Feedback & Reports

Weather was perfect for fishing but not for moving around.
Being dull and showery meant that the long grass made you soaking wet in a very short time so I tended to stay in a couple of swims for most of the day, not really my type of fishing being bit of a fidget.
I caught 10 chub and 6 barbel plus one fell off.
I caught chub throughout the day but no barbel until after 6pm.
I did catch a barbel with somebody elses hook in it. Nothing else just a hook so the knot had probably come undone.
The other angler seemed a very nice chap he caught some fish but not sure what.

Several Chub to about 3 1/2 lb and a 15" barbel. Pellet and corn. Maybe I hould have adopted a more mobile appraoch rather than sticking to 3 or 4 pools.
I saw a Salmon leap clear of the water which was a first for me. Nice to meet Tony the bailif.

Had the beat booked for two days - found the fishing very slow. Lots of salmon jumping in the quarry pool. This area of the river is very snaggy but managed five barbel and several chub on pellets - thank you very much.

2 Brown trout on copper John nymph. Some fish rising and had missed takes to dry sedge. Mink tracks seen in the mud and goosanders disturbed. Weather deteriorating through day with heavy showers coming in

2 small brownies.

A very disappointing day, access to one side of the river was no longer available even though it said on the map it was double bank fishing, it now has a construction site in opperation! The side I could fish had a few what I call good looking swims that were easy enough to get close to the river and fish properly but alot were far to overgrown to attempt and mixed with the bright, extremely hot sunny conditions meant I ended up with just two chub! It's a shame as the surroundings are beautiful, just a bit of attention needed to the swims to make them a bit more fishable and being able to get near them, I could not even attempt going through the wood to the bottom swim as it was thick and shoulder high with over growth! Not sure what I'm going to do Wednesday as I'm booked in advance here again, it's a worry.

Weather hot, river low. Fished middle section river stuffed full of chub, lost count of how many caught. 10 barbel - good considering how bright it was. Various baits used - pellet, corn, luncheon meat, cheese. Had a super day, many thanks Wye & Usk.

p.s. someone left a big bag of rubbish by the car pull in where the stile is. TAKE YOUR RUBBISH HOME!!! Otherwise valuable fisheries like this will be lost.

As is normal for this beat, if Courtfield is booked then Don who owns Wyebank also lets you fish his beat so long as it is available. Fished Wyebank early morning and late evening. No salmon to report but good sport fishing the fast water under the far bank with a double hander catching quite a few Brownies (best approx 1lb, Chub and a couple of Shad (best approx 2lb). Almost got knocked over twice by canoes (girls who had no idea of how to steer) where I had to turn round and push the canoe out of the way. Fortunately I wasn't in too deep at the time.
Fished Courtfield in the afternoon but nothing doing. Heard quite a few loud splashes (between the house and Leg Meadow crib) which I suspect were salmon but in each case I was too late to see the actual fish.

Excuses: firstly, low clear river, blue skys and very hot. Not great conditions so we didn't arrive until 12pm. Then things got interesting to say the least!! A young lady was walking her dog as we drove to the bottom of the beat only to strip off before putting on a cossy and having a swim in the pool at the end. Thank you Wye & Usk - do we owe you any extra money for above entertainment??
p.s. fishing great considering conditions with plenty of chub plus 3 barbel as the sun dropped away. Great beat, will be back soon.

One grayling 6inch and a brown of about 8oz. A lovely stretch of water but the day I fished was extremely hot.