Feedback & Reports

17 1/2 pound salmon caught on Flying C.

1 Salmon

A new beat for me and what a lovely place. River pushing through quite strongly with a lot of rubbish in the flow. Managed to find a fairly protected area and took 9 barbel and 2 chub between us for the day. Barbel to 8lb 7oz, with a new pb of 6lb 2oz for my friend. All taken on pellet.

9 Barbel, 2 Chub

River was high, fast and coloured but just about fishable. No fish landed, but one hooked and lost towards the end of the day. This is a lovely beat with lots of wildlife - that and the anticipation of an eternal optimist made it a very enjoyable day.

The river was all but impossible to fish but perseverance paid off. A beautiful stretch of the Wye. I will definitely return.

4 Barbel

River rose over 11 feet overnight and was the colour of a Costa Coffee latte.
3 barbel to 2 rods on pellet feeder. Only 3 fishable pegs due to height of river backing up Carey Brook and a dyke at the bottom end of the fishery making a large part of the beat inaccessible. Couldn't be helped, nature's intervention.
As ever, lovely surroundings, far better than work!

3 Barbel

A really lovely stretch of water but, as seem to be the case this year, another day requiring hard work to catch some fish. We moved all day to try and find the fish and were rewarded with a barbel each and a chub. The guys on the opposite bank (sitting it out) didn't apparently catch at all so glad that we kept moving.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Met with very helpful and knowledgeable guide Adam Fisher and spent first two hours walking the beat with him pointing out likely swims. Very heavy rain made for unpleasant fishing conditions and prevented access to certain swims which would have proved too risky.
Took one nice chub before realising I had an active wasp's nest very close to my head and made a swift retreat as a result. Rest of day spent searching other swims including bridge swim where rigs lost in snaggy conditions. Encroaching cattle made for uncomfortable fishing after that bringing an end to an enjoyable but frustrating day - but for the wasps, that swim had great potential!

1 Chub

A truly awesome day caught 14 barbel over a 6 hour session on various methods mainly all caught on pellet, love this location and will be back!!! Thanx W&USK for a truly magnificent day most definatley will be back nxt season for some more barbel action!!! X

14 Barbel

Fishing quite hard although plenty of colour in the water, river still a bit low. Only one proper bite all day a Chub of 4.5lbs taken on luncheon meat ledgering. This time last year 13 Barbel! But a lovely stretch to fish nice and quiet. Stayed at the Inn on the Wye near Kerne Bridge which is a good base for fishing.

1 Chub

A bright and warm October day, water coloured, not much flow past the bridge, it was a long walk from the parking place up to the Islands so best to travel light (the last time I used the upper parking on the old railway track it was very overgrown and brambles were scratching my car). The flow picked up a fair pace by the Islands and I had a smallish Barbel with my first cast on pellets, nothing after that. Moved back down past the bridge and had a good size Barbel about midday. Lost another which shredded my 25lb braid hook link on an obstruction.

2 Barbel