Feedback & Reports

River, good flow and coloured, apparently due to top soil run off which seemed to suit the barbel. Weather started a little cloudy with warm and sunny afternoon and evening. Fished 10.30am to 10pm. Moved swims twice, some snags present near the bank. Used 12lbs line but still lost a little tackle. Best to cast well out and 12 to 23 across. However fish fed throughout the day. Used 8mm and 10mm halibut pellet on hook and pva bags and catapult as loose feed. I had 8 barbel, 1 of 5lbs, 3 of 7lbs, 2 of 8lbs 1 of 9lbs, and a final barbel at 9.30pm of 10lbs 1oz. Best Chub of 4lbs mid afternoon. My friend also had a great day, 8 barbel, 6lbs 8ozs to 9lbs 14ozs and a chub of 3lbs.
Some of the bankside conditions are quite difficult, steep banks, rocks and vegetation. Travel light, its reasonably easy to return to car for food and bait if required.
Parties of canoes up to late afternoon but this presented no problems.
Overall a very enjoyable day. Thank you.

16 Barbel, 5 Chub

Caught 2 trout on dry fly about 25 and 35cms. Very few fish rising throughout the day.

2 Trout

Arrived late morning for first of two days fishing. River was dropping and running quick, not much streamer weed. Fished an hour or so straight away as couldn't resist and caught several barbel and chub. Then left the stretch for the afternoon to the canoeists. Fished again in the evening and what a great session. Lovely summer weather, maybe a bit too bright but plenty of fish. The rod didn't rest for long. Already planning a return.

11 Barbel, 5 Chub

First day on this stretch so a lot to learn. Very well kept beat indeed - a pleasure to fish.

5 Chub

Started early and Dad perched at Boys Rock while I fished a swim down. I had a barbel of about 5lbs first cast. It then went quiet for me until about 9.30am when I had another barbel of similar size followed by a chub next cast. In the mean time Dad had lost two barbel, one small one at the net and a better one to a snag. We fished on till lunch time with one more chub to my rod. I also lost a barbel going down to an 8lb hook-link to try and tempt a bite and was snapped on a rock. We then returned at about 6pm and fished till 8.15pm or so, both catching a chub first cast and Dad loosing a good barbel. Nice stretch and not a far walk from the car, would like to do a bit more exploring next time.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Superb day's fishing in beautiful surroundings with the barbel really coming on the feed from late afternoon. A pleasure to be there - thank you!

9 Barbel, 5 Chub

Fished 5-10pm. Very few fish rising. Fish 6-8 inches most on bead head pheasant tail nymph with a few taking a dark klink. Clouds of medium olives and one or two mayflies still about. Waited for an evening rise but it never occurred.

8 Trout

Lovlely valley, great place, river clear. Warm, dry day but very windy. Dry fly seemed to be the order of the day. Nothing rising small amount of fly life each run and hole look very fishy. Eventually caught on duo set up. Saw kingfishers and dippers. Total - 3 brown trout to 5 inches.

3 Trout

Well not a bad start to the new season. Fished the bottom pool as advised by Don and caught steadily from first cast.I used both feeder and float and caught well on both methods. This was the first time I have fished this short and shallow stretch of the Wye but it wont be the last. Many thanks to Don and the WUF.

15 Barbel, 13 Chub, 1 Other

Second day on river Wye. completely different to opening day. Plenty of chub between one and five pounds and some big eels(three pounds plus) that thought they were barbel taking 18mm halibut pellets. Once the sun was off the water managed two cracking barbel around the eight pound mark. All fish in really good condition. River at summer level with little colour. Not many snags in this stretch. My only niggle was the lack of swims. between the line of trees and the end of the beat only two, and those hardly cut back. Six foot nettles are not nice to walk through!

2 Barbel, 9 Chub, 4 Other