Feedback & Reports

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

Lovely to get back here , few changes nice to see the lock been redone . Very tricky conditions and a couple steep pegs didn’t help but nothing interested few takes on dry fly which luckily left the fly gear in , nothing on bait . Top swim footpath almost gone very narrow . Unfortunately other people fishing on opposite bank on dug out steps messed up my plans on fishing at very top of beat .

3 Chub

I suppose when booking beats 6 months in advance you never know what the weather will be. Hottest day of year so far and an absolute belter., but first of all a huge thank you to CB from Bradford on Avon for suggestion of taking a rope.
I bought a rope, took it but didn't use it to access the swim, but very useful when I fell in, complete with ruckbag. There was 3 foot drop from river to bank, an undercut bank, and soft mud/silt to stand on. Impossible to get out. About 10 yards downstream a tree and fallen into river giving a space to get out and crawl up the bank with the help of the rope and Chris pulling me in.
I will be taking a rope whenever I fish the Wye in future and also ensuring that there is at least 2 of us fishing, just in case.
As for the fishing we tried different swims, tactics and baits but couldn't buy a bite.
Great beat, shallow at best of times. Please also remember to print off latest beat details, which I hadn't, and of course the code to enter the beat has changed. A huge thank you to WUF / Alison for answering the phone and giving us the correct code.

6 Chub

Great days fishing.

1 Barbel, 17 Chub

1 Trout, 3 Barbel, 7 Chub

A lovely spot but would strongly recommend the use of a rope to access swims as otherwise extremely difficult to get to the water.

10 Chub

some good sized Chub but showing a few missing scales and injuries presumably from vigorous breeding activities.

5 Chub

Feeder fishing. Conditions, wet rainy day. Lovely spot to fish

2 Trout, 1 Grayling, 1 Barbel

River running very fast and coloured. Tricky to keep hold - using 4oz feeder with pellets. A lot of weed coming through caused phantom bites. Banks were very slippery following flooding earlier in the week, which made access very tricky.

1 Chub