Feedback & Reports

Another pleasant day at Foy Bridge. Not quite as hectic as earlier in the season but managed to catch throughout the day and when the barbel aren't feeding there is obviously a good head of quality chub present to keep you occupied.
All caught on feeder tactics to the usual baits - chose comfy swims and brollies due to the weather!

3 Barbel, 8 Chub

Water very clear after previous days heavy rain. Only one chub caught on luncheon meat.

1 Chub

The river was in good shape after recent rain. Three Barbel in the morning between 3lb and 6lb, all on pellet. The afternoon failed to produce anything. A lovely spot which I know is full of fish. I recommend taking a float rod and walk about a bit trotting in the faster flows with bread/corn as well as feeder tactics.

3 Barbel

Fished in the afternoon only. This was the day Bertha struck. All fish caught on luncheon meat and a were a good size. River was fast and cloudy brown. Never-the-less a great afternoon on the beautiful Wye.

6 Chub

I had a very pleasant evening fishing from 4pm to about 7.30pm.I fished the comfortable swim on the roadside and despite the silk weed which seemed to be covering the river bed I had 2 chub around the 3lb mark and finished with a hard fighting barbel of 4lb 8oz. I had intended to fish a little longer but the rain started so I packed up to avoid a soaking. By the time I had put the gear away in the car, the rain had stopped so spent the next 30 mins feeding the shoal of fish under the willow on the far side of the bridge. First on the pellets were the chub then small Barbel appeared followed by 3 or 4 larger Barbel in excess of 6lb. The enthusiasm they showed in searching out the pellets made me wonder why we sometimes struggle for bites!

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

No Barbel caught despite seeing group of 4 in middle of river from the bridge, must have continued upstream :-)
Managed to make a very enjoyable day with 14 Chub between us to ledgered and rolled meat and trotted sweetcorn. Plenty of fish rolling and splashing in shallows along far bank.

14 Chub

The rain at the weekend brought the river up a few inches and it seemed to stir the fish up a bit too. Meat, corn and pellet, trotted and ledgered all took fish, from the faster water at the bottom and from the slower sections near the bridge. A very enjoyable day.

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

Only managed 4 chub all between 2 and 4lb. All came on pellet.

4 Chub

Fished Foy Bridge on the Friday 1st Aug. River very low & weedy, very hard work. 2 bites all day catching one Barbel about 6 pounds. Fished Backney on the 2nd Aug, the river had more colour in it after some rain had only 2 bites all day catching 2 more Barbel again about the same size. At about 6.30pm, 2 ladys came, put their swimming gear on & started to swim right where I was fishing is this the norm?

1 Barbel

River was low. I still had a good day. I also caught a small eel.

1 Chub, 1 Other