Feedback & Reports

We were leaving today so fished from 12pm-3.30pm - not the most productive part of the day by any means.
Fished bomb and pellet again at the upper limit of the beat. Lots of tackle lost to snags which was frustrating at times.
Had to 'create' our own peg to get in where we needed to be but it was worth it in the end. I'm sure if we had been there for the evening we would have had more.
A long walk back to the car and a long drive home but 33 barbel over an evening, afternoon/evening and 3 hour session on the Sunday made for an unforgettable weekend!!!

6 Barbel

Good water conditions but access to swims is limited. I caught one small barbel from the very last peg and the others came from the swim by the pump in the third field. All caught on pellet.

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

A very disappointing beat and a huge let down after early success on other beats. There is serious investment needed here in opening up the water. Either that or a serious rethink on pricing this beat. I paid for majestic scenery not majestic fishing on this beat as there are not the pegs on the beat. POOR!

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

7 chub caught from various swims, most coming from the faster water towards the top of the beat in the first hour. Struggled for fish the rest of the day despite trying numerous other spots. However, really nice place to spend a day despite the lack of fish.

7 Chub

Difficult conditions. Best Chub 4lb 10 oz.

3 Chub

A poor day as far as the Barbel were concerned. Couldn't locate them in any of the usual spots on this beat. River very low and lots of surface/sub surface weed coming through making life difficult. Heavy overnight rain later and early next morning made the rest of the week (on non Wye and Usk swims) much better.

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

River low, slow and very weedy. Did not look like a barbel stretch but what do we know. We struggled to catch after trying various methods and managed 4 chub between us. We normally catch quite well on other wye usk waters. This certainly is the most panoramic views of all the venues we have fished. Do not know if we will return to this venue but it may fish better with more flow later in year. Hill climb is horrendous, would not attempt this if you are unfit or have a heart condition. We had to have a good rest afterwards.

4 Chub

River very low, so fished late afternoon/evening. We caught 2 barbel and 2 chub from below the streamer weed in the first 200 yards of the venue.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Lots of swims cut out on this fishery so plenty to go at however we made our own after my professional barbel spotter took a wander and found some in a very inaccessible area where we have found them before. Our rope came in handy today.
We managed six barbel and two chub from late afternoon onwards on 10mm pellets. Started on a straight lead set up but kept snagging on rocks so changed to a maggot feeder with large pellets inside to leave a scent trail and that worked well with no snagging up either.
Today's wildlife included buzzard, cormorant, swans fighting, but the best was a sparrowhawk that missed its prey and ended up in the river looking rather embarrassed.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

2nd day on beat still low and clear but more flow than yesterday. 6 chub between 3lb and 4lb 11oz and 1 barbel 7lb 11oz all on feeder tatics. Farmer strimmed swims in the morning making it a lot easier to get to the river in many places.
WUF Note: These were WUF staff carrying out clearance work on behalf of the owner. Many more swims are now available on this beat.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub