Feedback & Reports

Took the old man on his first trip to the Wye today, he's never caught a barbel before and catches 6 barbel on his first visit compared to my humble 3, a chub each of 3lbs to finish the day. Fished from 10.30 till 17.00, so a very good day, Biggest Barbel was 8lbs, smallest was 5lbs, all caught on halibut pellets/ feeder.

9 Barbel, 2 Chub

Weather was fairly kind and only rained for a few minutes. Slight breeze. Water still a bit coloured but clearer than it was a couple of weeks ago. Wading is easy - but suggest having a wading stick as the river bed not visible.
18 WBT all in good nick and safely returned. Best was 12".
All caught either on a soft hackle dry or black magic nymph 20" under a life jacket elk hair caddis (all flies from Jon Barnes) also and 2 small grayling on soft hackle dry, plus a decent lunch at the pub. Added to which - good company from JH so a great day out.
Used 10ft 4wt all day - seemed about right for me.

18 Trout, 2 Grayling

12lb fresh run hen fish to RGW on a Yellow Spey and 14.5 lb cock fish to Mark Hinge on a Garry Dog.

2 Salmon

Second time on this excellent beat, humid and overcast day but thankfully no rain. Similar to a few weeks ago, there was not much fly activity and few fish rising. I managed 16 trout and 1 grayling from a mix of the faster head waters and slower glides - missed a fair few too. Two of the larger fish caught were stocked browns - all fish returned safely. Spotted two kingfishers (or one bird twice) which is always nice.
Fish took a mix of drys (elk hair caddis, parachute adams, blue wing olive) and a medium weighted ptn in the faster water. Best fish was about 1 1/4 lb from the pool below Skenfrith bridge, fought like a fish twice the size.
All in all a very good day and pleasant lunch with fellow angler BS.

16 Trout, 1 Grayling

River still very coloured; fished top of Legg meadow caught 3 barbel 9lbs 8lbs and 6lbs 2 chub early evening

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

River running high after recent rains and chocolate coloured. A tough day but still enjoyable.

3 Barbel, 7 Chub

Fished 21st and 22nd June 2016. Finished with 8 Barbel to 8lb. 8 Chub to 4lb 6oz and 1 Brown Trout at 2lb

1 Trout, 8 Barbel, 8 Chub

3 Trout

River was still high and fast. Had to use heavy feeders. However we enjoyed the peace and quite, also noted that the swims had been strimed out which made our life easier.

3 Chub

3 Trout