Feedback & Reports

Plenty of knocks but no bites

I was slightly concerned that reports from this beat so far this year were down on last year and the reports of a major snag/tree in the lower pool. I ended up having an enjoyable, but somewhat frustrating day. Weather was warm, but mostly overcast. I fished from the bottom coy from 12:30 - 21:00 and caught steadily all day. The frustration was that I lost so many fish to hook pulls and only just managed to come out on top. 10 barbel landed and 9 lost to hook pulls. The swim is very heavily weeded, particularly down the near side and all the fish were lost as they got into the thick weed. I think that the snag referred to as a tree in other reports, is in fact very thick weed. As fish got held up in the weed, they appeared to be able to twist themselves off the hook. I fished a pellet feeder all day and didn't loose a single feeder or break off on a fish. The barbel were a very mixed size with a few of around one pound, a couple around 3lb, a couple more around 5lb and two at 7lb.
I found the fish in the faster water, fishing at about 45 degrees downstream, 3/4 of the way across. Used 12lb mainline with a 10lb coated braid hook length.
I'm not sure whether the stretch is fished only through the WUF, but I had to clear the peg of litter, which included luncheon meat tin lids. Very disappointing that anglers can leave such a mess.
Other fish were one chub and one small eel

10 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

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3 Barbel, 8 Chub

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6 Barbel, 23 Chub

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6 Barbel

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10 Chub

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

Amazing day and my first time on the Wye! Loved it and thank you

38 Trout, 19 Grayling, 2 Chub

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3 Barbel