Feedback & Reports

Hard fishing in low gin clear water. Both anglers knew what to expect, having fished the beat before. Two 12", two small ones.

4 Trout

All fish caught on ledger with cage feeder and banded 8mm halibut pellets. Chub caught at 11.30am, barbel caught 4.30 - 6.00pm, 6lbs 4oz, 8lbs and 8lbs 8oz. Also like to mention Pilgrims hotel, excellent accomodation and food.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

4 x grayling 10-14 inches, Grayling Steel Blue etc. Various small trout and parr. Quite a while since I fished here and there was not much going on during this rather warm morning. I spent several hours teasing a few grayling at the bottom of the beat or perhaps they were teasing me. Anyway, it was very slow going. Finally fell asleep on the bank after lunch. A client did much better a few miles downstream at Erwood the following day.
Incidentally, there are huge numbers of salmon parr pestering away at the dry fly this autumn in this part of the river while we are trying to catch grayling. Some of them are quite large, presumably the result of the excellent spawning run of 2012. I should think some might be 7 or even 8 inches by the time they go to sea next spring.

4 Grayling

First day of a 3 day trip to the Wye (2 days at How caple). First time on this venue, started at midday following the drive from Essex. Caught 2 barbel in the last 2 hours 6lb and 7lb 8ozs. Both fish caught on feeder set up with pellets.

2 Barbel

First of 2 days on this beat. River was painfully low and clear we fished virtually every swim apart from the deep water on the bend and ended up catching 3 barbel and 27 chub all on vvarious pellets.

3 Barbel, 27 Chub

This report is for just 2 of the anglers fishing this venue. The other fish consists all of small chub, apart from the barbel we caught no other species of fish other than chub. The river was gin clear.

12 Barbel, 3 Chub, 30 Other

Arrived early. Walked the beat but conditions to low and clear. Did not fish.

Numerous small chublets caught on stick float. One 3lb Chub caught on tip. Excellent food and accommodation at the Pilgrim Hotel.

1 Chub

41 Chub

River conditions as sunday, but a bit more cloud. 1 angler fished trotted maggot all day from the concrete path to the right of the pump. Hooked 4 small barbel and landed 2 plus many small dace. Another fished concrete pier (croy?) to the left of the pump with pellet feeder for 1 chub, 4lb.
The 2 others fished the shingle beach further downstream on pellet/meat feeder for 4 barbel up to 3lb 8oz. Canoeists, courteous in the main!!! A very enjoyable day.

6 Barbel, 1 Chub, 40 Other