Feedback & Reports

Fished the upper part of the beat ( infront and left of church) for most of day. Wind again making things awkward. We could not buy a bite all day, trying different baits and combinations. Only 1 nice chub 4lb+ was banked from 8am until the evening. When the wind eased off and sun started to go down, a change to sweetcorn started to produce bites 3/4 across into the deeper water just off main flow. In 2 hours 3 barbel ( biggest 8lb 5oz) and 2 more chub were caught. All to 3 or 4 grains of sweetcorn on standard feeder tactics. Put a nice a finish on a frustrating day.
We both enjoyed our 2 days on the creel, the wye is always a lovly place to fish, catching or not.
The only negative is after pre baiting a couple swims, as we were just about to fish them a group of inconsiderate female kayakers made alot of noise, messed and splashed around infront of us, paddled back against the flow and as a result one capsised creating loads of comotion. All this right in infront our pre baited swims, which after about 20 mins of this there was no point in fishing. While I agree that the wye is for everyone to use, its frustrating sometimes when people dont consider others.
All in all a great 2 days fishing, thanks w&u.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Certainly a very pretty river. Extremely low water with weed and shingle showing. Long stretches almost still water but sufficient riffles to make it interesting. I think this stretch would fish well with water on it, perhaps another 18 inches. We caught 2 nice trout and 2 grayling about 7 inches and a chub about 1lb. Used small beige klinkhammer dry and a #16 PTN with a pink 2mm bead, either fishing dry or nymphing. 8ft #3 weight rod quite sufficient for this water which is not wide and easy wading.

2 Trout, 1 Chub, 4 Other

Same as yesterday.Stayed at usk valley guest house very nice people and accomadation

Stalking required, fish to be found in the deeper pools. Caught one on a ghe nymph

1 Trout

decent couple of hours. One caught, couple missed. Deeper pools more likely with fish not rising to the hatches

1 Trout

Coloured and seemingly high water. The water visibly dropped and cleared late afternoon and trout started to take g/h daddies and weighted 'grubs'. Salmon showing on the big bend before the flats. Lovely evening.

6 Trout

First time I have fished this river. Water was low but there had been some rain the day before. The day was overcast with quite a breeze in the middle of the day and some rain. Caught 1 grayling and 9 trout all small, biggest trout was about 10 inches. Lost a nice fish in the lower beat. Fished a variety of klinks/dinks, hares ears and Greywolf type dries. Huge amounts of small fry through out the beat. Saw some larger fish move in some of the pools. A good day out with plenty of pools /runs and a variety of situations to work on.

9 Trout, 1 Grayling

Another nice stretch of water, started off at the top end and worked our way down stream during the day. Again all fish taken on the feeder with either pellet or small bollie.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

4 Trout

Fished for Barbel but river very low and no indication of fish so switch to trotting a float and had many very nice Dace at least 20+ to a good size and one small Chub.

1 Chub, 20 Other