Feedback & Reports

A very pleasant hot, sunny day and a low river so fishing was slow. Fished with trout pellets, sweet corn and luncheon meat. Not many bites but a very enjoyable day all the same.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Superb stretch with easy access and many fishable areas! Sadly we picked the wrong day with BG scoring 2 chub, and myself a blank. However we will definitely try the Creel again and would heartily recommmend this beat.

2 Chub

10 Barbel, 14 Chub and 1 Eel on pellet and meat. Caught in the fast water by the island and in the slow water in the top field.

10 Barbel, 14 Chub, 1 Other

Early morning visit and had 2 barbel both 5lb range in the first hour. Returned after lunch for the afternoon/ evening session, fished a different swim and had 7 chub all in the 3lb range.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

Short evening session. Water low and clear. Lost a fish on ledgered luncheon meat when it shed the hook in a snag. Finally saved the day with a good chub by free lining luncheon meat through the weedier section near top of the stretch.

1 Chub

Another great day on the majestic River Wye. Difficult conditions in the afternoon - very hot and the river quite low, but caught a couple of Barbel on Pellet and 4 Chub from different swims.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Slow during the day, and tried several swims by the island, but eventually had 3 chub to 3lb free lining luncheon in weed downstream from faster water at top of the beat. Late evening the barbel came on to pellet. Size was good at 6lb and 7lb 8oz.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Slow during the day, and tried several swims by the island, but eventually had 3 chub to 3lb free lining luncheon in weed downstream from faster water at top of the beat. Late evening the barbel came on to pellet. Size was good at 6lb and 7lb 8oz.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Found the fish in the pacier water off the island but only once the canoes had dissapeared. Bit slow on pellets but went mad for luncheon meat after the sun went down.

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

River low, cloudy for most of the day with more sun in the pm. Hard work for 2 Barbel on pellet, at the start and end of the day. The island in the middle of the beat was well used at lunch time when 20 canoeists landed which made the fast run a no fish zone for a long while.
WUF Note: Even though there is a right of navigation on this section of the Wye, canoeists are only permitted to land on private property in emergencies. The urge for a sandwich would not qualify as such. Hire companies are now meant to have identifiable boats as part of their registration scheme. If you come across this sort of behaviour (or any other that is in breach of the code of conduct) and the canoes or group are identifiable, please let us know and we will forward it on to the navigation authority.

2 Barbel