Feedback & Reports

Back for a second day. My partner in crime went back into the going swim from the day before and soon had 2 barbel in the net and some chub before the swim died.
I went into the swim where I had lost two fish the day before and planned to build it with bait throughout the day. I used a baitdropper so that I could ensure accurate placement. A mix of hemp, corn and elips pellets of various sizes. Fished a feeder with the usual three foot link.
Very quiet in the morning. Tried a swim lower down where a tree had fallen across the water in the hope that a few fish were enjoying the shade from the hot sun but without joy.
Went back into the main swim about 1pm and did not plan to move. I started baiting steadily and had my first bite after an hour following a brief but heavy downpour. It was the same as the day before with the line cutting on something as the fish powered off!
I continued with the baiting and it was soon apparent that the swim was showing signs of life with plenty of knocks on the rod tip. Ended up with 4 barbel to 6lb 15 oz with one more lost due to line cutting.
My partner moved into the swim above me and put some bait out and the fish decided to move upstream, with signs of life in my swim ending. He had a 7lb 8oz barbel and then they did the off. As is often the case in my experience of the Wye, last knockings are not usually the best time. As the light fades so do the bites.
Was surprised to find another angler setting up in the gloam as a local came down on his bike to enjoy the dark hours.

7 Barbel, 5 Chub

Fished the bend in the river where the far bank is tree lined and caught a chub almost every cast. I couldn't find any Barbel though. Packed up early as it was blowing a gale with occasional thunder and lightning. 7 days earlier I'd had a great day trotting the far bank in the end swim although its not easy netting and unhooking the barbel so far out in the river, a medium sized folding game net helped.

30 Chub

First visit to Lower Hill Court. Waded off a shallow beach and caught 2 barbel trotting hemp and corn and then the heavens opened! Fished a pellet feeder and bad 11 barbel over the same line I was trotting. Only fished the morning as the weather got the best of me but will certainly be back again!

13 Barbel

Heaviest rain I've seen in years, river chocolate brown, didn't even see a single fish. Not many accessible swims to get down to the river.

Glad I braved the remnants of Bertha for a few hours at/after daybreak. Back in the evening after drying out for a few hours! Consistent sport from 6 through until 10 and then from 5 until 9 (ish) even though river the colour of chocolate by the early evening. Fed with PVA bags of pellet and ledgered pellet, spam and corn hookbaits - all caught. Nothing huge but a great days sport.

6 Barbel, 11 Chub

Fished in the afternoon only. This was the day Bertha struck. All fish caught on luncheon meat and a were a good size. River was fast and cloudy brown. Never-the-less a great afternoon on the beautiful Wye.

6 Chub

No fish caught.

RAIN, RAIN and more RAIN but good for the river. Did clear in the afternoon and on the plus side, kept the canoes away. Fished every type of swim possible fast water, slow, deep, shallow and far bank under the trees but the fish did not want to know. Did manage 3 fish in the end but hard work, just could not find them. Maybe next time.

3 Barbel

Was only planning an evening session which turned into a short 2 hour session after hitting motorway delays. However, left very happy after managing four barbel to 8lb 6oz from the rocks. Stormy weather made the conditions more favourable than they have been of late though.
First visit here and looks a great stretch from what I managed to glimpse - if you don't mind a bit of a walk. Will definitely be visiting here again.
Many thanks.

4 Barbel

Easy to get to swims. Fish at first peg on pellets in coloured water.

5 Barbel, 7 Chub, 6 Other