Feedback & Reports

An enjoyable, but tough day on the Wye in the wind and rain. We fished hard through the unpleasant weather from dawn until dusk and were rewarded with a chub of 3lb 12oz at lunchtime and a barbel of 5lb 12oz at about 7pm.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Second visit to this beat, water levels really low even after the recent rainfall. All fish taken on feeder with pellet/sweetcorn tactics, all in fantastic condition and returned fighting fit. The weather turned really nasty about 6pm and we retired to the Greenman in Fownhope for a well earned pint or two. After the walk back to the new parking area from the lower end of the beat we deserved it, not for the faint hearted! Stan very helpful as usual, thanks W&U.

9 Barbel

Very high winds which made fishing difficult. Also fish hard to find and moved swims many times before eventually catching on pellets.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

River looked quite good, although a bit low. However, despite trying both ends of the fishery we only managed one barbel of about seven pounds between us, (and lost one when the hook pulled out). Method was pellet and feeder.

1 Barbel

Having read peoples comments about river access we were unsurprised to find little in the way of swims. There are swims at the start and end of the beat (with one or two possible spots in between) but if anglers from the opposite bank (Courtfield or Wyebank beats) are fishing, as they were in our case, it really leaves you with very little in swim choice despite the length of the beat. Much needs to be done to make non-facing swims so you have more choice. There are too many trees and steep banks to try and make your own swims.
Only managed one fish despite our efforts and walking the full beat. Disappointing for what could be a very good part of the Wye. Tips for others would be go light, and stay on your feet and fish where you can. Failing that walk back to your car and fish a more accessible beat!

1 Barbel

River was low and clear today making things a bit tough. Not really any amount of fly on the water but any fish rising were very willing to take the fly. Caught mainly on dries cdc and elk and a tan klinkhammer. Had a couple on a quill bodied tungsten olive tenkara rod, got a few in the pocket water. Fantastic water to fish and the quality of grayling was top notch. Averaged a pound up to two pounds and it doesn't get much better than that!

2 Trout, 9 Grayling

What a difference a day makes! Ideal conditions at Doldowlod yesterday but today was much harder and much cooler (both air and water, after yesterday's afternoon rain), plus very windy until early afternoon, which seriously compromised good presentation. Not much fly until late morning when a few small olives began to be wind-skittered across the water surface. Not suprisingly, not too many fish were rising until a warmer and calmer mid-afternoon got a few more up, but still pretty sparse. We fished duo and single emergers and, between us, had 18 grayling to 13", including good-to-see 10" youngsters, and eight 8-12" trout. A few fish were taken on small flashback nymphs but most rising and non-rising fish were taken on HE emergers. Tough going but not a bad return considering the conditions! Needless to say, all fish returned.

8 Trout, 18 Grayling

Five Trout 5-8", one Grayling 9" all in the faster water.
If the masses of parr/fry in the river at the moment survive predation the Arrow will be heaving with fish in a couple of years time.

5 Trout, 1 Grayling

Quality fishing, trout up to 12", grayling 16"-17".

3 Trout, 4 Grayling