Feedback & Reports

Excellent day, thank you! Weather was pleasant and river up a little with a brown tinge but nothing dramatic. Tried lots of spots from the water pump to the top of the fishery. Found fish in several places and finished up with a fin-perfect barbel and some cracking chub including a 'dodgy' (exactly on the scales) 6lb beauty. Pellet probably accounted for most bites but rotating meat and corn livened things up when needed. Bites came on and off all day. The area where the bank has been marked with poles was the most productive. (Last Summer we were so grateful when the farmer strimmed sections of the tall balsam and nettles to make access easier and marked where he'd done it with the poles. Now the spate has wiped away all the bankside weed, the poles look redundant). Echoing a previous contributor, in wet weather the track from the farm-yard to the river can be slippery on the way down and tricky on the way up. Also, don't wear your best shoes for driving as to open the farm-yard gate you have to paddle through considerable M&S. You can park in the farm-yard if you don't fancy the track. Failing that, take the wife's car.

We arrived at 8.30am to find the river high enough to cover a lot of the concrete path by the parking area. We went up river some 500 yds and set up and stayed in one place as the weather was very windy and not the sort of day to be moving swims. One rod had a barbel of about 4lb within half an hour of starting which was very pleasing, shortly after the other rod had a chub of about the same weight. By the end of the day the other rod had caught just the one barbel and I managed a barbel and 3 chub. Barbel came out on pellet and the chub came to sweetcorn. Nice and mild but less wind would have been so much nicer.

A very enjoyable day pike fishing. 4 pike, 3 between 5 and 7lbs and one 21lbs all caught in a large eddy behind a concrete croy. One large silver salmon seen following plug; not sure whether it was an early springer or a kelt. Looking forward to next visit.

Minus temperatures all day combined with clear water and sun made for hard fishing. Only had 1 bite resulting in a pike of 9lb. Both the fish and the surroundings were in fantastic condition, and for once it was a pleasure to struggle! Thanks to Adam from the Foundation for trying to put me on fish, and the office for a pleasant and efficient service. Will be back soon!

Arrived at white house for first time, good job we had four wheel drive, steep muddy track down to car park. River was up covering the salmon stages and thundering thru like an express train. Started up top end where the river didn't seem so fast but swims were few and far between. Had a job to hold bottom even with 4 to 5 ozs but we soldiered on. Len started with maggot feeder tactics I stuck with pellet. Lens maggot feeder tactics landed him with 6 decent sized dace whilst apart from two blinding tugs I didnt catch anything. As with any new venue you want to try everywhere probably never gave the first swim enough chance so we moved down the bottom end where holding bottom was near impossible but Len first cast latched on to nice chub 4.5lb. I lost a nice barbel near the shingle and that was that.
I think with the right conditions and slower water this is a really nice beat, in lovely surroundings and cant wait to get back next year.

3 chub to 2 rods. Water very cold no barbel at all. Covered every swim from top to bottom. Only drive down to the river and park at the hut if you have a 4x4 otherwise you will get stuck! Enjoyable day.

3 Rods, 8 barbel (5/2/1)and 2 lost. River up a little but quite clear which may explain less-than-hoped-for catches. Water 11degC and some loose weed coming down. We left at dark before the 3 foot surge came through.

Ideal conditions but sadly not many caught. I had 1 chub early morning then a barbel at lunchtime and a lost fish at teatime. That was the sum total for the day. Moved several times to try and find something to catch. I did not see the barbel bite, a swan decided to fly upriver and would have flown into my line had I not grabbed the rod quickly and lowered the line into the water. As I lifted the rod back up to put back onto the rodrest line started to get pulled off the reel. Thinking it was weed I wound down and felt kicking on the end. Small barbel so I hoped I had found a shoal but no other bites.

Excellent day on a beat we haven't visited before. Plenty of colour in the water and a fair amount of floating debris but otherwise looking good. The persistent rain, wind and cold made the banks an interesting proposition without crampons but we wandered up and down the river trying the numerous swims available. Half a dozen chub to well over 4 lbs and a couple of nice barbel to 8 lbs on small pellets and corn without any baiting other than feeders made us forget the weather (I'm writing this on the 27th and the sun is shining with temperatures in the mid-teens). Caught some in the faster water below the island and some in slower stretches upstream.

Good day - thanks WUF. Can we be clear on whether or not we are allowed to drive upstream from the hut. The computer says 'no' but the well-worn tyre tracks suggest otherwise.

WUF Note : Please note that anglers are NOT permitted to drive along the bank.

Final day of a 3 day Wye holiday break and after wishing for some rain the previous day, had steady rain for most of the day, but not enough to put some much needed colour in the river. Total fish landed between 4 rods (one angler not wanting to get wet), 14 barbel to 8 lbs and 2 chub. A thoroughly enjoyable day, and end to our mini break despite the weather. Only downside was cleaning up the litter left in the fishing hut by some previous visitors. How is it that people can take full bottles etc down to the river side, yet cannot be bothered to take away the empties? Disgusting, disgraceful and most annoying. Otherwise a great time was enjoyed by all, many thanks to the WUF.