Feedback & Reports

Fish caught on pellet and meat. Late afternoon and early evening best.

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

We arrived at Caradoc and were surprised how easy it was to access the venue and the beauty of the surroundings. Due to the poor weather conditions we decided to concentrate our efforts around the fishing hut which was probably just as well because 2 other anglers were fishing at the other end of the beat. We caught numerous Dace, Bleak and a welcome Roach but only managed 2 good chub and a very lively Trout.
The evidence of swims on the opposite bank is certainly going to put more pressure on this lovely fishery and it will be interesting to see how this situation develops.

1 Trout, 2 Chub, 60 Other

Another early start and we headed down to the beach below the bridge in an attempt to fish undisturbed via the opposite bank. I caught a nice chub early on with pellet and feeder, then nothing. We then decided to trot with a float and caught vast amounts of Dace, Chub, a couple of really nice Roach and a small trout.
A beautiful day on a lovely stretch but this beat is fast becoming too expensive to share with the opposite bank.

1 Trout, 15 Chub, 22 Other

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

Overcast and a good flow of water, but a brisk wind became quite a challenge. Fish were taken on small nymph patterns, and all safely returned.

5 Trout

4 Barbel, 6 Chub

Really nice and easy beat to fish, fished for 3hrs and only covered a fraction on the beat. Lost the best fish I hooked but had several over a pound and two nearer 2lbs. Fished the nymph for a while but most fish to the dry.

13 Trout

2 x rainbow trout, ca. 1-1.5 lbs taken on spinner.

2 Trout

A lovely day fishing on my favorite stretch of the Wye. Terrible weather though as it rained heavily at times all morning and for some reason I always struggle a bit on the Wye when it's stormy. IdDid however manage to catch a few fish but never consistently in the same spot which is unusual for this stretch. I finished with 5 barbel and an eel. All of the barbel were between 2 & 5 pounds which I was surprised at as when I fished it last a few years ago the average size was between 6 & 8 pounds. Small barbel are a good sign though for the future. All caught on pellets or luncheon meat.

5 Barbel, 1 Other

4 Barbel