Feedback & Reports

The river was rising but it surprisingly fished quite hard till the evening when the barbel decided to feed.

11 Barbel, 8 Chub

Very hard conditions, low and clear but still managed 8 average size barbel. Normal feeder tactics

8 Barbel, 5 Chub

River very low but rising and coloured from thunderstorms. Small chub a plenty but barbel reluctant to feed.

12 Chub

A short evening session that turned into a very short evening session due to heavy thunderstorms! Very hot day 34 oc . Access very limited in the bottom sections. Saw some barbel and chub in the shallows but they didn’t want to know. The plan was to finish in the top meadow but only managed 2 casts before I had to pack up missing the best time of the day! Results may well have been totally different with more favourable conditions and a bit more time !

1 Chub

Stiflingly hot day and the river as low as I've seen it. Caught 3 barbel, best 8.11, on swimfeeder in the evening.

3 Barbel

Hidden stretch of the Wye with a beautiful view of Goodrich castle. Started fishing at 6:30am while the sun was still hiding behind misty clouds. Access to the river is quite steep and overgrown, I was able to get down using the path signaled by the metalic fence. I was lucky to locate a big shoal of barbel right by the left bank. I caught one carp, one barbel and one big chub with my flyfishing rod french nymph style. Very enjoyable to fish by sight!

1 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

Feeder tactics in the middle

7 Barbel

A really hot day on what was another new beat for me. The barbel, of about 6lbs, came first cast, literally as the bait touched bottom, the quickest I have ever caught one in a session. Sadly, it turned out to be the only one of the day. I had to wait until almost sunset for another fish, this time a scale perfect chub of 4lbs 8oz. Conditions were far from perfect, high temperatures and high pressure on a low and gin clear river, on a beat I’d never fished before, so I was happy enough to catch anything at all. I did find myself wishing I’d bought my float gear though, as a moving bait might have been more effective on a day like that.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Did a short evening session which produced plenty of bites throughout. Fished feeder and pellet. Waders were essential for playing fish in amongst the rocks.

3 Barbel, 15 Chub, 1 Other

Great to be back on the Wye for the first time this season,river very low but managed a couple of nice Barbel 5-7 lbs,looking forward to returning next month

2 Barbel, 1 Chub