Feedback & Reports

Cloudy in the morning giving way to sunshine around lunch time. A few olives coming off throughout the day and even a few late mayfly but I only saw 2 fish rising. The river was running with a hint of colour. I caught on a size 16 black parachute dry fly by fishing likely looking spots. I hooked and lost 1 fish on a gold head hares ear. A lovely beat and an extremely enjoyable day. A word of warning. After entering the field a walk of around 400 yards will bring you to a clump of trees. One of the trees has a 3-4 inch diameter hole in it. This is a bee's nest so take care.

3 Trout

Challenging day this time but managed 1 barbel just over 8 pounds and three chub. Lovely stretch as always.

Two small brown trout using GRHE returned to river.
Fished upper end of beat 2-6pm. Lovely river - kingfishers, dippers and signs of otters.

2 Trout

Safe swims on this beat were in short supply and we had a job to find fishing spots. A long and hot walk to the top, where there is a big concrete croy, was reasonably productive and we were happy with a bag of 4 good barbel and 5 chub to kick the season off. Two large eels also took a fancy to our pellets but we wouldn't mind not catching those! We spent a very quiet evening at the start of the beat where we had very little action.

4 Barbel, 5 Chub, 2 Other

Fished for couple of hours around midday and caught inspite of anglers on the opposite bank, as soon as the cloud cover went the fish switched off and it started to feel very warm, packed up to cool down and returned to do a couple of hours around dusk but only a chub and a lost fish to report. Lovely to sit there with nobody about in the fading light.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fished beat 2. Had small trout on spinner and chub of 4lb+ on feeder. Lost a nice barbel at the net in the evening. Lovely stretch of the Wye.

1 Trout, 1 Chub

Spent a few hours on this beautiful beat from very early morning til about dinner time. My first time here and the river seemed very low and clear so dry fly seemed to be the tactics. Very few flies hatching however there were a few small fish rising to something and I managed to net 7 of them around 6 inches and 1 a bit bigger at 9 inches. All the fish put up a scrappy fight for their size but I couldn't seem to find any of the larger specimens that I've been told inhabit this stretch. Sat and had a smoke by the falls at the end of the beat, by which time it was getting too warm to fish. A lovely place to spend a few hours and I will definitely have another go at this one.

8 Trout

Caught 3 barbel from 6.2lbs to 7.2lbs. 1 chub at 5.2lbs, all caught on halibut pellet.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

River, good flow and coloured, apparently due to top soil run off which seemed to suit the barbel. Weather started a little cloudy with warm and sunny afternoon and evening. Fished 10.30am to 10pm. Moved swims twice, some snags present near the bank. Used 12lbs line but still lost a little tackle. Best to cast well out and 12 to 23 across. However fish fed throughout the day. Used 8mm and 10mm halibut pellet on hook and pva bags and catapult as loose feed. I had 8 barbel, 1 of 5lbs, 3 of 7lbs, 2 of 8lbs 1 of 9lbs, and a final barbel at 9.30pm of 10lbs 1oz. Best Chub of 4lbs mid afternoon. My friend also had a great day, 8 barbel, 6lbs 8ozs to 9lbs 14ozs and a chub of 3lbs.
Some of the bankside conditions are quite difficult, steep banks, rocks and vegetation. Travel light, its reasonably easy to return to car for food and bait if required.
Parties of canoes up to late afternoon but this presented no problems.
Overall a very enjoyable day. Thank you.

16 Barbel, 5 Chub

Caught 2 trout on dry fly about 25 and 35cms. Very few fish rising throughout the day.

2 Trout