Feedback & Reports

With the river rising and some decent colour from the overnight rain, I was hoping for a decent day. With lots of floating weed and storm debris I found a peg with a fallen branch upstream that created a clear run and slower current in the deeper inside channel. I started off feeding regular small amounts of hemp, tares and 4/6mm pellets and decided to have a few hours trotting a large crystal avon for smaller fish before switching to the feeder for some lumps. Had a little trouble controlling the float with a very strong downstream wind, but had fun, catching a few small chublets on banded pellet. When the pace of the river dictated, I switched to a 3g feeder packed with hali crush, pellets, corn, and hemp. Had an instant response, hooking a barbel that slowly plodded upstream and promptly headed, despite my efforts, under the sunken branch; first Wye barbel hooked and lost! An hour later and after another heart in the mouth battle, I thankfully landed my first Wye barbel and a very pleasing PB at 8lbs 8oz. After another hours wait, I landed his mate at 8lbs 4oz, like peas in a pod, very long, lean and mean. This was followed shortly afterwards by a 4lb chub, who unfortunately had seen better days. The river was now charging through and chocolate and after no more signs of fish, I decided to head off to the pub, a very happy chappy.
My first time on the Wye, a beautiful, magical place and one trip that I will remember forever, thanks WUF.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

Didn’t fish today

First time fishing this beat unfortunately strongest summer winds for over twenty years. River was rising rapidly with various tree parts and clumps of weed coming through. But I will be back to this lovely beat. 2 eels.

2 Other

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

3 Barbel

Only briefly fishable before washed off

1 Trout

After a night of heavy rain found conditions difficult with large rafts of weed floating down stream. No fish caught. Undeterred, will be back. Love it here.

Had approximately 50lb of fish on the stick float, mostly small Barbel. Chub and Silvers, nothing over 3lb

15 Barbel, 8 Chub, 20 Other

First time on the Wye, only managed 4hrs (3-7pm) partly due to BA cancelling my flight back from Spain and some serious wind and rain, that I was ill-prepared for.
Only fished the first peg of the upstream end and fed a line at 20 meters with hemp, meat and pellet. Used a traditional running line rig, switching between hookbaits, but no signs of fish, until I'd packed up, when a large fish crashed over my feed..3 lessons learnt, about the Creel, feed an Iinside line in the deeper water with less weed growth; fish onto the dark as looks like the Creel fish turn on at dusk; update wet weather gear! RIver was a bit low, so could do with the rain so hopefully next session booked on How Caple Court will be better.