Feedback & Reports

First visit to this new W&U beat. No problem with walk from Youth Hostel to bottom of the stretch but very disappointed with lack of swims and access to the river, even for those of us prepared to get to difficult swims. Further disappointment to see at least 8 anglers fishing into the main pools and swims on the opposite Courtfield bank, despite fishery literature stating that there would be no overlap of swims. This meant that even if access to the river had allowed we could not have fished anywhere above the Pumping Station, taking half of the fishery out of contention. Through perseverance and initiative we found one swim that produced fish late afternoon but until work is done to provide reasonable access we will not return to Home Fishery. It is also worth noting that the vehicle access to the Youth Hostel car park is single track and has no passing places. We had to reverse on both journeys to allow oncoming vehicles to pass; nervous drivers should be aware of steep unfenced drop down the valley to one side of the road.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

2 chub 1 barbel . Hard going with the river low and clear

Feeder fished with Richworth Xtracta ground bait, pellet and boilies. Ledger fished over Hinders Elipse pellets. River conditions low. Largest Barbel 9lb 3oz.

10 Barbel

Feeder fished with Richworth Xtracta ground bait, pellet and boilies. Ledger fished over Hinders Elipse pellets. River conditions low. Largest barbel 6lb 7oz.

5 Barbel

Only one of us ended up fishing due to heat! Made the very long journey on foot from youth hostel car park - needs stressing that the track to carpark is extremely narrow, very steep - glad I had the truck! Disappointed by the lack of available swims. I don't mind a bit of wild stuff but in 30deg heat I'm not going to start wading through 6ft nettles in my shorts! Eventually found a spot and managed a couple of barbel once the heat had died down a bit - one just nudging 10lb which I was very pleased with and made the long hike back worth it. River low and warm and could do with a flush through in next couple of weeks.

2 Barbel

Same timings and tactics as yesterday, just fewer fish! Blimey it is hot, even at 4.30am, not a breath of wind.

3 Chub

Fished from first light until 10ish. River very low. All fish caught before 9.00am. Touch ledger pellets, corn and spam all did the trick. Enjoyed this beat.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

A very long walk on a hot day, not many swims until the end of the beat, fished near the Pumping Station, 3 chub early before leaving at lunch time nice beat.

3 Chub

Very poor access to the beat limits its potential. River was low and fish taken to pellet and feeder.

3 Barbel

Early start, 2 eels, one very large from the Pumping Station. Later in the day fished what we think was Henrys pool, 5 chub, biggest around 5 pounds and 1 barbel. This is a fantastic looking stretch but needs to be a sign indicating beat start and end. Word of warning the canoes started at around 9.30am and did not stop until 5pm. After fishing the Wye for a long time I feel the canoes are starting to have a negative effect on the fishing. Too many for too long. Having said that will be back again for some of the best chub the UK has to offer.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub, 2 Other