Feedback & Reports

Started morning in the wooded section using the normal tactics of feeder & pellets. Fish
Caught: Ray - 3 barbel (best 10.1lb), 4 chub; Ian - 1 barbel, 2 chub, 1 eel; Alan - 2 barbel, 3 chub, 1 eel. Went and had lunch in Ross then came back in afternoon to Legg Meadow. Using the same tactics: Ray - 3 barbel, 3 chub (best 5.2lb), 4 eels; Ian - 3 barbel, 1 chub, 1 eel; Alan - 2 barbel, 3 chub, 1 eel. Another productive day with hardly any boat traffic. Must thank Don for his help & advice.

14 Barbel, 16 Chub, 8 Other

No salmon caught. Red fish seen jumping am. Conditions were good; clearing water and river falling. Couple of fish seen splashing up (running?) the pools by the foot bridge. No chases or takes on fly or spinner.
One unidentifiable fish caught on spinner. Like a Chubb but with translucent face and tuna type tail. Course fishermen shown but they could not identify it either. If you want to see photos of that fish please send an email address you want them sent to. All fish released.
Sorry about delay getting back to you but I was locked out of my email.
Regards, David Foster

1 Trout, 1 Other

Perfect conditions for a late afternoon/evening session on the river, extra foot or so of clearing water with little or no debris washing through. 11 barbel, 2x 9lb, 3x 8.5lb+, 2x 8lb, a 7lb, a 6lb and 2x 5lb and 9 chub of 3lb-4lb. Amazing fishing on an amazing bit of river! Back in two weeks.

11 Barbel, 9 Chub

A steady day with fish falling for meat. Average size of chub 3lb and barbel 5lb. A very enjoyable day with no rain!

3 Barbel, 12 Chub

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

River dropping but still very high, but becoming clearer. All fish caught on luncheon meat. Met bailiff at river, he was very helpful. This has become my regular second day venue after a stop over. A good stretch.

4 Barbel, 10 Chub, 1 Other

All caught on standard feeder & pellet tactics from beat 2 & 4. Vans got licked to death by the cattle when parking just inside field at best 2, only a couple of small scratches but wouldn't park there again. Nice looking stretch of the Wye.

4 Barbel, 10 Chub

Half a day fishing, four barbel 6-9lb caught on boillies & pellets. River semi-coloured with good flow.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

Water clear and fairly low. Fish all caught on dry fly. The fish were small - between a quarter and half a pound - all were returned to the water.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

The river was up by three and a half feet as indicated by the gauge in the river and racing by overriding most of the usual complex swims. I employed a huge amount of weight to hold against the flow and caught consistently though out the day. After catching five barbel and no chub in the first hour and a half I only managed to catch one more barbel later on in the day as the bully boy chub were pouncing on the bait. In retrospect I should not have used a feeder at all or stopped after a few casts as the constant feed just brought the chub into play. A couple of the barbel were in the 7 to 8 pound class and the chub were all sizes up to 3 to 4 pounds.
The other angler was a good companion for the day and I had a pleasant and informative talk with Colin too.

6 Barbel, 26 Chub