Feedback & Reports

First time here, fished 1.30-5.30pm. Not easy with little rising, a difficult wind and the water low and still, but a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. We managed four between us, two on nymphs and two on dries, the better of which were one at 1.25lb and the lovely 16.5" fish pictured - we felt this was a reasonable result for the conditions! All returned.

4 Trout

Only arrived at 6.30pm. Had 4 Barbel on pellet feeder. Also caught a small roach on a 14mm pellet!!

Great beat and a good evenings fishing.

A little tricky to navigate through the farm with minimal instruction.

4 Barbel, 1 Other

Very tough going, warm and sunny with the river very low and not much flow, could hold bottom with 20gram leads! Water was coloured which we were told was a form of alge which was affecting the fish feeding and may explain the lack of barbel. Nice stretch of water with good access to the swims, will be back later in the year.

1 Barbel, 5 Other

Well after a spur of the moment ticket for the day and with the rain cannot grumble, weather got better and so did the fishing as me and the boy gave it the last hour, 4 in the net with that last hour! Fair play.

4 Trout

our first time on this beat typical upper Wye bed rock and large boulders very nice beat, a dull drisley day we fished French leader picking up fish in the deeper pools and gutters we had 4 really nice grayling only managed one on the dry fly as only see a couple rising lovely days fishing

1 Trout, 31 Grayling

Great stretch of river with loads of potential, lots of likely looking fishable swims even though only a fairly short beat (feels much shorter as you can park at the midpoint). Great to fish a stretch where ALL the bank is fishable and every spot looks good. Lots of options to fish float, feeder or roll meat. Glynn the ghillie is a legend; he met us down there first thing and gave loads of useful advice and insight, obviously knows the stretch inside out and told many tales of fish caught to whet our appetites for the day! He even minded the rods whilst we popped back to the campsite (Lucksall, 44secs drive from the beat) to get something we forgot.
Plenty of chub (15 good ones 3lb+, 6 chublets) hitting the feeder almost as soon as it touched down from the lower, faster swims, but only two barbel slipped up. One at lunchtime, one in the evening. Standard pellet feeder tactics. I feel like you could clean up with chub fishing caster on the float. 3 of the chub were hugely long fish but only 4lbish, I reckon they would be 6 nudging 7 in the winter. Pristine every one of them.
Despite the few barbell caught it was a very enjoyable start to the season. I would definitely book this beat again but take the 'pin and float rod next time!

2 Barbel, 15 Chub, 6 Other

River low but coloured.All fish fell to one angler,no bites for other angler.
Swims well cut out and plenty to go at but despite trying various swims fishing was tough.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Good days fishing. The Toby spinner works a treat

4 Trout

Water low-ish but quite fishable in this rocky stretch. Fished for about 3 hours around lunchtime, when there was a bit of nymph action on the duo, mainly in the faster runs. A few yellow mays about, and the odd rise. Seemed to have gone completely quiet by 3pm. A beautiful beat, even if a fair amount of traffic on the riverside footpath. Sandpiper chicks were fun.

2 Trout

River low , lots of canoeists landing near where I was fishing but they were polite. Fish hard to find and lost several in the streamer weed. First time on the beat and fished morning to late afternoon.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub