Feedback & Reports

River already pushing through first thing and during day height increased by over a metre. With lots of weed fishing was difficult. Only one bite early on fishing close in.

Conditions difficult, massive amounts of floating streamer weed

3 Barbel

Strong wind and heavy rain plus rivet rising made it very difficult

2 Barbel

Had a good day considering the windy conditions which made it difficult to hit the spot when casting. Fished pellet and feeder tried to find holes in the weed.

14 Barbel

Apart from a raging hurricane (Ali) passing through, the weather was warm, the day stayed dry but overcast, the river was low but in fine condition, and the fish were feeding. My BBC weather app said it was to be a Fresh / Moderate breeze for the day, but that was never the case. By noon, the gusts had really arrived, with tree branches "breaking" in the trees on the far bank, and the tip never stayed still. Nevertheless brilliant day.

Fished over-weighted swimfeeder with a hemp and pellet mix in the feeder, with 2Nr hair-rigged 10mm pellets on the hook; fished upstream to compensate for the strong winds, with the tip cranked hard down to the feeder; then waited for any form of drop-back on the tip before striking. Caught 4Nr barbel (to 7lb, 6lb, 5lb, 3lb) and 11Nr chub (to 4.5lb, possibly one of 5lb). All fish recovered well in the net before release.

Despite the constant wind and gusts, it was a "great" days fishing in a beautiful part of the country.

4 Barbel, 11 Chub

Good steady fishing throughout the day with fish up to 8.5lb, despite the strong wind and floating debris.

10 Barbel

Fished the upper part of the beat ( infront and left of church) for most of day. Wind again making things awkward. We could not buy a bite all day, trying different baits and combinations. Only 1 nice chub 4lb+ was banked from 8am until the evening. When the wind eased off and sun started to go down, a change to sweetcorn started to produce bites 3/4 across into the deeper water just off main flow. In 2 hours 3 barbel ( biggest 8lb 5oz) and 2 more chub were caught. All to 3 or 4 grains of sweetcorn on standard feeder tactics. Put a nice a finish on a frustrating day.
We both enjoyed our 2 days on the creel, the wye is always a lovly place to fish, catching or not.
The only negative is after pre baiting a couple swims, as we were just about to fish them a group of inconsiderate female kayakers made alot of noise, messed and splashed around infront of us, paddled back against the flow and as a result one capsised creating loads of comotion. All this right in infront our pre baited swims, which after about 20 mins of this there was no point in fishing. While I agree that the wye is for everyone to use, its frustrating sometimes when people dont consider others.
All in all a great 2 days fishing, thanks w&u.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Annually visit the wye, first time on the creel, nice beat.
Winds made fishing difficult at times. Managed 2 barbel each. Biggest around 7lbs. All fish caught from lower beat limits. Here again tomorrow so will explore upper. Fish taken on standard barbel feeder tactics with pellet and paste hookbait.

4 Barbel

A great place to visit on a breezy September day...we were not alone with that idea because about 200 Canadian Geese turned up too!! The river looked in reasonable shape...still low but a touch of colour and flow gave us some confidence in catching. Sport was steady all day mainly from Chub and there were quite a few chublets and Dace here too despite the presence of a couple of "you know who" perched on a dead tree on the opposite bank. We also bagged our first Wye Perch ..not a whopper but a feisty beautiful fish of about 6oz. Thanks to the owners and WUF for providing this attractive well maintained beat.

2 Barbel, 15 Chub, 1 Other

We each tried a couple of swims throughout the stretch and caught from each one fished. Best barbel was estimated at 8.08 and the biggest chub was weighted at 4.15. Our usual feeder tactics trying different baits was the method used.

14 Barbel, 13 Chub