Feedback & Reports

After a fine week and a clearing and falling river we struggled, catching 10 barbel and the same number of chub between 4 of us. Best chub 4.5lbs. Best barbel 7lbs. All fish fell to the usual pellet feeder tactics with long periods of inaction in between. Lots of canoeists - some landed - though generally fine, apart from the group that came down in T formation - which was a little trying. Nevertheless another lovely day on the Wye.

Fished on my own (Dad couldn't make it) and had another excellent day. Started at the bottom of the beat (just before the mouth of the Lugg) and had half a dozen chub and two decent barbel before the swim went quiet. Took the advice of a very kind gentleman on the opposite bank and made a move and hit the jackpot! Non stop barbel of all sizes and a few chub for the next 4-5 hours. All fish caught on elipse pellets, very little success with the larger sizes, but 2x8ml glued to a hair rig with micro pellets in the feeder did the trick! Now I know where the 'hot spot' is I will be back very soon!

Arrived 9am, hazy sun which softened with further cloud . Searched the stretch opposite the stream with an emerger (this bit looks so fishy but never had any luck) without success. Moved up to the narrow stretch and caught three lively 8 inchers on the emerger. Moved up to the run the other side of the A40 bridge, no luck with the merger, tried the duo also no luck. Returned to the stretch opposite the stream fished duo again no luck. Wind very gusty down stream by now, called it a day.

Caught 2 fish.

Fished by T aged 13 - one small brown trout on goldhead nymph.

5 chub between 3lb and 6lb. Mixture of float fished slugs and legered pellet.

Sun (2rods), 2 Barbel one at 8 lb 1 oz on around 6/7lb (not weighed), fish came at 17.30 & 20.00 Hrs.

Not a touch!

River clear and at a good level. Sew a few small fish rising and saw quite a few fry but nothing caught.

River 1' 3" on the guage. Nothing caught, nothing seen, nothing more to say really.