Feedback & Reports

18th June, the river was up but dropping & still reddish in colour. We started the day at the top of the fishery, heavily pre baiting 4 likely looking swims, hemp, pellet, corn and ground bait packed into 5oz feeders to hold bottom. The fishing was slow with one fish to myself, a PB barbel of 8-14oz to corn hook bait. We moved down to the bottom section of the beat in the afternoon, a move which provided a 6lb barbel & 3 chub to 2lb to Tim.
An interesting stretch which I would like to return to when the conditions are better. Thanks to all at Wye & Usk.

River very high still but fishable. 3 barbel caught, 2 double figures, 1 eight pound. 4 Chub, 1 over 4lb 1 at 4lb, 2 at 3lbs plus. Bailiff met on site and saw photographs of first barbel & chub.
Method: 1st two fish taken on legered heavy swim feeder with 2mm pellets halibut pellet with paste wrap hook bait.
Other fish taken with similar method using PVA Mesh filled with 8mm pellets and pellet hook bait with Salmon oil or Halibut oil dip and paste wrap.
All fish returned alive and swam off full of life. All Barbel and Chub rested before release.

Booked a day but circumstances limited it to 90mins fishing, but what a 90mins! Contacted 4 fish, missing one, losing 2 and landing a very fresh 18lber. All took a #6 Bann shrimp on sink tip line. River 2ft 6" and 4ft visibility.

Never fished this length before and wouldn't do so again under high water conditions. A combination of several feet of flood water and high overgrown banks meant there were very few fishable swims. One rod took 9 barbel from the best of the fishable spots the rest of us had to scratch about in a couple of unappealing swims for 3 barbel between us.
By far the most disappointing wuf length I have fished to date. Non of the barbel caught were over 7lb.

4 barbel, 2 each.

Good evening but caught no fish. I had a chance to try my new Tenkara rod. The river was a bit coloured and there was no much fly about.

River high but falling and reasonably clear. Difficult fishing with fly because of trees etc and the depth of water meant that fishing from the riverbed, along the river wasn't possible except for a few locations. Caught 3 trout 8-16oz on Stonefly nymph, all returned.

The river was very full and fast, Julian was not happy wading, I fell but was ok. I went and fished below the bridge and caught a good brownie 8". It is a lovely spot and I hope to book it again soon.

River in better state. 2 barbel, 6 chub and lost a cracking barbel.

Another glorious sunny day unfortunately I had to fish the same swim as yesterday due to the hight of the water. The fish were a bit more cautions today and i ended up with 6 barbel and 1 big dace all on pellets.
All in all a great couple of days and a big thank you to everyone at WUF.