Feedback & Reports

We arrived at this lovely beat to find the water very low and clear. The bright sunshine did not feel us with much hope on our first visit to the Wye and we decided to trot with maggots after no success with the feeder. Difficult conditions meant we only caught 5 good chub but plenty of Chublets and Dace made for a very enjoyable late afternoon and evening.

5 Chub, 20 Other

Booked for 22/23 September. Monday 22nd. With blazing sunshine & low water we were always up against it. No barbel caught but lost one at the net. Decided to trot & what a fantastic afternoon we had. Lost count of the chub, dace & perch we caught but real quality fishing. Biggest perch went 2 1/2lb. On the 23rd it was pretty much the same weather wise until the afternoon when we got some cloud cover. I hooked into two barbel but unfortunately was cut off. So a day of missed opportunities. But who's complaining we were on the finest river in the country. Simply glorious to be on its banks. Can't wait to go back. WUF do an amazing job.

Tough day, three bites, 2 good barbel hooked both lost to snags. One large eel of three to four pounds.

1 Other

River low but easy & accessible wading. Weather warmish for late Sept, cloud & sun am and overcast pm. Some fly life but hardly any fish rising through the day. Managed to eventually rise a couple of fish to a dry but unable to connect. Lots of small juvenile WBT caught, just a couple over 10 ins, all returned. All on small size, tungsten GRHE and black nymph patterns.
Very enjoyable last hurrah of the season, thank you WUF.

20 Trout

Frustrating day... took us 2 hours to find the entrance to the beat which is very narrow & steep. Tried many spots & tactics but to no avail though many fish were visible.

Difficult fishing because of floating weed but odd fish though the day on feeder and pellet.

3 Barbel, 8 Chub

Mrs Cummins, the previous owner of the Eardisley beat, had a 10lb silver salmon on her return visit on the 22 Sept.

1 Salmon

Dace and bleak. Pegs dangerous in the dry. Inaccessable in the wet. Sport from 5pm onwards.

8 Chub, 40 Other

A very pleasant day on this lovely stretch of water. All Barbel caught in the afternoon as the day was sunny and bright, water level low and very clear. Best Barbel 8lb 6oz and Chub just over 3lb.

6 Barbel, 3 Chub

All activity at and around dusk. Very low and gin clear plus bright sunshine, not good conditions. Both barbel about 6lb.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub