Feedback & Reports

A challenging day with bright sunshine and low water conditions. The fish responded in a short feeding session in the morning and then again at about 4pm.
We tried several swims both in and out of the wood, however all fish came from the wooded section to pellet/feeder tactics. This section is quite snaggy and some of the swims a bit precarious if you are trying to sit on a chair !!!!!
All in all a good day.

5 Barbel, 4 Chub

Bright sunny day, river in good condition, caught Barbel up to 7lb 9oz & Chub to 4lb 11oz and Dace on both pellets/casters. Lovely stretch would book again, many thanks.

5 Barbel, 4 Chub, 8 Other

Good colour for fishing but somewhat disappointed with this beat as mostly shallow gravel open water with no real fish holding features. Probably better in early season when more weed present and can run a float through.
Feeder fishing, then two swims on east bank(road side) probably best.
Positive is good access to water, can park near to where you fish, and countryside is very pleasant. However I personally will be crossing this off my list of WUF fisheries to visit, though seems popular with some judging by the number of well worn swims.

Very bright and warm day resulted in a flotilla the size of which had not been since the Spanish Armada. Many of the canoes were respectful of us, however, one group of males seemed to have partaken too much of what Herefordshire is famous for (Cider) and decided it would be great fun to tip all the occupants of the canoes in their party not 20 yards from one of our party. Another party of 15-20 teenagers decided on an impromptu rendition of "happy Birthday to you" to one of their particular fleet while passing through our pegs.
Fortunately this madness passed by approx 3pm and normal quiet service was resumed. After this time a few fish began to play ball and fell to feeder with pellet or meat. Lovely venue but we will only booking again midweek. The biggest barbel weighed was 9-10 oz and the others between 5 and 9lb.

8 Barbel, 7 Chub

Three fish caught one on spinner two on worm with popup.

3 Trout

Four nice trout gave a good show on a Tenkara outfit fished with a nymph. Not an easy day only a few fish seen but lovely September day

4 Trout

More of a recce for future winter grayling. Right bank downstream from the church difficult to access from bank. Water clear but peaty and dropping. Fished for a couple of hours upstream and caught 1 trout 9 inches on nymph. Lovely spot.

1 Trout

1 Grayling

Whilst this is undoubtedly a very beautiful stretch of the river Wye, with easy vehicle access and accessible swims throughout, there are well established swims along the entire far bank losing the feeling of solitude and unspoilt atmosphere you get on other stretches in the WUF portfolio. Despite the river being in perfect condition fishing was very poor with the various swims we tried above the suspension bridge offering just two chub to two very experienced rods. Only after relocating to the very lower end of the stretch did we finally catch five chub and four barbel to about 7lb in the last hours of daylight. Overall we were very disapointed with our visit given the high cost of fishing Caradoc. We would not have booked, had we known of the angling pressure from the far bank so perhaps this should be mentioned on the venue description.
WUF Note: Any single bank fishery runs the risk of anglers on the far bank and we have no control on how many may be fishing there. For anyone wanting to ensure exclusivity, there are plenty of double bank fisheries to book. Please contact us on 01874 712 074 and we would be happy to advise.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

No fish caught.