Feedback & Reports

When I have seen people reporting blanking on the Wye I have often wondered if they tried hard enough! I tried very hard in a variety of swims and still drew my first ever blank on the Wye. Lost a couple of barbel late afternoon, one a hook pull and the other with line sliced on a rock! My partner found the one swim that was more consistent and hard one barbel at 7lb 12oz and 6 chub.
We were coming back the next day for more of the same; I decided to try and build up some bait in the swim I lost the fish and hope that they came on the feed in the evening as they had on this day. I have caught plenty of barbel on the Wye in hot sun and low water before but not on this day.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

Arrived at 4.30pm. A nice walk down the fields just before a big downpour whilst mixing the ground bait. I decided to try a lone piece of luncheon meat and had 2 bites straight away resulting in one barbel of 5 1/2lb. By this time my father in law had just cast in. We were getting lots of knocks on meat but even when hooking fish it was hard to get them in as there a lots of snags for them to throw the hook. David also missed a few and lost a lovely barbel at the net but was loving the action. I then had 2 barbel of 6lb+, 1 on krill pellet and one on garlic pellet. Time was flying when at about 8pm David got his barbel weighing 8lb 5oz. It was a cracking fish and made his night. I caught a lovely chub at 9pm before moving further up stream where on my 3rd last cast I caught a 9lb 3oz barbel. Although it was a shortish session we had plenty of action and should have caught more but its a snaggy stretch and this resulted in a few lost feeders. Plenty of salmon rising but it's very low with little flow in places.
Thanks to WUF for my late booking it's a great beat. Fished near the Weir Garden, only worrying thing was at 9.45pm as we left a chap on a bike with fishing gear was coming along the field towards where we had been. Back soon.
We were staying in Hoarwithy and also checked out Tressecks and Red Rail stretch and saw a chap from the campsite catching barbel but had no landing net. He said he had been told it was free fishing and had caught about 6 barbel.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

River was extremely low and the fishing was tough but the surroundings more than made up for it.
We caught five barbel to 8lb and two chub, all on pellets. The taxi service from the farm to the river by the farmer is highly recommended.
A beautiful stretch of river.

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

Only fished couple hours, needs rain.

1 Chub

Very hot and sunny. River level up slightly following the heavy rain and storms from Saturday but still very low and clear.

2 Chub

Conditions were awful. Heavy thundery rain (following 30 degree heat the previous day). River had risen about 6 inches by the end of the day.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

2 Barbel

Difficult day, river very low with a green algal tinge. Very bright and hot day which didn't help. Managed to have a barbel and 5 chub between 2 rods, all to feeder and pellet tactics. Be prepared for a good walk and be careful of hidden holes along the bank.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

11 Chub