Feedback & Reports

Lucky enough to have fished this beat many times over the past 25 years or more. Fish fed first thing in morning and then again in evening. Although river is low if you can find the snags you can still catch, but you may lose a few as I did. Need to stock up on more feeders!

12 Barbel, 4 Chub

Unfortunately my scheduled companion for the day was ill so had to cry off at short notice. Weather was bit to hot and river low. The ghillie from the stretch above had 2 salmon anglers for the day and indicated that they might want to fish the top swim, (Vanstone Pool), if I didn't mind. I was happy to leave them to it but did struggle during the day for just 3 chub. When they left at 5 p.m. I moved into the pool and added another chub and 4 barbel to 8lbs. A satisfying end to the day but I was less happy that the ghillie told me that the pool would no longer be available to coarse anglers next season. It is a difficult, snaggy swim but does produce fish. This fishery has contracted considerably over the years and if it is to do so again not sure that we will want to book it in future.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

Heavy rain for the entire morning made conditions difficult with plenty of weed being washed down river. I managed a couple of barbel to 8lb 10oz mid-afternoon once the rain stopped. Both fish came to pellet and from the upper end of the beat in deeper water.

2 Barbel

Lovely afternoon on the Wye. Lots of salmon crashing out along the length. Fished a couple of different swims and were rewarded with a couple of average chub and barbel on feeder methods for our efforts.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

River clear and barbel not really feeding. One fish from very last upstream swim on pellet on feeder.

1 Barbel

River clear and barbel not really feeding. One fish from very last upstream swim on pellet on feeder.

1 Barbel

Nice day, very slow in places. Fish seemed a bit spooky. Had 5 barbel to about 7lb and 3 chub. All taken on feeder/pellet. A lot of canoe traffic. Fish caught steadily through the day.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fished lunchtime until dark. Tried rolling meat from the parking area down to the lower limit of the fishery (Or as far as we could get at least!)
Had a few chub on rolled meat then went back to the deeper water at the top of the stretch. Started on the groundbait feeder but this kept snagging up and snapping off so went to a heavy bomb and pellet. Caught steadily from 8pm until dark. Was chaotic at times, sometimes not even being able to put the rod in the rest before it was ripped out of our hands.
A brilliant beat with some lovely fish. Thanks.

16 Barbel, 3 Chub

1 Barbel

Our last day and last beat so decided to do about 12:30-7pm as we had to travel back. Really nice wild looking beat, but due to time constraints we decided to fish the accessible swims upstream in the deeper water.
I decided to put about 10 feeders of bait in to see if anything was about. Unfortunately being too eager, I caught a barbel within 5 mins of my first cast. It was all quiet after that probably due to me catching straight away instead of resting the swim. My brother lost what felt like a good fish and had a couple of chub.
I wish we could of fished the evening as I have no doubt we would of caught again. A great day on a lovely beat though and we were kept entertained by some huge fish leaping clear of the water upstream from us. Can only presume these were salmon. On another note care should be taken in the wet as it can be very slippery, next time we would definitely take a ground spike and a rope. Many thanks.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub