Feedback & Reports

4 Trout

River looked good, one angler fished the woods, found it very difficult to fish, but managed to land 8 Barbel , all on pellet. The two other anglers fished near the hut. One angler managed a 9lb 2oz Barbel and 5 Chub. Third angler only managed 1 Chub. Not a very productive day, but a joy to be on the river again.

9 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

limited swims made fishing difficult

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

Did not fish. We booked Foy and the Creel. The River was extremely low and this stretch is full of streamer weed. Very limited access to any swims, banks are very overgrown. We simply could not get down the areas we wanted to fish so did not even bother. Waste of money. Would not recommend fishing this stretch unless you have waders and a box / platform to get out in the river.

Booking Office Note: The River Wye is a SSSI protected river, which makes cutting swims very difficult - although some swims have been cleared along the beat. The streamer weed (Ranunculus) is also a SSSI protected species, so it can't be cut and cleared, but is also very important habitat for the fish. The low river will also make access more difficult, and we do always encourage anglers to take waders or wellies with them to suit all circumstances.

2 Trout

2 Grayling

1 Barbel

Very high river, difficult fishing nothing to report.

1 bite, 1 trout Caught, caught around 8.30 then was dull all day after, bit of a windy day with cloud and sun at certain times of the day, noticed on arrival that there were campers parked down in the west corner with a lit fire so there was no room for fishermen in that corner, clearly night fishing

Booking Office Note: If you ever see someone suspected of night fishing, please ring the Rangers or report it to NRW immediately.

1 Trout

Fished trout "fly only" and walked down the far end of the reservoir without any success despite starting quite early. walked back to dam end by the ticket machine and fished all along that bank, but again no luck - I have a theory that if the wind is blowing into the dam then the trout don't seem to take fly. However, I've always had better luck when the wind is blowing the other way. Another blank day, but the weather was nice.