Feedback & Reports

Cold wind blowing hard downstream all day. River still low even after the rain the previous day. No bites in the morning at all but the fish came in the afternoon to a feeder. Fished two swims hard all day for 6 barbel and one chub lost to a snag tree. Biggest fish just over 8lb.
A rope and some form of rope anchor at the top of the bank would be advisable as it is a long way to the water.
Usual armada of boats and swimmers but hey ho, that is the wye these days. Still a very enjoyable day on the river.

6 Barbel

1 Barbel

2 Barbel, 1 Chub, 2 Pike

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Good afternoons fishing . Eight Barbel to 8,1/2lb. Three Chub to 5lb

8 Barbel, 3 Chub

The river was at a perfect level at this stretch after a couple of nights of rainfall previously to my first visit to thomas wood, the river was lovely and coloured when i arrived at 6:30 that morning with a lovely flow. At first it was quite a slow start only catching 5 chub before dinner time. But then in the afternoon it just came alive having another 5 chub amongst 7 barbel. What a great day. I used a small feeder with several different sized pellets in my bait mix. Just ashame u can only use one rod on this stretch as it is probably not always as productive on certain days. Definetly worth a visit though.
Fishing Passport note: the one rod per angler rule applies to nearly all day ticket fisheries let through the Passport.

7 Barbel, 10 Chub

1 eel

1 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

I caught my first barbel ever on this stretch on Sunday.
I'm sure if I had moved further down and explored more pegs I may have picked up a few more bites and fish, but I was fishing a river for the first time and I do not yet know if I am fishing the right areas and my confidence is low.
A beautiful stretch of river, definitely wouldn't like to attempt the drive back up the hill if it was wet, my car struggled to get grip on the path back to the main road I'd say this could become a serious concern for some with smaller cars.

1 Barbel

River running very strongly due to rain in previous days, lots of debris coming down the river, tried trotting a float mostly and a feeder later.
No joy on either, not even a definite bite from 8am to 2.30pm.
Tried corn, pellet and luncheon meat.

I have fished this stretch before but not for some time and was encouraged by the notes on the website regarding improvements for 2020. As we arrived, it became very clear that the majority of the stretch is virtually ‘unfishable’ due to lack of bankside access (everything is so overgrown). I get the wild fishing/nature argument but when the opposite bank is so well prepared for anglers this doesn’t add up - it’s just not been worked on. There were two fishable areas - both in the woods and unless you are Spider-Man other areas are off limits. All in all a hard days fishing for 4 chub all caught on feeder/meat, lack of move possibilities limiting the days fishing.

4 Chub