Feedback & Reports

Best days fishing ever on a river but thats not saying a lot for me, thanks for your help and advice Frank Williams!

Started about lunch time caught a lovely 12 inch'ish brownie on my first cast with a black klinkhammer, after a bit of stalking, at the very bottom of the beat.No sign of any other fish rising.

Nymphed my way up the rest of the beat and caught another 2 brownies and 3 Grayling all about 12" plus

Hung around the second pool that stretches from the bridge down to the first faster running water, about 75 yards? for about 2 hours, sporadic rises only.

Packed up and got a pint from the Bell, stood on the bridge looked down to see fish rising all over the place but it was about 9.45 by then..... but I was tempted!

Thank you very much for all your help with organising our trip to Caradoc, Whitney Court and Doldowlod.
N.C. and I had the following catches:

Caradoc: 18 barbel to 8lb 12oz, 6 chub to 3lb 12 oz. Chub to floating breadcrust, barbel to sweetcorn and pellets. Fantastic day all round.

Whitney Court: 1 barbel 8lb 13oz, 9 chub to 4lb 6oz (most over 3lbs), 2 lost trout to retrieved sweetcorn! Excellent day.

Doldowlod: Novice river fly anglers but 3 small trout, 3 small grayling all to nymphs. Challenging and a great antidote to quivertipping.

All in all some of the best river fishing we have had. Please pass our thanks to all your staff and the various riparian owners for a splendid few days.

Kind regards

3 Brown Trout - 8" to 10". Moved a couple of larger fish.... close but no cigar!

Catch report for 3 rods :19 x barbel 8lb 3oz, 11 x chub 5?lbs

Brilliant day, glorious weather, and... caught 13 barbel and 5 chub all to sweetcorn - best barbel 8.8lbs, best chub 4lbs, majority of barbel in 5-7lb class with a scamp of about 3 that tried to tailwalk !

Removed somebody else's hook from one of them - perhaps a reminder that if you are fishing for barbel on this magnificent river - you need strong gear. I use 10 or 12lb line and didnt lose a single fish - not bragging but with the rocks anything lighter is prone to fraying - and I've learnt my lessons on the Teme thinking I could get away with 8lb in snaggy swims.

Will be back.

PS Dropped my phone in the river but it still works.

Les in Ross tackle shop very helpful as was Adam Fisher. Great sport and Foundation booking information is spot on. Many Thanks

WUF Notes : Conditions - coloured. Number of rods - 1.
6 x Barbel to 8lbs. Caught on pellet.
3 x Chub to 3?lbs. Also on Pellet

Fished Middle Hill Court for first time on Friday 27 June, lovely stretch of water, after trying a couple of likely looking swims, alas, with no results...the local expert Adam Fisher who was on the river, showed me a couple of hotspots. This man knows his river, 2nd cast a chub of about 4?lb, followed by 5 lovely but quite lean barbel between 6lb - 9?. l personal best! Also 1 lost.

Anyone who wants to get the best out of this part of the lower Wwye would be well advised to hire the services of Adam.

Many thanks.

One ?lb grayling, caught-on: gold head. Saw a salmon jump in pool opposite lake.

Angry weather with gale force wind and very heavy rain. Wading treacherous in these conditions. The river a gem, but a real challenge. Fish taking the dry fly despite the storm - extraordinary sport.

WUF Notes : 4 Brown trout up to 1lb. Caught on : Grey duster and GRHE

I suppose that releasing a 12lb salmon on Monday and 5 salmon on Wednesday between 9 and 13lb may qualify for a sweat shirt! Wednesday was an exceptional day at Bigsweir with 14 fish from 9lb to 20lb plus. I was fortunate enough to have 4 in the morning (2 on fly and 2 spinning) and another fish on the fly in the afternoon. All of my fish went back in a good condition and all were fresh and some with sea lice. Robin Coleman had 6 for the day.

Keep up the good work on the reports.