Feedback & Reports

Two us fished in the top field with no results at all using feeder and pellets, a blank. We should have tried further down ,it seems as the fish were all there.
Better luck next time, still a lovely fishery though!

The Middle Hill Court Fishery, 2026-10-18, 12 oC, sunny, wind 16 km/h NNE
When we arrived, we met the bailiff, Stefan. He told us which swims were holding good shoals of barbel and showed us the rig and pellets that work best on this part of the river. He even gave us a few rigs to try and some of his “secret” bait. It was brilliant talking to someone so enthusiastic and passionate about the river. He is an absolute national treasure!
Following Stefan’s advice, we chose the best swim for the day, and within ten minutes, we were into our first barbel. The second one came an hour later. My young companion, Thomas, was beginning to lose heart at this stage as he was only catching chub; some really good fish, but "not a barbel," as he put it. Then eventually, using Stefan's secret bait, Thomas was hooked into and landed a beautiful barbel of his own.
We ended the day with three barbel weighing 6lb 10oz, 5lb 10oz, and 6lb 2oz, along with seven chub up to about 4lb. A fantastic day on the bank. Thanks, Stefan and Fishing Passport!

3 Barbel, 7 Chub

1 angler pike fished but no luck.
Chub to combination of waggler fished meat punch & meat feeder.
Thanks to Stefan for his advice & guidance.

1 Barbel, 19 Chub

6 chub from the upstream end of the beat.

6 Chub

Only 4 fished. A great day with plenty of action on both the float and feeder.

20 Barbel, 22 Chub

we had a great day catching 9 barbel and 6 Chub.... biggest Barbel was 7lb 6 oz... lovely beat.

9 Barbel, 6 Chub

Bloody good day, 5 Barbel between 4 .5lb and 7lb 9 oz, 25 Chub between 1 .5 and 5lb 6oz ( new pb). Most of the Chub caught on 8mm halibut pellet fished under a waggler.
One Barbel on the float, the rest on either feeder or straight lead.
I have fished quite a few day ticket beats on the Wye and in my opinion MHC is the best, beautiful surroundings, good access, lots of well maintained swims , several of which are very good. The whole beat is a credit to the hard work bailif Stefan puts in, i wish other beats would take a leaf out of his book. At £40 per day it is expensive but i think it's worth every penny.

5 Barbel, 25 Chub

static baits didn't cut it today very light leads and moving meat was the only way in the deeper slower swims beautiful day kingfishers galore Nice guy on the peg below had plenty of fish on the float

catching on a15 ft light float rod certainly added drama too

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

Excellent day fish fed well from lunchtime onwards, we caught 21 Barbel biggest 2 were 10lb 1oz & 9lb 13oz along with 11 good Chub.

21 Barbel, 11 Chub

Good conditions with a little rain . A lovely beat with easy access to the river.Also a very helpful bailiff who provided some useful tips . All usual baits caught. A great day .

10 Barbel, 14 Chub