Feedback & Reports

River low and dropping with a hint of colour. Fishing very slow with all fish caught after 5pm. Chub ranged from 3lbs to 4.5lbs, barbel 9lbs. Tried a variety of baits but all fish fell to Halibut pellets. Plenty of wildlife-kingfishers, buzzards and a red kite.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

A couple of hours post lunch. River low and clear. Some fly life but nothing rising. Had 1 small grayling on nymph. Lively and in v g condition but feel inferior to some other 'returners' - I suspect they greatly exaggerate? Returned to car before venturing upstream only to find it wouldn't start. Tried to phone the AA but no signal. Fortunately, a very kind man in the holiday cottage helped and took me to a red BT phone box up the hill which worked. Had to wait nearly 2 hours for AA - from Worcester - said they had nothing out this way. He fixed the prob in a minute - fuel air lock and showed me how to prime - he saw my kit and said he was a keen angler - we talked for a bit - I told him about W & U. Now very dark with no chance to go upstream. Very many thanks to the holiday cottage syndicate!

1 Grayling

Three barbel by mid-morning, then the sun broke through on Legg Meadow and for the rest of the day it was far too bright for them. River dropping back but retaining a touch of colour. Sat back in the sunshine and enjoyed the Wye valley at its autumn best, until with 6pm approaching virtually the last cast of the day brought one more fish and the best of the session at 9lb 2oz. All fish on 10mm pellet. As always, enjoyed a tranquil day at Courtfield.

4 Barbel

A stunning stretch of water. Quiet on the fishing front but impossible not to appreciate being able to fish there

1 Trout

A good day for fishing, bit of cloud cover, still a bit of colour in the water, decent push, mild, should have been a good day for a big catch. but just one barbel to show for it, roughly 9lb. Stuck with the feeder/pellet method which was probably a mistake as I ought to have tried meat etc . but it is called fishing, not catching, and is what keeps me coming back year after year. As always, a day out on the Wye beats all my other fishing expeditions hands-down. Will be back.

1 Barbel

Water levels dropping and getting clearer. We had to search for the fish and used swim feeders with halibut pellet, luncheon meat or spicy sausage pellets on the hook.

8 Barbel, 1 Chub

5th Oct Ray Oakley had a 15 lb hen fish on a home tied Welsh Wonder. 6th Oct Jennifer Blackler (beat owner) had her first salmon, a 10lbs cock on a Welsh Wonder. 6th Oct Ray Oakley landed a 8lb cock fish on another Welsh Wonder.

3 Salmon

Weaher conditions a bit better than yesterday with at least some occasional cloud cover breaking up an otherwise very bright day. Cold easterly wind although not as strong as yesterday. River running lower and clearer than expected and it turned out to be a very tough day. Just one chub early (lost at the net)and the 2 chub followed by a barbel of around 6 lb on my last cast. Packed up at 7.45 PM

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

A big drop in temperature slowed the fishing for sure. We landed 10 barbel to 8lb 8oz and 8 chub to 5lb 3oz over the 2 days.

10 Barbel, 8 Chub

Barbel first cast and then nothing for the rest of the day. Very hot in the bright sunshine, but still an enjoyable day.

1 Barbel