Feedback & Reports

September 2014: Beat maintenance work carried out and has now opened up the wooded section considerably. It can now be accessed from both sides although caution is advised as the going underfoot is challenging in a couple of places. For those slightly unsure on their feet, we advise to walk around the wood and approach from the other side. There are ropes in places and this has enabled the entire wooded area to be accessed. In low, summer conditions anglers can walk the entire length of the wood along the rivers edge providing unlimited fishing opportunities and swims. This is excellent barbel water.
Salmon anglers should also now consider this beat with 4 named salmon pools that will comfortably fish fly and spinner and excellent access throughout. Salmon seen jumping all day on 9th September 2014.
Please see the Beat Gallery on the website page for further information.

Please would ALL anglers be reminded, it is part of our terms of booking to complete an online catch return or contact the office by telephone 01874 712074 with your report.
This is vitally important, not only to pass on information to other anglers about the beats before they book but it also allows us to keep an eye on the state of the banks and beat access also provides a good indication of the health of that area of river and it's fish stocks.
Persistent failure to submit catch returns may result in direct contact from the Foundation.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Hot, sunny, low flow and crystal clear water which combined to make the fish very nervous. I saw a few fish, two rejected my offerings and swam off, others were just spooked by their own shadows. So a blank. However the dippers and a frog made for excellent entertainment.
Two items of note: there is a barbed wire fence across the river just above the bridge. It is underwater so beware when the river has a better flow. There is a live electric fence across the river further upstream, it is easy to wriggle under it but it is definitely attached to a power supply.

Charles caught his second fish in 2 days (not George sadly, but thanks he appreciated the veteran comment!) - a 20lb fish from the Cafn, again on a trout rod.

1 Salmon

Another lovely day on this beautiful beat. Harder going than two weeks ago - very low water and quite a lot of leaf-fall. Three 10-12" grayling on the dry brought to hand. Only one trout rise all day.

3 Grayling

I started on the float between two croys without any luck. Swapped to the feeder and had a barbel 1st cast on pellet, then a 5.13lb chub on meat.
By now my son had 4 barbel. He went onto to finish with 11 and a chub, not bad for his first visit to the Wye. I had to settle for 3 barbel and 3 chub. All the barbel were small, not surprising given the depth of water we were fishing in. Had a nice chat as always with Don.

14 Barbel, 4 Chub

Tough day but we managed a few. This was the last of five trips I had booked on Courtfield this year, but I might try and squeeze another in towards the end of October if we get mild weather. A good year though all things considered with plenty of big barbel and chub caught despite less than ideal conditions for a lot of the Summer. Great beat, a lovely bit of river. I will return!

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

10 x grayling 6-15 inches, needed for DNA sample survey. Grey Duster and Elk Hair Sedge. Cold morning, low water, very hot and bright later. It's funny how, when you absolutely have to have fish for a survey, how elusive they become and how hard you must work to get them.

10 Grayling

Not being a coarse fisherman I believe what I caught was a chub. I also caught a roach of about 1 pound, both fish were caught on a size 10 stoats tail double.

1 Chub, 1 Other

7 fish from 6-12 inches, on tiny black and olive klinkhammers and a size 16 gold head hares ear.

7 Trout