Feedback & Reports

Starting at the top end of the beat we had a couple of barbel. A move downstream provided a few more, all caught on pellet with feeder/pva tactics. Anyone fishing in the coming days should watch out for a wasp's nest in a swim at the bottom end of the beat. The last couple of hours provided a lot of action at the top end. A great day on this stretch, we'll be back!

15 Barbel

Hi, not a bad day. My mate Mr Towne got two barbel in the first hour then it went quiet. I had nothing, moving three times. Then I had 4 nice fish best being 9lb. Then Mr Towne got another two late doors so not a bad day. Not a bad beat.

8 Barbel

2 Barbel

Fished above the car parking space until the rain stopped, moved right down to the bottom of the beat, but no fishable spots. Found a spot on the bank in the middle of the second field, had a barbel 6lb 9oz, only bite. Fished just below the car space, late afternoon, had a 8lb 2oz towards the far bank were the Salmon were leaping. Good to be back on the Wye, off to Fownhope No 5 tomorrow.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

A very hot day but the barbel were obliging with action throughout the day. Best fish 8lb 10oz.

8 Barbel

Best barbel were 8.15, 8.11 and 8.8 plus we had a couple of nice chub of 4.12 and 4.10 all caught on feeder and various combinations of pellet. The end of another very enjoyable 4 days on the Wye.

14 Barbel, 5 Chub

After a slow start the fish switched on from early afternoon until we packed up at 19:30. The best barbel was 8.12 with chub to 3.8 and all the fish were caught on feeder with different combinations of pellet. I will remember this day for the 3 otters that briefly turned up in my swim before heading back downstream having checked me out.

22 Barbel, 9 Chub

River fished well throughout the day. Best barbel was 9.13 and the chub were to 4.14. All fish were caught on feeder using various pellet combinations. A heavy rain shower at lunch time made the banks very slippery so we were glad we'd both brought along a rope and spike which allowed safe access into the swims - an essential piece of kit for fishing some parts of the Wye.

21 Barbel, 6 Chub

We were disappointed to find that the top swim bottom of the salmon pool we could not fish as the peg/board/stop has been moved down a swim from last year and decided that as a result of this decision we will not be coming back to this beat (Middle Hill Court) again.

7 Barbel, 5 Chub

River very high and coloured, difficult fishing. Fishing caught on pellet in the near edge.

2 Barbel