Feedback & Reports

Very bright and warm day resulted in a flotilla the size of which had not been since the Spanish Armada. Many of the canoes were respectful of us, however, one group of males seemed to have partaken too much of what Herefordshire is famous for (Cider) and decided it would be great fun to tip all the occupants of the canoes in their party not 20 yards from one of our party. Another party of 15-20 teenagers decided on an impromptu rendition of "happy Birthday to you" to one of their particular fleet while passing through our pegs.
Fortunately this madness passed by approx 3pm and normal quiet service was resumed. After this time a few fish began to play ball and fell to feeder with pellet or meat. Lovely venue but we will only booking again midweek. The biggest barbel weighed was 9-10 oz and the others between 5 and 9lb.

8 Barbel, 7 Chub

Three fish caught one on spinner two on worm with popup.

3 Trout

Four nice trout gave a good show on a Tenkara outfit fished with a nymph. Not an easy day only a few fish seen but lovely September day

4 Trout

More of a recce for future winter grayling. Right bank downstream from the church difficult to access from bank. Water clear but peaty and dropping. Fished for a couple of hours upstream and caught 1 trout 9 inches on nymph. Lovely spot.

1 Trout

1 Grayling

Whilst this is undoubtedly a very beautiful stretch of the river Wye, with easy vehicle access and accessible swims throughout, there are well established swims along the entire far bank losing the feeling of solitude and unspoilt atmosphere you get on other stretches in the WUF portfolio. Despite the river being in perfect condition fishing was very poor with the various swims we tried above the suspension bridge offering just two chub to two very experienced rods. Only after relocating to the very lower end of the stretch did we finally catch five chub and four barbel to about 7lb in the last hours of daylight. Overall we were very disapointed with our visit given the high cost of fishing Caradoc. We would not have booked, had we known of the angling pressure from the far bank so perhaps this should be mentioned on the venue description.
WUF Note: Any single bank fishery runs the risk of anglers on the far bank and we have no control on how many may be fishing there. For anyone wanting to ensure exclusivity, there are plenty of double bank fisheries to book. Please contact us on 01874 712 074 and we would be happy to advise.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

No fish caught.

Ledger fishing with worm. Average fish 1 to 1'1/2 pound.
Really nice day and the first fishing for my Son.
Thanks for a great day and we will be back.

4 Trout

Caught on fly and float.

8 Trout

Not many swims further up beat, caught fish on meat and pellets. Will probably try different beat next time as struggled a bit, though conditions were not idea (bright and clear)

2 Barbel, 5 Chub