Feedback & Reports

Probably the coldest day of the week and certainly the wettest. A hard day with the river rising and the rain pouring. Nothing caught on the feeder but when we switched to trotting the float for chub using maggots we managed three nice fish. Looking forward to revisiting the same stretch in the summer. Thanks to Don.

3 Chub

Arrived at the beat after driving through lashing rain still eager as schoolboys, we had a plan like you do, especially this time of year to rove the whole beat to try and find them but as it was raining and very muddy we found a spot each, up went the brolly's and that's where we stayed.
It was Neil's first barbel trip and no matter what the weather, he was on cloud nine! A very good carp angler but now wants to try some proper river fishing as he puts it. He didn't let the side down on a very hard wet day he ended up with a nice 4lb chub and a very welcome 4lb barbel, we were made up for him. Myself, I lost a nice fish early on to a sunken tree, not concentrating on the take and Len lost two fish to similar circumstances. Can't wait to next season for a few more barbel trips. Neil even more so! P.s. We all made it back up the woodland path just!! It could do really with a lot better hand rail and some steps are very dangerous... not joking! A note also, as we were fishing two blokes came and saw us friendly they were and they said there was nowhere else to fish. I said when you book only three people can fish this beat they said they had booked it weeks ago when I booked it we were the only three booked in or so I was told. Chancers??

WUF Note : This beat only allows a maximum of three anglers. This party was the only booking taken that day. If anglers encounter any other anglers on the beat please contact the Foundation as soon as possible.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Wonderful fishery! The best kept salmon water on the Wye for me. No jungle warfare thanks to Mick the ghille who has strummed and cleared the pools and made it a much safer place to fish! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. This is a good model for other fisheries to follow as the steep banks need more secure steps and footholds and ropes and secure stakes to help us up and down.
The fly water was amazing. I was able to chest wade at least 4 of the 11 pools. Saw a salmon show in the Gabions.
Caught a 7 lb pike at the end of the day.

1 Pike

Arrived at 10am. River looked great 0.78m on gauge and clear. Great to get some exercise with the 15fter. In spite of a mild day, only a very light hatch of march browns and olives. Only a couple of risers and no sign of salmo salar. Magnificent Red Kite seen just as we were packing up.

Last trip to the Wye for another season, river dropping and clear and weather wise a lovely spring day. Fished the bottom croy for most of the day resulting in 3 chub and a dace with a couple lost to hook pulls.
Spent the last hour after the Salmon anglers left trotting above the Middle croy after advice from the beat owner. Another 3 Chub and a Parr. All fish to maggot, nothing on pellet.
Biggest Chub was 4.02lb with the rest the usual 2-3 lb fish. Lovely short stretch of the Wye, roll on summer !

6 Chub, 2 Other

Arrived early (7am) and fished until dusk. Not a bite all day. Moved 3 times to various points at top end of beat. Tried maggot, feeder with pellet and paste. Lovely beat but not today!

Grey overcast day with light breeze. Fishes NE shore a.m. and caught 3 rainbows approx. 2lb on viva and floating line. Fished SE shore p.m. with no further luck. A good first day out in new season.

3 Trout

Very limited stretch due to lack of any depth and the pacey water, but made the best of it with 5 chub, 1 trout and a little salmon parr. The first 2 chub came from the downstream back eddy on the left bank to maggot feeder tactics. The next three fell to float fished maggots from the right bank near the bridge. Biggest fish might have just shaded 4lb.

1 Trout, 5 Chub, 1 Other

Lovely venue. I fished the length of the beat and didn't see a fish, or even signs of any. Even the salmon anglers gave up after a very short time. River was at normal level and fairly clear. Weather was about 11 degrees. Fished a feeder most of the day and tried a lure for pike. Lost the lure and a feeder to snags. One of them days. Beautiful place though, very peaceful.

What the beat description/access doesn't mention is that the footpath through Capler Woods is quite a steep gradient and narrow and which we found out when wet is very treacherous when descending (and that was without any kit!) A kindly farmer let us access through his field which was a lot safer. The beat itself fished well despite the rain (we fished from 12.30pm to 5.30pm), we sat in the first field and had 3 barbel (8lb, 7lb 3oz & 5lb) and 4 chub (5lb 1oz, 4lb 14oz, 4lb 10oz and 2lb) all on maggot and maggot feeder.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub