Feedback & Reports

What a difference a day and a different Beat makes! The water was still very cold and very high, but the sun was out, yippee! This Beat had a lovely eddy at the downstream end and there was even some Fry swimming in the margins. So following 'Mr Crabtree's advice, as in all the good books, we both set up in the same swim. First cast, a nice chub on two 8mm Cheese and Garlic pellets, closely followed by a second, Happy Days! The day progressed and we added two more Chub, a Barbel, and a very impressive 21b Pike. In addition, the Head Game Keeper came over and had a chat with us, which was lovely. We will be back, we love this Beat!

1 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Pike

We had a barbel of approx. 7lb and a small chub of approx. 3 1/2Ib.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

We had 3 barbel to approx. 10lb. A pike of 16 1/2 Ib and a small chub. Lovely quiet beat.

Just me fishing. Water temprature at 3.5 wasn't expecting too much. Fished the slack water at the first downstream swim and had 2 chub ..
Various baits tried but a very smelly cheese paste did the trick. River very high and coloured.
Fishing the Wye all week and staying at the Falcon House B&B at How Caple. Stayed there many times.
Can't recommend it enough along with the excellant food at the Moon pub at Mordiford.

2 Chub

With the water Tempratue at 2.5c and ice in the fringes I new it was going to be hard going and so it was. Not a bite all day.

River still very swollen after recent heavy rain - intimidating when you are used to small rivers. Hard frost, overnight snow and temperature didn't get above 3 degrees all day. Fished luncheon meat on the bottom in hope of tempting a barbel but no luck. Beautiful day and location though. Definitely worth taking binoculars as plenty of wildlife and birds to watch while fishing.

Nothing caught

3 chub and 1 eel all caught on meat,river low and clear.

4 Chub, 1 Other

very difficult day could not get a bit anywhere,tried maggot feeder and luncheon meat but unable to tempt a bite,river looked ok[falling] bank's very slippery after recent flood.

11 chub they were up for it today,missed loads of bit's but still had a great day.

11 Chub