Feedback & Reports

One 10" wbt caught on a Klinkhammer (a nymph was suspended below). It was a great take off the surface and the wbt put up a real fight. I only saw one other fish during the 5 hours of fishing. Water levels do appear very low and there are very few places where the fish are likely to be holding. Just lots of fast moving water over very shallow river bed.

The top half of the beat is very difficult to gain access to. There is a ford that the farmer uses to move cattle and this is completely surrounded by electric fencing, including across the water at both upstream and downstream ends. Then both banks are also protected by electric fencing for a considerable distance upstream. I did think twice about trying to access the top half but glad I did as this is where I caught the single wbt.

8 foot rod is sufficient for fishing this beat.

1 Trout

Fished with 12ft rod, very small flies to no avail. Saw one big fish in the waterworks pool, two more in the chapel run, but could not tempt them. Could I say thank you to another fisherman I saw on the rectory, his name was Dennis do not know his surname, but he was very helpful to me thank you again.

Conditions far from ideal with bright sunshine all day. All fish taken on pellet feeder and pellet dumbells. Fish taken intermittently throughout the day with no prolonged feeding period. Thankfully the abundance of wildlife kept us busy.
Anglers note when fishing for barbel please use appropriate end tackle to handle the fish. Caught a 8lb barbel with a size 16 hook and 4lb line wrapped through and around it's gills. Hook had a hair attached so being used for either boilies or pellets.... Hook and line safely removed and I am constantly seeing this as feature on this river.

WUF Note: Many thanks for looking out for the welfare of the fish.

6 Barbel, 5 Chub

First time on the Wye, a very pleasant day. Most fish in the morning and evening, all on 6mm halibut pellets.

8 Barbel, 2 Chub

Nothing caught

Another very quiet day.. only saw a couple of fish rise all day and then only once. No sign of salmon at all. Caught one lively 3/4 lb trout and lost 2 good other trout, but the wind started around lunchtime and just got worse and worse. It got the point where i was trying to quickly cast in the brief moments there wasn't a blast. The wind then arrived whilst casting and blew the fly right at me several times. I gave up....

3 Trout

7 Trout, 16 Grayling

Hot and bright with the river very low - nothing caught

Day four at Howcaple and the best of the trip ten barbel with best fish at 8lb 4oz used pellet and boilies over the four days and found both caught as well as the other , i think you should use what ever you have faith in , avoided meat as i did not want tackle tangling Eels ,if you make your first visit to this fishery bring stout tackle 1.75lb rod (mine is a harrison Dark carbon built by mark Tunley superb action ) minimum 10lb line and strong hooks make no mistake these barbel fight hard ,had the best fight ever from a 7lb fish which if i had lost would have been convinced it was a double or a salmon .my only concern on this on other beats i have fished more safe access needs to be made to swims not platforms but steps and flat area to fish from + ropes to avoid an accident with out spoiling wild feel of these lovely fisheries we need some input with owners .

10 Barbel