Feedback & Reports

Pike fishing with dead-baits, 1 pike hooked and lost at the net, approx 8lbs and 2 runs dropped, maybe from the same fish. River condition clear, level good. Thank you Adam Fisher for our chat and it was good to meet you. Thanks also to WUF staff and the easy booking in system.

Tried several swims, river was fast with a bit of colour, biggest chub was 4lb caught on a bunch of maggots. Also had a small dace, hooked & lost a barbel late in the afternoon. another angler appeared out of the undergrowth on the other bank caught a pike then vanished again. Nice beat will come back when there is less flow.

2 Chub, 1 Other

Tried various swims with little success. A double blank being avoided by an obliging 3lb chub on the last cast. Taken on feeder-fished pellet.

1 Chub

A torrid time by all on the river today! Levels up and carrying lots of debris. All struggled to hold bottom with 6 oz of lead! Managed to mug one Chub at end of the day but other 3 anglers biteless despite trying various swims and tactics. A beautiful beat with stunning scenery topped by Goodrich Castle as a backdrop. Vehicle access good but swims quite a challenge. Had my first experience of abseiling for Barbel! Would return in lower water level conditions.

1 Chub

Tough going after earlier cold snap - 1 Chub in 3-4lb range.

1 Chub

1 chub approx 2lbs, water cold but clear.

1 Chub

River just starting to drop but still carrying lots of debris. 1 barbel hooked, but unfortunately lost in marginal snags.

2 barbel each, 8lb 8oz and 7lb - 7lb and 5lb 10oz all on pellet. River flowing very fast, trouble holding bottom all the time. River rose between 1 and 2 feet during the day.

4 Barbel

River almost unfishable due to hight, pace and colour. Fished the morning at the top half of fishery but struggled to hold bottom even with 5oz feeders. Did manage to find a slack pool towards the bottom of the stretch and managed to hook 5 barbel but only landed 2 nice 7/8lb barbel. Both fish came to feeder and pellet. Very hard day but loved every min of it! can't wait to get back in March. Great access. Many thanks to Wye and Usk yet again.

2 Barbel

The river was high, fast and coloured but just about fishable in the slacks near the bank. Unfortunately no fish caught. Getting ground bait and casting into a good position was tricky in the very fast flow, so I suspect the barbel were in faster water than we were able to fish. Lovely river and a really enjoyable day.