Feedback & Reports

Starting from the bottom of the beat at 4.30pm I reached Mallhollam Bridge at 9.30pm, so fading light prevented me reaching the top end. This is a long beat, quite narrow in parts with an intriguing mix of environments. I wouldn’t want to work it with a rod much longer than 6’6”. The fishing was slow to start with, then out of curiosity I tried a size 14 Black Beetle. An enjoyable and rewarding couple of hours followed with 12 fish to the hand and many more lost or missed. Ranging in size from 5” to 10” all were healthy, beautifully coloured brown trout.

12 Trout

This was a return visit after fishing there Sunday when the road was closed and we did an enormous detour. We eventually started at four o clock and fished till dark. I had five barbel fairly quickly but then the action stopped. PB waited three hours before any action then had three barbel to 8lb 12oz and three chub with a best of 4lb 12oz. Not as good as Sunday but once again a thoroughly enjoyable session on a lovely stretch of river in a lovely area of the country. All caught on robin red pellet.

Fished from 5am. Water the clearest I have seen this year for this beat so fished fly for most of day. Besides one fish showing at rock above the top crib nothing to report. The water colour looked a bit murky in afternoon as temperatures reached uncomfortable levels, both for me and probably the salmon as well.

Fly fishing, slow sink line and floating line. Bibio caught when wave was big.

4 Trout

3 small trout, all caught on a nymph. All released.

3 Trout

Nice day, most of the fish came in the late afternoon/evening session. Also caught a large eel.

7 Barbel, 2 Chub, 1 Other

River very low and clear. Made catching unlikely but did not spoil another fine day out on the Wye.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

Another great day. Lost count of chub. 4 barbel caught long-trotting at far end of beat. Sweetcorn used as bait. Many chub caught.
Other method was swim feeder with 2 foot hooklink. 10mm boilies on hair.

14 Barbel, 20 Chub

Hot again and floating weed a bit of a problem but enjoyable fishing. Fish would probably have fed later in the evening if we could have stayed later.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

Too hot for any fish.