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A tough day on a 3 FT and falling river, the lowest stretch was unfishable, concentrated on the middle section identifying an area of smooth flow near to a weed bed, steady fishing all day with 15 Barbel and 18 chub on a warm day. All caught on pellet feeder with a mixture of pellets, a lovely stretch with plenty of areas to fish, immaculately kept and maintained by Colin. The top end of the fishery is close to parking area so a long walk is not necessary. Great day again, looking forward to a return visit to W & U in Sept. Thanks.

15 Barbel, 18 Chub

It was my first time on the River Wye, I fished the Middle Hill Court stretch. I did not catch any barbel but I caught two chub at 3lb 4oz and 3lb 10oz. Both fish came to robin red pellets, fished approx 2 rod lengths out in some slack water. I fished the cage feeder with halibut flavoured ground bait.
I will definitely be back. Great venue and hopefully the river will yield me my 1st barbel.

2 Chub

A lot different to the last time I fished this beat then the water level was real low but after a few days of rain the river was up and pushing through. After starting on the road side which was slow fishing for a couple of chub, the owner of the beat came down and after a good chat he suggested a few better swims for the conditions and I never looked back. I set up in the first swim the other side of the bridge and fished the edge of the slack water. In the last 5 hours I caught 3 Barbel from just over 7lb up to just over 9lb and in the flow it was some good scraps. I also had another 9 chub from 3lb up to a PB of 5lb 6oz. So over all a fantastic days fishing.
I stayed on a nice peaceful camp site called Trippenkennet farm which is not far out side of Ross. It has nice hot showers and if the river is not fishing it also has 2 fishing lakes on site. And at only £6 a night it was a cheap 3 nights.
A big thanks to the Wye and Usk great beat great access and great fishing.

3 Barbel, 11 Chub

I blanked. River high, but falling after heavy rain. River quite coloured.
This long beat has a very significant gradient and very fast flow in the main channel, although I mostly fished the pool area at the head of the beat. There was very little obvious fish activity, although there were a very small number of small, splashy rises in currents near the pool which I believe were probably grayling. Line control and avoiding drag was a more-or-less constant problem.
Overall, excellent surroundings, but a frustrating day.

3 Barbel, 7 Chub

Very shallow water but good bankside. Nice place to fish, huge amount of boats and I could of caught far more without them. All fish caught on feeder fished pellet.

7 Barbel, 4 Chub

Sudden rains over previous day or so had considerably swollen river level - very muddy and fast - fished from bank. Both bottom and float but just a couple of bites and no catches all day.

A beautiful day with perfect conditions on this stunning beat. Great fly water and excellent access throughout with a good combination of named salmon pools and shallow gravel glides fro trout and grayling. No sign of any salmon but some good fun in the evening for trout.

4 Trout, 1 Grayling

Challenging fishing in a beautiful location with deep water in places. Had trouble finding the beat but eventually found the track to the upper limit footbridge. The fishing in the upper section is very limited due to the steep bank. I could not fish the other bank as I could not find the path that avoided the white cottage, even though one is shown on your beat map. This was a pity as I could not reach the best water. Caught 3 trout, one being 1lb+. A good day but the signage could be better.

3 Trout

Early start on the bank for 5am, river 600mm up and rising with plenty of colour,and debris's evident. This in-turn narrowed the swim choice. Opted for the first swim over the bridge, bit of a eddy but no real slack water, straight lead 3oz and meat the size of a golf ball down the side, even with 3oz it was being dragged in to with in 12-15ft of the bank. First slamming bite at 5.45am resulted in the best of 4 Barbel going close to 9lbs and in spectacular condition. Tried the pellet and feeder but this only attracted barrow full's of weed on the retrieve (every 5mins due to constant build up). Back to the BIG meat, the bites were so ferocious in the flow, even with the bait runners on, lost 2 fish on the take as they took 20+yds off! Cormorants feeding on small chub, eels, and dace directly to my left under the willow, sad sight. Left at 10.30am after sun burnt through. No canoes by then, great time to be out, loved it. Home for a fry-up. Would be nice if we could post pics here?

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4 Barbel