Feedback & Reports

First visit to this beat or any WUF stretch for that matter. Found the booking procedure simple and received clear directions to the fishery. Bright sunny day and river running clear. Bailiff Stanley Turner suggested a spot on the bottom island. Surprised to start catching straight away and finished with 8 barbel and a chub. All taken on pellets. Very nice fishing in a lovely setting. A cracking day in all. Hope to return and try some of the other pegs along this stretch.

8 Barbel, 1 Chub

Only fished from 5pm til 9pm. River was low and clear and seemed dead until 8pm or thereabouts when a change of swim gave me a barbel of around 6lbs and a few missed bites before switching off again. Unfortunately my companion didn't have a touch despite moving swims 3 times, but that's fishing!
The salmon were active in the evening, in particular 2 very large ones above and below the croy, along with the trout which were rising freely and made me wish I had my fly rod. Nice beat, faster than average in the lower section for this part of the Wye although it is very shallow below the croy pool as per the description.
As always the directions were spot on, and so thank you again to WUF for a lovely evening.

1 Barbel

Trout caught on dry fly, each approx 10" long, returned alive. River crystal clear, very enjoyable fishing. Will fish this beat again.

2 Trout

6 WBT caught - biggest 9". Plenty of fish in lower section of beat, but easily spooked! Upper section overgrown and needing tidying up.

6 Trout

1 fish only, on Hare's Ear Nymph. Far too much water given over to Wormers in my opinion. They seem to hogg the same spot all day.

1 Trout

Fished the bottom half of the beat. Fish showed in The Vanstone, Corner Tree and Maddox but none could be tempted by my flies.

Nothing caught.

Fished Sugwas Court with a friend for two days. Enjoyable fishing. Salmon regularly crashing around as well.

9 Barbel, 7 Chub

Blank. Worked the beat hard on a day which began with rain, then warm mists and finally blazing sunshine, but no takes. It's amazing how overgrown the top end has become in the last few weeks; take a cutlass or at least a stick to fight your way through the popper weed.

Fished from 6.30am till 5pm, barbel to 10lb, chub to 7lb then ran out of bait! Bites all day! Incredible days fishing!

11 Barbel, 8 Chub