Feedback & Reports

First time fishing the Wye. Arrived around 6.30am and walked the entire stretch. River was slightly coloured with visibility down to around 4/5 feet. I understand it was marginally higher than usual. Weather was clear and sunny (very hot). A number of fish could be seen moving in the shallower stretches of the river, particularly on the woodland stretch.
Free lining bread brought a number of early chub on the woodland stretch before moving up to the top end of the beat. A friendly local pointed out the better swims and the majority of the day was spent fishing the middle stretch of named pools.
Feeder with double pellet hook bait (hinders barbel blitz) brought consistent action through the morning. Action died down on the open parts of the river once the sun got up. Moving back down to the woodland stretch chub could still be had in the shaded areas (taking cherries from the trees overhead!). The fishing picked up again as the sun dropped with the biggest barbel of the day coming at this time (around 8lb). Packed up tired and happy at 8.00pm.

5 Barbel, 12 Chub

4 Chub

A fairly good day. The lads battled into the wood, they were not impressed with the dangerous nature of the wood and disappointment with the fields below and inaccessibility of the river. Upper pools produced later in the day. Again another beat where work is needed to improve the fishing experience or reduce the cost of the ticket. The boys had to contend with people walking the beat and pestering them for information too.

10 Barbel, 18 Chub

Not a bad day, very slow till 2pm then for an hour a feeding frenzy with 6 chub and a barbel, then another between 5-6pm with 5 more chub and four barbel lost in weed. It was either rip them through it or hope they would swim out not one did and they all shook the hook - gutted!! Lovely beat will try the wooded section next time and leave all unneeded kit at home.

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

Fished the Lucky Stone pool, not a place for the faint hearted, or those without a rope, but most definitely worth the effort.
I must of lost half as many fish as I caught due to being cut off and the snaggy nature of this swim.

23 Barbel, 8 Chub

Managed 5 barbel from the top of the stretch off the croy. Also 5 chub with one scraping 5lb so a great days fishing.

5 Barbel, 5 Chub

Managed 5 barbel from the top of the stretch off the croy. Also 5 chub with one scraping 5lb so a great days fishing.

5 Barbel, 5 Chub

Lovely beat with lots of different swims. Caught two Barbel & one chub, all putting up a great fight. Barbel to 8lbs. A pleasure to be on the river with some friends....

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fished the wooded section in a great swim near the big rock from 2pm until dusk. The river was low but had the first fish on the first cast. Barbel from 4 to 9 lb, chub 2-3 lb. A bit snaggy, lost quite a bit of gear but a totally amazing day for Joe's first trip to the Wye. Day 1 of 3. TBC......

8 Barbel, 7 Chub

Various methods but all fish caught on pellet. 4 x 3-4lb chub. River low, very weedy.

4 Chub