Feedback & Reports

Tough days fishing, the water was very low. We were catching a few fish until some guys set up up on the opposite bank, then the bites dried right up for the rest of the day!! I've been to this beat many times and have never had anyone fishing opposite. I thought we had this stretch all to our selves as we're paying a lot for the day ticket! Will check with Don to see if they were supposed to be fishing there but it has made me think twice about booking this stretch again, especially if people can fish the opposite bank!
WUF Note: On single bank beats such as Wyebank there is always a chance that people will be fishing opposite you. If this is of concern, please check the website or Passport booklet before booking - there are plenty of double bank beats to choose from.

7 Barbel, 5 Chub

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

Lovely beat and very scenic. Arrived about midday and struggled in hot bright conditions. Managed 1 chub and 1 barbel before going for lunch at the Green Man pub. 6 more barbel and 3 chub after refreshments. Will explore more of the beat next time, down stream of the hill looks very nice.

7 Barbel, 4 Chub

1 x rainbow on spinner, 13inches. Ledgered worm most of the day for nowt.

1 Trout

Fished four different swims including two of the recently opened ones. Caught in all of them but found the barbel in the deeper water - maybe due to the bright conditions. All fish to double sweetcorn straight on a size 12, fish meal and hemp in the feeder.
Biggest barbel was 8.15 and biggest chub 3.15. With a 2 hr drive before and after only fished 6 till 5 so would of expected a few more before dusk if I had stayed on.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

River low and clear but well worth the 2 hours in the late afternoon on the top of this beat. Usual high average size of fish for this tiny stream, probably due to them snacking on the abundant Native Crayfish - please remember to check, clean and dry your kit when coming in from different beats. Fish of 12", 13", 10" and 8" and others quite possibly bigger lost. Many fish visible and loads spooked from a distance that reminds you that wild trout, in low water really do have eyes in the back of their head.
Had a walk up the bottom of Upper Escley - there are some good fish in there too - need to get it back on! Can highly recommend the Bridge Inn, at the top of the Beat for camping, food and beer.

4 Trout

Managed a good couple of hours on the Taf Fawr today. Stream is very low and clear so fished a single dry fly/klinkhammer in the pocket water and fast/oxygenated runs and managed to catch 2 dozen small fish up to 3/4lb.

24 Trout

2 x trout 7-8 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. Cloudy and humid weather, one or two showers. A tough session without much sign of life on the water (the two fish taken came from the same pool). Very much overgrown. We are definitely going to have to do some major pruning on this one come winter.

2 Trout

A long anticipated first trip to the River Wye. Planned to fish the late afternoon after the canoe traffic had died, arrived on bank to a heavy (but brief) rain storm and fished from 4pm. Slow start, but steady feeding saw the fish really come on from 5:30 pm. Fished trotted pellet and time bomb pellet till dark. Five barbel to 8.5lb and seven chub to 5lb. Had me wondering why it has taken me so long to come here and if I'll ever fish anywhere else again! Many thanks to the Wye and Usk - superb booking service and instructions.

5 Barbel, 7 Chub

A difficult day: 1 barbel and 2 chub caught by my companions - and nothing by me.
The upper part of this beat is very overgrown with steep banks. The lower part has sheep grazed banks which offer plenty of fishing spots. Unfortunately a caravan event was being held on the lower part of the beat which, though it didn't stop us fishing, effectively confined us to Church Stream. Church Stream is a super run but it is not the place for novice canoeists - some of whom totally ignored their leader's instructions and careered dangerously down the run before capsizing. This amused them enormously; we packed up. We also had bathing belles, but their presence brightened an already hopeless day!
Absolutely no complaints about the Wye and Usk which offers a fantastic service! One bad day is quickly forgotten.

WUF note - We have only just found out about this caravan event. Please be aware, the campers are permitted to fish the bottom field of this beat until their departure on 5th August.

The top half of this beat is due to be strimmed on Thursday 17th July.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub