Feedback & Reports

The access to this beat was very difficult. An early season catch report suggested this might be the case. Access downstream on the left side was impossible beyond the first field. Someone had tried to carve a path through the head high balsam and nettles but failed. A good days work with a brush cutter needed there! On the other side access is limited anyway and farmers electric fences don't help. In the end I gave up. Managed a few dabbles where I could but with no luck. Difficult to wade in places because of deep pools and soft deep mud. This is clearly an early season beat and basically a waste of time in midsummer. Very few rises and no luck with nymphs. Ah well a learning experience I think.

Just a couple of risers through the day & no fish caught. However an enjoyable day on a lovely stretch of water.

Another great days fishing on the Wye. Fished Wyebanks wharf swim from 04.30 till 13.00. We had 20 barbel to 8lb 1oz and 15 chub. Got snapped lots of times and lost lots of feeders but will be back regardless.

20 Barbel, 15 Chub

Caught from five different swims covering the whole beat.
Barbel to 6.5lb chub all between 3 and 4 lb. A good day.

5 Barbel, 10 Chub

Chub to 4lb and barbel to 9.10

9 Barbel, 3 Chub

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

One trout caught on worm. (1 pound in weight). wet and windy conditions

1 Trout

A good day’s fishing. The river keeper maintains the swims appropriately; without over manicuring the bankside, and keeping faith to the natural surroundings of the Wye. Fish came to the usual swim feeder tactics.

6 Barbel, 4 Chub

Attended Tenkara day most of the fish taken in the fast water after the large Croy near far bank, all on the Tenkara rods on nymphs and drys elk hair emerger many more fish missed, rained all day river was on the rise slightly, good trout up to 2lbs and another good trout pinged off. 15 grayling 8 trout 2 salmon parr all fish excellent condition

8 Trout, 15 Grayling, 2 Other

Went up after tenkara day for evening rise all taken lower end of the beat from Harry's pocket fishing upstream, fish were moving several feet to nail the fly, fish where on drys mostly elk hair emerger. caught 2 poachers on Harry's pocket with maggot lucky we caught them as they was setting up sent them on there way and informed them private fishing.

1 Trout, 12 Grayling