Feedback & Reports

1 Trout

We were leaving today so fished from 12pm-3.30pm - not the most productive part of the day by any means.
Fished bomb and pellet again at the upper limit of the beat. Lots of tackle lost to snags which was frustrating at times.
Had to 'create' our own peg to get in where we needed to be but it was worth it in the end. I'm sure if we had been there for the evening we would have had more.
A long walk back to the car and a long drive home but 33 barbel over an evening, afternoon/evening and 3 hour session on the Sunday made for an unforgettable weekend!!!

6 Barbel

Didn't fish that long on this day as the wheel bearings on our vehicle had collapsed as we got to the farm, so spent most of our time trying to sort that out. Farmer dropped us off down at the swim for a fiver. I would recommend this as its quite a walk to the swims with your gear. You get plenty of canoeists on the Wye, some are respectful and understand the river to avoid you and your line, some are complete novices and are a nuisance. Biggest fish we had over the weekend was a 8lb 5oz barbel. Will be back again!

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Small undersized trout which was put back.

1 Trout

River dropping both days with all colour going. Steady fishing with bursts of 2 or 3 fish then quiet spells. Rotated between various swims and had chub out of most. Terry helpful as always, thanks.

5 Barbel, 18 Chub

7 Barbel, 1 Chub

Nil return. Wind and squally showers made this a challenging day. A few fish rising, especially in the pool above the weir where there are some sizeable, but easily spooked, individuals which were more than a match for my rusty stalking skills. Didn't make it to the top of the beat which looks pretty wild from not far above the first bridge by the ford. Kingfisher, dipper, nuthatch and wagtails made up for the blank.

Took a friend river fishing for the first time and he was very happy with the days activities. Even though the salmon parr were a nuisance it was good to see a healthy amount of young salmon on the river. A few fish taken on heavy beaded nymphs and the others on dry caddis patterns. not many fish rising today. Biggest grayling 17" and brown 14".

7 Trout, 6 Grayling

1 x 6 inch trout. 2 fish risen, one missed and one caught. Trying this upper beat today was definitely a mistake - I came to a chain of stagnant pools connected by barely a trickle of water and the bottom covered with slime. Plenty of trout seen, but they saw me first. I think I will leave it now until some rain falls in this valley. Back at the Bridge Inn I had a drink on the terrace and watched a collection of quite nice trout in the pool there. But those are household pets and not to be cast to.

1 Trout

Lovely beat, barbel didn't show to pellet early on so decided to trot for chub with luncheon on the hook. Over a three hour period brought 19 to hand with the largest three 5 pound, smallest 1 pound all the rest between 2-4 pound. Went back to the swim I fished early and carried on for a further 3 hours before a barbel of 8-9 pound woofed up my pellet. This was at 7pm then not a knock till packing up at dusk.

1 Barbel, 19 Chub