Feedback & Reports

A very enjoyable days fishing river high and coloured impossible to hold bottom in main flow so fished near bank slacks, feeder and pellet for barbel luncheon meat for chub. I would like to make a point regarding some of the comments in relation to amount of swims and access, even though the river was high, I had no problem finding and fishing eight swims during the day in the first field alone. If I had ventured into the wooded section there would probably have been more and I expect if the river was at normal level there would have been even more swim choice. There is a gravel track down to the river it is not full of potholes the only problem being if it Was very wet I think you would need a 4x4 but in dry conditions it is fine, the Wye is a wild river do not expect manicured pegs and easy access.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

Really windy but good result

4 Trout

Really windy water was choppy but very happy with result

3 Trout

Difficult conditions. A very high and pacy river with not much slacker water to go at on this stretch. Lots of leaves and sticks coming down after the recent storm, constantly catching the line.

Just one bite out of the blue mid afternoon resulting in a 7.8 barbel.

An angler fishing from the opposite bank, where a fallen tree had caused a large slack, caught several fish throughout the day.

1 Barbel

River high due to rain over last couple of day’s. Fished slack water in front of end peg with no results. Not much slack water on the beat.

River conditions were terrible, fast high dirty water, however decided to try a swim at the lower end of the beat where a big eddy had formed. To my surprise first cast produced a Barbel of 6lb 1oz, this was followed by six other fish to 8lb 2oz. Three eels were also taken during the day

7 Barbel, 3 Other

All trout caught on fly and all returned safely.

14 Trout

Water was high, fast and red after Storm Francis so couldn't access most of the beat. No sign of any fish though the water cleared up as the day went on - I'm sure they were there. Also a small hatch of spinners around midday but nothing rising.

1 Trout

I arrived at home fishery at 9am to find 2 cars in the top car park. The hill down to the river is steep but ok for access. I found the Wye up a metre from mondays levels with good colour. Fished a nearside margin slack area feeding Chemobaits ChemoR groundbait with 2.5mm halibut pellets and Chemobaits ChemoR boilies.

Took 13 barbel from 3 to 9 lb throughout my 8 hrs angling with only a 1 hr quiet spell. Really enjoyed my day on here... looking forward to my return on friday!!

13 Barbel