Feedback & Reports

Fished mid afternoon to dusk, had barbel to 8 lb and chub to 5lb. Pleasent fishing canoe traffic much lighter at this time of day.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

Fished all day until 20.30, pellet and groundbait feeder. Biggest barbel going 9lb 15oz

12 Barbel, 5 Chub

5 barbel caught late afternoon/early evening best 9:14

5 Barbel

We fished at the meadow for 8 hours using pellet with cage feeders, tried just about every hook bait and didn't get one single bite between us all day!
Other anglers in the woods had a couple early on and that was it. Very disappointing day! Also the whole stretch of river is large to huge rocks on the bottom so kept getting snagged up and was losing gear all day!

Difficult conditions being very low and clear. Fish fed early morning and late evening (after 7pm)
Largest barbel 9lbs 2oz and chub 4lbs 7oz. Great place to fish.

7 Barbel, 3 Chub

I wanted to introduce my friend Adam to barbel fishing. What better river than the Wye to do this? I have fished Courtfield a number of times so knowing this stretch well decided to take him there. We weren't disappointed as this stretch once again proved how good it is. We fished the same swim in the woods as I wanted to be close at hand. Adam fished downstream of me as this is usually the best area when two people fish close together. He ended the day with 11 barbel to 8 lbs 4 ozs and one chub about 4 lbs. I spent most of the day catching chub to 4 lbs 12 ozs and had to wait until late afternoon for my first barbel but then things went very well for me, landing a total of eight barbel. The best two were 9 lbs 12 ozs and 10 lbs 6 ozs, my biggest Wye barbel. The day was overcast so we had action sporadically throughout the day but as usual the evening proved to be the best time. The biggest fish coming at last knockings. The canoes came through in numbers but all were courteous and we had no problems.

19 Barbel, 9 Chub

Fished pm in woods and had one each. Then in the evening at top of meadow, 2 each. One at a PB busting 11lbs. Weekday canoes are different again to those at weekends, or rather the people in them are. A family in 2 canoes stopped to watch us land a barbel, and gave us a round of applause when we got it in the net - so we can all enjoy the river!

6 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

A nice morning on a low clear river, barbel caught first thing.

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

I think the parking at this venue is a bit dodgy, the main road is very busy perhaps opposite the water board gates would be better if permission was sorted. Fished end of first field usual method pellet +feeder 2 barbel 4lb and 8lb very hot day so glad to get 2 fish, canoes were very good kept to opposite side of river.

2 Barbel

Another tough day on a coloured and out-of-sorts river. Normally reliable swims in the top meadow and the woods failed to produce in the bright sunshine and 30-degree temperatures, and we cut our losses early without even a sniff of a barbel. Very unusual for this fishery!
Owner Note : In exceptional hot and sunny weather, barbel feed late when the sun starts to go down, as regular angler J.A. demonstrated the 18th.

3 Chub