. Fished end swim on LH bank, looking downstream. Caught on cheese paste.

1 Chub

ID:82448 

G. B. from Bristol

Sunday 4 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Middle Wye

Beat:How Caple Court

Fishing:Coarse

No. of Anglers:1

Just fished the morning until 1.30, the conditions were as good as it gets for this time of year, overcast and 14°, manage 3 barbel 5lb 10, 8lb 4 and 9lb

3 Barbel

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