Feedback & Reports

Arrived around 11.00, fished below suspension bridge trotting bread, corn and tare to take 21 Chub to 4lbs 2oz with quite a few prime Dace throw in. Also had an appearance from sized good trout. All fished over a bed of hemp and corn with the occasional hand full of liquidised bread. Moved to the upper stretch early evening and fished meat and pellet over a bed of hemp and small pellet for three more Chub to 4lbs 3oz.
All in all a very enjoyable day, a lot of weed was coming down river which made bottom fishing very difficult though.

1 Trout, 24 Chub

Arrived at this beautiful beat with perfect conditions after a hearty breakfast (stayed at Sunny Mount Hotel in Ross and they are very accommodating). Each time I come here, I am never disappointed (and I have blanked here!) The tranquil surroundings are, I would say, one of the best I have come across. The ease of access to the entire beat is a massive selling point. The cost however is still out of kilter with the rest of portfolio of the WUF.
The weather changed from overcast to sunshine to fairly heavy showers and back to sunshine. I shared my swim with a Mink that was surprisingly friendly coming to within 4 feet of me on 3 occasions. I also shared the beat with 3 other anglers but we never crossed paths other than a chat when wandering and upon their departure. From their reports they had a good day down on the beach at the bottom of the beat. I settled in to the steps swim about 100 yards short of the fallen tree in the pasture. This stretch of 100 yards is a fish holding area as has been proven before. Started catching chub on the far bank tight up against the bankside vegetation. Had to wait until the sun came out for the first Barbel at 12:05 (7lb 10oz) falling to the Goose Pellet. Further fish followed with one casualty cutting me off against a submerged rock with the best fish of the day taken at around 18:00 hrs weighing 8lb 11oz. Final tally 4 Chub to 3lb 4oz and 6 Barbel. 8 of the 10 fish fell to the Goose Pellet and 2 to Halibut Pellet all fished feeder tactics with hemp, pellet and crushed pellet, with 3 ft hook lengths. This was the last of my 3 venue trip and I would like to thank WUF and the owners for the ease of booking and keeping all of these waters available.

6 Barbel, 4 Chub

We found the best area was the fast water below the suspension bridge, which produced all but one chub, the river was clear and quiet low, the best method was 8mm halibut pellets for hookbait, with a mixture of 6 & 8 mm pellets in pva bags on a short hook link. All in all a excellent day.

16 Barbel, 12 Chub

This is a very attractive and accessible stretch but jolly expensive! A lot of loose weed was coming down, probably from swans feeding up-river which was a bit trying but three good sized barbel and seven chub to 4lb 12oz, all on pellets and from various swims, made it an enjoyable day. We couldn't complain about the lovely September weather, it was a joy to be fishing.

3 Barbel, 7 Chub

Due to traffic problems, only fished for 3.5hrs from 5pm. A very expensive blank no signs of fish.

Very enjoyable beat to fish, easy access to most of the pools, saw 1 salmon show. Caught a 9lb pike. There were a few canoes coming down but no where near as many as some of the lower beats I've fished & being a Bank Holiday weekend.
Many thanks again Wye & Usk Foundation for ease of booking & an enjoyable days fishing.

1 Pike

Similar to the previous day on The Creel, very difficult.
Had two small barbel 3-4lb early on then nothing. The previous two nights had been cold (even got an ice warning from my car on the way up! This is August?)and was very cold when the sun went in so perhaps this was having an affect. The river was clear but with a good flow but apart from the first few casts absolutely no sign of barbel at all.

2 Barbel

Fly fishing - a few fish moving but didn't hook anything.
River rose very quickly on Friday with cold water, not great conditions. Nice part of the world.
Catch records suggest a better chance with a spinner.

Lovely beat spoiled by dog walkers with dogs swimming in pegs. Numerous cars up and down all day, understandably getting the road ready for the show. I did not realise it was a public byway and after paying over £90 for two anglers expected a bit more peace and privacy.

2 Chub

Nice beat, found some fish in the fast water. Very slow, all fish caught on swim feeder with pellets. Lots of cars up and down getting ready for the country fair need some rain.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub