Feedback & Reports

A disappointing return to a beat myself and fellow "danglers" visited in the summer of 2012. Lack of water and weather conditions dictated the performance of the beat. 8mm halibut pellets were the key to a average day on a beat with a good history for us.

9 Barbel, 4 Chub, 3 Other

As with the previous year Wyebank did exactly what it said on the tin. Water levels and weather condition's dictated the day!
On my/our second visit to Wyebank the numbers of fish caught does not reflect what potential the beat has. Trotting with banded 8mm pellets were the key to catching fish.
We visited the same time last year and our catch was double that of this one. So we leave a little disappointed BUT the size of the individual fish has increased.
Rain needed to allow Wyebank to really shine!

21 Barbel, 9 Chub, 3 Other

Nothing caught very hot day limited access to water.

9 Chub

Caught 3 on pellet, using feeder and the rest on trotted bread, biggest was 3lb 10 oz. All in good condition safely returned.

9 Chub

4 small Trout - returned, river rising quickly by 1pm and the spate dislodged massive quantity of brown algae and lots of weed, unfishable by 4.30pm.

4 Trout

Enjoyable day despite the thunder! There were a number of campers present by the river which made it quite 'busy'and not particularly peaceful. Not much fish activity, one brownie (about 8") caught on PTN on slower stretch.

1 Trout

The 3 of us booked Courtfield and were looking forward to a long weekends fishing. However things went from bad to worse, only one fish caught and the changeable weather made things worse. Our only issue with this beat is that there are not many fishable swims and the banks are almost impossible to tackle in the wet.

1 Chub, 1 Other

Fished Lower Canon Bridge for the first time, river very low and clear and was hard going all day, only 1 eel and 1 chub caught all day, 1 barbel hooked but managed to cut me off on a rock.
This beat is a very long walk and it is well worth paying the farmer £5 to take you down to the river and bring you back and he was a very nice guy.

1 Chub, 1 Other

Nil Return.
Fished from 12 till 4pm near Car Park point and upstream for half-mile. No sign of trout rising etc. Good casting practice for me - and son. First time fly fisher. River fast-flowing and very deep in places. Plenty of natural flies in afternoon. Friendly woman at Monnow Valley Studio, very helpful. We may use a guide next time to find the trout and learn small river fishing tactics. Very enjoyable afternoon. WUF service excellent. Thank you. This return also for second rod, R W.