Feedback & Reports

No barbel. First time on the Wye. So much to learn. Very enjoyable though.

2 Chub

Really nice beat to fish, not far to walk from the car but the steep wooded hill you have to walk up to get back to your car can be tricky in the evening. Had some lovely barbel out from the croy at the very end of the beat, we were using pellets and roaming around a fair bit, trying out all the swims, some were easier then others to fish but still had a lovely day, good weather. The river was quite low.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

River was a bit low but did have a little colour from recent showers, our day started really well with five barbel taken early in the day on feeder and pellet. All fish were between seven and eight and a half pounds and in pristine condition.
Mid morning produced a further five fish to the roving approach mainly from various pegs on the middle meadow, again the pellet and feeder working well for us. Banks have been subject to damage from winter high water which has limited access to the river reducing the number of pegs that can be fished safely, care should be taken as a day on this beat can be a pretty physical day out.
Another great day on our favourite river and a pretty good result for this early in the season with a low river.

10 Barbel

2 barbel, 7 and 8lbs, 1 chub 4lbs on pellet.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Beautiful stretch of river which showed potential for a future visit. However, this time the cold weather was against us. Sadly no fish but with the remains of a nice sized barbel left on the croy by an otter we will certainly be back in the summer.

Conditions looked good and I hoped for a barbel but only managed some chub. Still nice to be out on the bank.

5 Chub

Very cold day and I blanked, but beautiful stretch of river, would like to come back when the coarse season re-opens.

Tried 5 different swims including the big slack at the top of the beat but not a bite to be had. Lovely stretch of river, will be back when the weather warms up & hopefully the fish feeding.

We spent the whole day there,the water temperature was too cold for the barbel to feed,tried the maggot approach for some chub. No joy ,managed to catch a grayling though.very very difficult day.

1 Grayling

It was my first time on this beat and looking for pike action. I worked sardines or mackerel in spots all along the beat without any takes. The water was up & coloured so switched to a barbel rod in the afternoon and had 2 on meat roving to 8lb.