Feedback & Reports

A short session because I got fed up with a wader full of water ....brand new ones too. Not ideal! Water with a tinge if murkiness from recent rain....visibility not good, but managed a couple on a stonefly nymph. Back when waders are replaced....or a trip to Hindwell with the thigh waders if I can’t wait!

2 Trout

We all had a good day fishing out of 9 fishing only 3 people didn't catch never mind we all came home with one

11 Trout

Fairly tough day on a great beat. Thanks.

2 Chub

This was our second trip to this beautiful beat. We appreciated the work done to improve the access to the swims, and came across more swims than we found last August. Weather turned out to be better than the forecast indicated, which was nice.
All fish were caught using feeder and pellet, and were in fine fettle. Biggest Chub was 4lb 12oz . Barbel were between 7lb and 8lb 12oz.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

The other were chublets the far bank was full of them!

2 Barbel, 1 Chub, 6 Other

Decent weather, river low, caught using pellet feeder, others were eels on meat. Parking was a bit tricky as there was a land rover already there. Great to see plenty of swims have been trimmed back, hopefully this will continue throughout the season as hope to return soon.

Would be good to see w&u private fishing signs up like next doors fishery. Thank you for the access.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub, 2 Other

A beautiful stretch, would be worth the cost but for the swimmers, bbq”s music and party revellers.
It has not just one peg it was numerous.

2 Barbel

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

The river was fairly low but with a slight tinge of colour due to recent rainfall/showers. Access to fishable swims is very poor due to high, steep banks an no cut swims. The only pool which looks good can only be accessed by walking all the way up to the footbridge and back down again due to lack of accessible swims. There are some steps in places but they do not necessarily have a flatish area from which fishing is safe.
This could be a reasonable beat if some basic swim creation was carried out.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

River needs another foot of water in it, and not looking the most healthy at the moment. Bit of silkweed coming down but not too troublesome.
Been some years since I last fished the Creel and access to the water is poor, apart from the obvious swim by the steps in the '1st field'. I'm fit and agile but you need skills of a mountain goat to get down the mud banks on the lower water by the island. I wouldn't risk if this was wet. The top field has some good swims if only you could fish them. Minimum 5 ft drop into 5ft of water at best and having saved myself from this fate once sense took over. I like my rivers wild but this beat would greatly benefit from a few enhancements to enable access down to the water along it's length ( or bring your own rope ladder). Especially on days like the one just fished where the fish weren't in the one popular swim and had to be found.
Did winkle out a few Chub on trotted meat but fishing was hard. Probably will leave the Creel for a few more years again and the Wye till conditions improve.

3 Chub