Feedback & Reports

Very nice stretch of the Wye. River levels were up slightly following a few weeks of very low levels (from what I read on previous reports) with some colour to it.
Conditions were overcast at first with a bit of rain, however this then turned to bright sunshine for the rest of the day.
Caught 4 Barbel to 8.5lbs and 8 Chub to 4lbs between us. All fish were caught using open ended feeder with pellet/groundbait and CBS River Monster hook baits.
I was concerned about the Water pipe/hump on the track that people have reported on. This needs attention as a lower vehicle could bottom out/ cause damage to undercarriage. My A4 Avant was OK over it but only just.

4 Barbel, 8 Chub

Great day, 11 barbel to 8.10lb and 6 chub all over 4lb, best 4.08lb and one eel. Pellet feeder doing the best. River coloured and pushing a little making the floating weed a pain but fishable. Many thanks WUF.

11 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

Heaviest rain I've seen in years, river chocolate brown, didn't even see a single fish. Not many accessible swims to get down to the river.

Ledgered pellet, conditions ideal.

3 Barbel

6 Barbel, 4 Chub, 2 Other

1 over 8lbs, 2 over 9lbs. 1 on pellet, 2 on meat.

3 Barbel

Arrived mid-day and started at the bottom end of the fishery for a couple of hours to no avail. Moved to the top section which coincided with heavens opening and staying open for the rest of the day. I've never seen the river this low and apart from the odd patch of blanket weed, where has all the weed gone on this stretch? The sound of a generator abstracting water kept us company for a few hours in the afternoon, and it was sad to see that swims we'd fished in previous seasons had all been washed away and not replaced, leaving only two fishable swims in the top section. My friend ended up with 4 eels and a lot of lost tackle (rocks) and I could only manage 2 barbel and 6 chub. Without a doubt, this was the worst day's fishing we've experienced on this wonderful river and somewhat concerned about the lack of any real weed growth on this stretch.
This used to be a favourite stretch of ours, but I'm afraid, no more.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub, 4 Other

Hard day on a low and clear river. Worked our way around the beat fishing all areas but nothing interested in the heat.
Still, the lack of fish action allowed us to really appreciate the wildlife and the beauty of this stretch of the Wye.
Will be back in the Autumn.

Extremely disappointing trip. I came all the way from South Yorkshire to find a river with hardly any water in it. I couldn't really fish in the morning due to a constant flotilla of canoes coming down the river and many of them crashing straight into the overhanging trees that I was trying to put bait under. After lunch time I got into the centre of the river and walked the stretch up and down trying to find deep spots with some fish, but to no avail. There is also a makeshift ramp on the gravel track to protect a pipe going into the farmers field which is poorly constructed and is too high and almost tore through the bottom of my car (twice, as I had to get back over it to go home). I never saw any fish or any signs of any fish in this stretch of river. All in all a completely disappointing journey which cost me a fair few quid to make.

Fantastic stretch of water and watched a shoal of barbel flashing in the fast, clear water but very hot and the fish didn't seem to want to feed. One chub and an eel as the sun went down was the best we could muster. Thank you WUF and my special thanks to WUF Approved Coarse Guide Adam Fisher for his help and advice.

1 Chub, 1 Other