Feedback & Reports

River in nice condition, recent rain gave good colour and flow. Access to most swims precarious because of steep banks and no steps cut, especially after rain made the bankside muddy. Excellent fishing conditions - 14 barbel to double figures plus 6 chub to 5lb taken on inline feeders with a mix of bait.

14 Barbel, 6 Chub

Torrential rain the night before rendered the river up and chocolate but absolutely bursting with life and perfect for Barbel. Used standard feeder tactics with pellets and boilies. Day started slowly on the tail of the Vanstone pool but came alive late afternoon after changing swims. Barbel from 6½lb to 8½lb and a ½lb and fought like tigers. More salmon jumping all over the beat than we have ever seen before. All the wildlife both in and by the river treated us to breathtaking entertainment all day and at dusk. 7 Cormorants seen, all flying downstream. Thank you Wye and Usk for an exceptional day.

9 Barbel, 1 Chub

Drizzle to start with very slow going after a long time moved down stream a bit and had bites almost straight away first fish 5 lb 8 then the second one was 8 lb 1, haven't caught a barbel for many years so to catch two made a good day into a great day out will be back more than once more .

2 Barbel

Very nice beat with a few cleared swims and a lot of natural swims which I like. Started off trotting the shallows and caught chub and some lovely dace. PS stayed upstream and had a nice chub of 4lb. We then moved to the top of the beat and settled down for some barbel of which I had 3 to 9lb and PS caught his first Wye barbel of 9.10lb which was a cracking fish for his first !!.
Thanks Wye and Usk for a cracking day.

4 Barbel, 3 Chub, 10 Other

Fished up stream pegs and I caught steady all day. Brilliant days fishing with 12 barbel and 8 chub. Nick fished just up from me and had 3 barbel out. Lee didn't turn up till 2 in the afternoon he had 2 chub. Defo coming back to this beat.

15 Barbel, 10 Chub

Fished the bottom stretch up until lunchtime as we thought the beat ended at the gate. Managed to double up on a peg as there were only a couple of fishable swims. One of those had a wasps nest on it. One barbel of 8lb 4oz caught from the bottom stretch. Moved up to the top stretch after speaking with someone and caught 2 more barbel to 7lb 7oz and realised we should have started that end. I think it would be helpful to advise people to park next to the blue container. River was nicely coloured and conditions were good, would like to have another crack some time.

3 Barbel

Another great day on the Middle Hill Court beat. I fished the top swims just below the Vanstone pool and although it was a hot day the fishing was steady. Fished pellet and feeder tactics to mid-river and later in the day moved downstream a swim and changed to a centrepin and fished close in. All the fish were hard fighting and around the average 5-7lb mark. 7 Barbel in total and one eel. Left with the fish still feeding.
Till next time.........

7 Barbel, 1 Other

Good day until we got rained off late on. 6 barbel to just under 8lb and three chub to 4lb 12oz. All on feeder, and either pellet or boilies. Rain made the banks treacherous, very slippery.

6 Barbel

We had a brilliant day with 13 Barbel and one Chub being taken all on pellet with a feeder. The river was a little high after the recent rains so that probably helped.

13 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fabulous day on one of my favourite stretches. Day started badly with a stinging wasp attack but soon picked up. Rising river brought the Barbel out to play. Bigest 10lb 2oz, 9lb 7oz, 9lb 4oz, 9lb 3oz, 9lb 2oz to mention a few. Numerous eights. Boilies with groundbait feeder tactics did the damage. Great beat, thank you Wye & Usk will be back soon

28 Barbel, 13 Chub