Feedback & Reports

Another fantastic day at this beautiful beat. 2 WBT, 12" & 8". Both taken on brown para pattern. Plenty of fish despite water being very low. Water was clear and no bloom even though there had been plenty of sun.

2 Trout

Beautiful stretch with spectacular scenery. We fished beats 4 and 5 which we found easily with the detailed map provided. Struggled on a low clear river but caught 2 Barbel late on in the faster water on halibut pellet on the feeder. Lots of accessible swims to try.

2 Barbel

A lovely pool with plenty of features and a rich chocolate colour. Shallow but full of fish that will feed close in. Plenty of small roach and the odd golden Rudd. Some perch and lots (20+) of eels.
Carp proved to be elusive with a few hooked but not landed. Don't be put off by the lack of depth - the carp can be drawn into the margins with a bit of baiting up.
We didn't see a soul all day and the access was good. A pleasant pool to fish and we are already planning a return later in the year to settle the score with the carp.

70 Other

Rose several and snagged one. Steady hatch most of the day but fish not really switched on.

1 Trout

1 Trout

All fish caught on worm with popup.

3 Trout

Lovely beat. Was dead all day and I really struggled. All the fish were taken from 6 till 7.15. Packed up at half past due to long day and probably would have caught more if I had stayed. All the fish were on cut down boilies and feeder. My advice would be if you're fishing Saturdays or Sundays - start later in the afternoon. Got wiped out by canoes countless times.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

1 large eel. All the barbel were between 5 & 10 lbs and 1 chub was 5lb 3oz. Methods were feeder and float. Excellent fish and fishing, would go again.

10 Barbel, 8 Chub, 1 Other

This beat certainly lives up to its description: it is an absolutely stunning stretch of upper Wye. The rain that had been threatened for overnight didn't seem to have amounted to much and the river was still pretty low and clear. There was some cloud cover, but most of the day was bright and warm so we, like the fish, were looking for some shade.
It was very much an on-off day. There was a little flurry of activity at around 10.00 and another in the late afternoon. We were unable to stay for what might well have been a much better late evening. Even when they were active, the fish seemed in a very picky mood. They weren't taking flies off the surface and most of our fish came to weighted nymphs. We had six trout and three grayling between us. The best trout was just over a pound and the best fish of the day a beautiful grayling of around a pound and three quarters - worth the drive just for that fish really!

6 Trout, 3 Grayling

3 chub to 5lb and 2 barbel to 7lb all on feeder and small pellet, bites were very timid hence smaller hooks and baits although there were plenty of knocks.
2 poachers who claimed they were told they could purchase day tickets on the bank were very politely told to pack up and seen off the water. Lots of canoes generally fine and gave you room.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub