Feedback & Reports

Quite a poor day for fishing really. The weather was overcast and cloudy and rained profusely with heavy wind till about lunch time. It got brighter, but still quite windy in the afternoon.
I only saw 2 fish all day and had a bite from one of them, but didn't get it to the net. There was lots of flies coming off the water, including what appeared to be mayflies, but very little fish rising for them. An excellent days fishing albeit with poor weather, maybe I'll do better next time.

J had 6 barbel on Saturday to 10lbs 14oz and 6 chub to 5lbs. Swim 13 and 4 good barbel on Sunday leaving mid afternoon. I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend fishing thank you.

10 Barbel, 6 Chub

Long walk, swims hard to find and access difficult, I blanked but PC had 1 barbel and 4 chub.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Ledger, feeder and float fished pellet, luncheon meat and corn. No fish caught. Very disappointing start to the season.

Fantastic looking stretch of river with a few reasonably easy to access swims (waders would certainly open up more water). Being able to drive along the river was a big bonus as well. I caught 5 Barbel to 7lb 8oz, a small Chub and an Eel, all to halibut pellets. The Barbel were all looking a bit skinny after spawning and the awful weather we've had over the last 9 months or so. Unfortunately I had a slight disaster when my landing net handle broke at about midday, but my session was saved by Wye Angling of Ross on Wye who were close by and able to sell me a new one.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

Having fished the opposite bank at Courtfield and the bottom end of the Worcester length at Bishopswood we were looking forward to today and weren't dissapointed. We fished the faster water near the top of the length in what I think is the Swan pool. Although we only had 7 barbel FG had a pb barbel, a fabulous fish of 11lb 13oz taken on a large lamprey pellet, the other fish were of a good average size including an 8lb 8oz, 8lb 3oz and 7lb 6oz all taken on 10mm boilies. We also had 5 chub. Be warned though the walk from the Youth Hostel to here is about 1 1/2 miles.

7 Barbel, 5 Chub

Started fishing at 4pm, feeder fishing halibut pellets and hemp. Not a lot happened until 7pm when started to get knocks but no proper bites. Changed to sweetcorn and hooked a 7lb 10oz barbel. Added 3 Chub to 3lb, plus a couple of lost fish. River low and clear, very good access to swims paths cut and steps down to river.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

All caught trotting a variety of baits, largest went 4.5lbs. Moved to feeder for barbel, none showed. The whole river from all points between Ross and Hereford badly out of sorts, feel sure it's down to the weather and very delayed spawning for all species. Normally the margins are alive with fry but this year there's nothing.

6 Chub

A quiet day, with one barbel of 6lbs 12oz saving me from disaster at 6pm. It seems the barbel are still spawning, and very few fish were evident in this stretch today.

1 Barbel

1 barbel caught, 1 lost. Beautiful beat - completely agree with previous comments though - some slightly more accessible/prepared swims on the lower part of beat would be great.

1 Barbel