Feedback & Reports

Tough day,very hot,bright sunny day, a few bites and a couple of chub during the day, remainder of fish taken after 7pm. Best Barbel = 9lb. a "Baby" Barbel from the top field.

4 Barbel, 8 Chub

Many thanks must go to Mick Sutton who put me onto a fish almost straight away. 3lb Grilse from Vanstone stream on a home tied Wotsit fly. A few fish seen but no other takers- heavy canoe traffic all afternoon. Left about 3pm.
I can throughly recommend Mick to anyone who is new to Goodrich - he is a wealth of information about the beat and the Wye. I really enjoyed his company on the bank.

1 Salmon

River low and clear - very hot with bright sunshine all conspiring to make catching very difficult - 3 barbel, the best being just over 8lb and 2 chub between 3lb and 4lb - will be back when the river has been flushed through after a good spell of heavy rain.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

Hard days fishing as the river was pushing through hard and fast. Very little fly life and only the odd fish rising. Still caught all fish bar 2 on dries tan klink and pheasant tail para doing the business. All trout were small 8" to 10" grayling from 12" to 16".

5 Trout, 11 Grayling

Back again today. Lovely weather with the river slightly lower but still looking good. Lots of Grayling and a few trout. All the fish coming to the New Zealand method with most taking the PTN but a few taking the large Elk Hare life jacket Caddis. What struck me was the larger than average size of the Graying and this was backed up by the other angler on the beat I spoke to. Most fish were 14-16" but two were more like 18". Wonderful fishing.

3 Trout, 10 Grayling

A bright, warm afternoon and evening with virtually nothing showing on the surface. All five Grayling rose from nowhere to take a size 16 Griffiths Gnat drifted along the deeper, shaded banks. Best fish 14" the rest 8-9".

5 Grayling

No joy. Good hatch and plenty of movement.....

Stunning beat but for whatever reasons it didn't get going till last few hrs, prob because of bright sunshine and clear water. Tried numerous baits and tactics but barbel eventually fed on pellets, weighing from 1lb up to 6lb also chub and eel made appearances.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub, 2 Other

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Lots of fly life late on, missed one take and lost another. A lot of activity was on the far bank which I struggled to reach. As only my second fishing trip this season I would read nothing into my lack of results! It is a stunning stretch of water with plenty of variety and I will certainly return when I'm back in the area. I did follow the advice of previous reports and brought a wading staff which even with the river lower I felt much more comfortable, with the water higher I would think one was essential.