Feedback & Reports

My friend and I had never fished the Wye before. We arrived on Wednesday 27th to find the river a light tea tint and high but not raging. We were to fish Thursday to Saturday. Thursday morning we met Ian Boney in a torrential thunder storm to show us around the fishery, by this time the river was up and running chocolate brown. Fished beat 3 and 4 for the rest of the stormy day with little to show for it by way of fish in the net, even though we laced various swims with hemp and and pellets. The second day my friend Ian caught a personal best chub of 4lb.6oz trotting sweet corn in beat 4. On our last day we fished beat 2 and I had 10 chub to 4lb.8oz, all caught long trotting, 9 took luncheon meat and one took bread. Stunningly beautiful river and surroundings with swims in places where there would normally be shingle, grass and willows. Many thanks to Ian Boney for his guidance.

7 barbel to 7lb and a small chub. Spent to much time looking for the parking at the Severn Trent water complex, it is now Costain (builders). As with all 5 beats we fished, we felt a few signs would help. Nice stretch, will be going back.

First time on the Wye and our feeders were not big enough. Still had a nice day with 8 barbel to 8lb 2 chub and an eel. Bailiff was a great help. Long walk to the best swim but worth it.

Fished in the meadow stretch as we had been advised by Don that the river was still a little high for the woods swims. River fining down and looked almost perfect but fishing was very slow compared with yesterdays results. Finished with 6 barbel and 11 chub topped by a 9lb 13oz barbel at about 7pm. A lovely looking stretch of river in a very tranquil setting. Will certainly return. Thanks again to Don for his help and encouragement.

0600 - 1200, two fish landed, 14lbs fresh runner and 19lbs slightly coloured. Both on a fly led near surface from two main pools. Fish carefully meausured and returned strong. I am over the moon, a morning to remember. Thank you.

Fished from 4:15. With occasional rising fish decided to fish dry. Caught two WBT to 0.5 lbs on CDC Olive emerger and micro midge patterns. Both fish returned. Failed to bring several others to hand.

First outing on the Usk, thanks wuf for the recomendations. Worked hard all day & struggled to catch the 3 fish to 8 ins by 1800hrs. but then after a tip off from the wuf, evening rises had been good recently. I decided to stay on, good move finshed at 21.45 with 13 to 16ins, the last ten all being a good size & taken off the top on a h/e emergers.
good fishing, great surroundings, fantastic advice, thanks

Water level high but only slightly coloured. Fished afternoon. Several small WBT on various dry and GRH, all returned. Memorable sight of family of small otters (?) playing in the tree roots on opposite bank just a couple of rod lengths away. Also memorable were the fierce horseflies and prize nettles!
We will return!

Salmon 15lbs landed, another lost in rock pool. Fish taken, water 1m, fc red/black.

No fish at all didn't see one.
I believe you must help numbers by breeding salmonoids
It's working very successfully in Canada.