Feedback & Reports

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

A slow and unproductive day which featured very gusty spells, plenty of tangles and a lot of swearing! With no rising fish to be seen I fished duo and to my surprise a very large and heavy grayling took the indicator fly, I had forgotten to pack the tape measure so have to estimate it at 16” plus. I changed to dry flies but none of the size 16 or 18 patterns were accepted so I returned to duo and again the big fly was taken, and so it was for all the fish. Big barbless Sedge not sure what size and # 12 black and pink Klinkhammer.... and when trying these flies without the nymphs below there were no results. Trout around 10-11” , 2nd grayling 12” ish.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

First time on the Wye in awful conditions... upstream wind creating waves, rising cold water. Fished below the woods, tried various baits with the feeder/pva bags and leads and between the two of us we had three bites resulting in three Chub all below 3lb. Disappointing but we will be back.

3 Chub

Tough day. Tried several swims and only managed 2 chub and a lost barbell from the woods section. The river was up about a foot and the water was really cold with lots of weed pushing through.

2 Chub

Water level still quite low and clear. Two trout landed on a buzzer. A few grayling rising. Two tempted and landed using a red klinkhammer. Many fish lost probably due to my inexperience!! A thoroughly enjoyable fishing trip.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

A reasonable day of weather sandwiched between the rain of Thursday and the high winds of Saturday. But the fish hadn't read the script and kept their heads down all day. That is apart from one hungry chub who couldn't resist a juicy bundle of maggots on a hair rig.

1 Chub

Fished the afternoon had 4 fish on the french leader the rest on drys to a olive pattern no big hatches coming off, just picked off the odd rising fish

2 Trout, 7 Grayling

First time on this beat good variety of water ,wading is difficult. Fished weighted nymphs all morning as no fish showing, to no avail. Resorted to trotting after lunch attracting numerous oos brown trout so returned to fly. GS stuck to fly and was rewarded with Grayling on PT nymph. Homebrew cider in fishing hut was interesting! Some road noise on this beat .

1 Grayling

Great day fishing for both anglers, all fish caught on boilllies and feeders best being 8lb 4. River and weather conditions perfect.

18 Barbel, 8 Chub

The weather was a complete contrast to the day before with warm sunshine & T shirts the order of the day in mid October! Plenty of Salmon showing as the season ends but of more interest to us feeding barbel with 4 fish taken to 7lb. Pellet feeder most productive.

4 Barbel