Feedback & Reports

Took the walk over the hill and found the river with good pace but the colour was dropping out. Fishing was slow but managed a few barbel. Hair rigged 8mm pellets were the most productive bait.

3 Barbel, 7 Chub

6 Barbel, 14 Chub

Did not fish - River in flood

Fantastic day on a rising river - turned the fish on. Barbel were between 6 and 8lb but one very special fish of 11lb 5 oz. Cracking day!

8 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Slight rise in levels overnight with fish from the first cast. Fished downstream of the woods. Pellet & meat successful baits. No accessible swims in the second field downstream of the woods at this level.

3 Barbel, 9 Chub

Didn't fish, too wet and swims too dangerous to climb down, ropes needed

First visit to fownhope. Had heavy rain during the night but that hadn't really caused the river to rise. Decided to fish downstream of the woods without looking at upstream section first..... To be fair the hill is quite steep but for me it was the slippery mud on the path coming out of the woods by the house that made it treacherous. Like trying to walk up a slide covered in margarine!! One out on the grass, steep but firm under foot. Up and over 300m. Downstream looked great. Didn't go into the wood but 6 good swims between the two of us. Could fish the first two by gate to wood. Just took muddy and slippery. Shame as from previous reports the can produce the barbel. Fished till lunchtime 13 chub 1 lost barbel. Decided to get the hill out the way and fish till dark upstream. Upstream disappointing.....faster turbulent water maybe 4 swims and anglers on opposite bank. Managed 1 small chub and knocked off at late afternoon.
Coming back over heart attack hill noticed a footpath that goes away from the river and I think comes out on the corner of the playing fields which would avoid the slippery path along the field to the fishing hut and out of the woods between the house and the river on to heat attack hill. It still goes over the hill but not through all the mud. If I was only going to fish down river only that is the way I would go. Which if I go there again in drier conditions is all I would do. I will fish the Wye one more time before the winter but will pick a less popular beat. Rain and other anglers before you make some of the banks treacherous.

14 Chub

Tough day..one bite one fish..but a decent 9lb 14 ..

1 Barbel

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

6 barbel in total. River rising and coloured. Localised pockets of fish spread out throughout the fishery. It would be nice to see a few swims cuts in the second field as currently there are none.

6 Barbel