Feedback & Reports

I was only able to fish for the afternoon thanks to work, but grayling were rising sporadically when I arrived at this gorgeous stretch of water, and I managed to land one (and lose two) on a size 18 Vermont caddis. Some dry fly fishing was an unexpected treat, but most of my time was spent nymphing, which produced three fine out-of-season trout up to 15 inches, and one much larger fish who might have been a salmon, but who shook free the hook after a brief battle.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

First ever Wye blank. Tried close in for most of the day in the crease of the water. Then tried further out for a while with pellet and barrell shaped krill boilie wrapped in paste for hookbait. All in all fished 11 different swims - hard work but its a no from me! Very friendly farmer and his wife came up for a chat and a great setting to fish in .

Fish were caught on boilies and pellet. Lost a few fish too. Good days fishing considering the conditions, fished this beat a few times and it never disappoints. Biggest barbel 8lb chub 4lb.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Fished in first meadow

7 Barbel, 3 Chub

Desperate to get out grayling fishing I had been watching the river level slowly coming down and with more rain forecast decided to take a chance and book the beat. Having checked the river level just before leaving and saw it was rising again my fears were confirmed as I drove over the river at Pembridge noting the amount of water and its grey colour. Fortunately had put the float rod in and some maggots as fishing the fly would have been impossible. Caught a very small grayling from the margins early on and a 6" trout from just above the weir at the bottom of the beat. Five hours of fresh air and solitude. Will keep watching the levels and return again soon.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

didnt fish. heavy rain during the night had put the river up even higher than on tuesday so i knew it wouldnt have been possible.

River dropping in level and temperature

1 Chub

A really tough day, the river was dropping but still high, No slack water to be found so resulted in 180g feeders to hold bottom. With loads of slack water on the far side you could see exactly where the fish would be.

2 Barbel

River dropping but still very high. A brace of 9lb fish and 2 smaller was our reward for perseverance. Fantastic day. All fish from Leg Meadow swims.

4 Barbel

didnt fish much today. even though the river had gone down quite a bit from yesterday there is nowhere you can get in the water here unless it is quite low. on the plus side it is possibly the best parking spot on the entire river and a nice comfy sofa in front of the hut where i spent sometime drinking tea and watching the river. i am a little bit confused why the top of the beat ends half way up the owners field where the is a nice flat that would have been easily fishable, but appears to be out of bounds ?