Feedback & Reports

1 barbel, 1 pike 7lbs and several dace.

3 nice Chub and 4 good Barbel to 9lb 14oz to one rod after a biteless afternoon of trotting, switching to proper Barbel gear into dusk. The other rods had nil bites bar one which lost a big fish and one landed a Chub of 3lb. Everybody fishing the top part of the fishery in high Summer conditions and low levels, all using pellets. My pals were more than pleased for me!

This was our first visit to this venue and we opted to park up and fish the top field below Vanstone Pool where there is plenty of depth and a discernable crease. We both fished pellet feeders and finished the day with four barbel each to 9lbs 7oz.
A very enjoyable day on a very pleasant and interesting beat. We will be back.

No fish caught but one lost after a short encounter in Ford Stream. Conditions sunny and 16degree Celsius. size 10 Thunder and Lightening

My first time on this beat, which is very diverse, giving plenty of choice. I fished at the top end of the fishery, using pellet and feeder, with great results, twelve barbel up to almost nine pounds and one decent chub. I also lost three in a mid river snag, before I worked out how to avoid it. A great days fishing on a really nice stretch.

6lb and 4lb Barbel and a 3lb Chub, all caught on Richworth Xtracta boilies and pellets.

x2 4lb+ Chub and 6 Barbel, 2 low 8's, a high 7, and 3 others, one of which was a bit special. It's been a while since visiting here, and good to see the 8 foot high bankside foliage under control now with just knee-high nettles. So you can make access as you go and there are several good swims with sensibly placed wooden steps and posts, some hiiden by the nettles. Congratulations WUF on the work done. The withdrawal of the complete casino that is the top pools previously available on the beat where I've lost a fortune in feeders is no dissapointment as focus can be set to the extensive stretch of prime Middle Wye that remains. The final spot of a roving session produced just one bite, though from my 4th Wye double at 10lbs exactly, a real battler to the net and more. A fine end to an evening on a really fine beat.

Fished the upper part of this stretch. Conditions even hotter than yesterday and the river low and clear. Between the 2 of us we caught 8 Barbel and 1 Carp, again on pellet.
P D caught most of the fish including 3 Barbel over 9lb ( the biggest of which was 10.25lb) and the Carp which weighed in at 14.5lb. This fish in itself would have made anyone's day and it is the fisst time either of us had seen a river carp, let alone catch one. All the fish were in superb condition and hard fighting. We'll definately revisit this stretch next year.

Fished the Rope Pool. Conditions hot and sunny and the river was very low. Managed to catch 4 Barbel, 5.5lb, 6.5 lb, 7lb and 9.5lb. All on Pellet and feeder. We have booked this stretch for tomorrow Wed 12 Sept, and will try another part of this stretch.

Middle Hill Court is always challenging but holds good numbers of large barbel. It was great to see the work done on access to the swims, much safer and well appreciated, thanks. We had a good day with around a dozen barbel to 9lb 6oz and a sprinkling of chub to 4lb on pellet and feeder from several swims.