Feedback & Reports

River still rather high and coloured. Despite fishing hard, no sign of fish to maggot or corn. Newcomers to this beat should realise that if they cross the bridge there is a gate about fifty yards further on. This is quite invisible from the bridge and it is easy to believe that the only access is through the bushes at the end of the bridge.

River very fast and still quite high rose a bit during the day too.

4 Grayling

The river is within its banks, still lots of colour, was flowing through faster than I'd imagined, struggled to hold bottom with a 4oz lead! Also it was our first time on this stretch and conditions made it hard to establish any river bed features. 1 chub caught by my friend, I'm gutted to have blanked but a very nice stretch of river and I will definitely give it another go when its not carrying so much pace.

1 Chub

Blanked! This is a new stretch from the Wye and Usk Foundation so thought I'd give a bit of info. Parking and access is great. To access lower part below the forest follow the route on map. It looks like the map is wrong as someone's house and garden is on the river bank appearing to block the route but there's a public right of way through the garden. You actually walk through a small walkway along the hedge and come out on the owners patio! Keep walking and the path will take you up the hill and around the forest. There is another way to this part though if you walk down the road from the car instead of through field there's another path that takes you up behind the house and then down below forest.

Our first trip to the river of 2014 thanks to the dire conditions since December. 13 fish to the net between the three of us and we just love this beat.
Conditions weren't quite the best but after starving ourselves of fishing we jumped at the chance thanks to the break in the weather.
A great day with great fishing buddies and on a great river.

6 Trout, 7 Grayling

Our first trip to this lovely stretch of the Wye, however with water on and muddy banks from the recent floods there were not many swim options available and the water was still quite fast on the near bank. We managed two Barbel, the largest 8lb 4oz both caught on heavy feeders.

2 Barbel

Water cold and still pushing through. Few bites.

1 Trout, 1 Chub

4 Chub on bread. Whilst fishing the Orchard swim an Otter appeared under the rod tip. They seem to be everywhere. Would this be the same Otter that has been seen at Lower Cannon Bridge? How long of a stretch do they patrol? Otters, Cormorants and Crap weather!

4 Chub

I had been waiting all Winter to get on this stretch of the Arrow, but although I knew the river would be high and coloured, had to give it a go before the end of the season. Fished from the top weir down to the bridge, but only managed the one bite on legered maggot, a small grayling. Will have to wait for the cold and frost of next Winter to give it another go!!

1 Grayling

No fish caught. River still slightly in flood. Due to the excess water in recent weeks the banks are treacherous so extra care is needed. Lots of evidence of otter presence in the freshly deposited mud and silt on the banks aswell as a flock of cormorants numbering in excess of 20 in a tree on the far bank.