Feedback & Reports

A long anticipated first trip to the River Wye. Planned to fish the late afternoon after the canoe traffic had died, arrived on bank to a heavy (but brief) rain storm and fished from 4pm. Slow start, but steady feeding saw the fish really come on from 5:30 pm. Fished trotted pellet and time bomb pellet till dark. Five barbel to 8.5lb and seven chub to 5lb. Had me wondering why it has taken me so long to come here and if I'll ever fish anywhere else again! Many thanks to the Wye and Usk - superb booking service and instructions.

5 Barbel, 7 Chub

2 of us fished 2 days at Foy. 1st day was low and clear, the second still low with a little more colour. Only really two swims fishable when the river was this low which was a shame. Brilliant chub fishing regardless. Fish from 2-6lb on standard feeder tactics and a few eels just mix things up.

1 Trout, 1 Barbel, 30 Chub, 4 Other

Good fishing conditions up until mid afternoon overcast but warm. Very sunny in the late afternoon though. Twenty seven Chub caught all on luncheon meat and bread. The Chubb caught with bread were caught float fishing, all other were on ledger. None of the Chub were below three pounds. Two eels and four Barbel were also caught, with the smallest Barbel being 8 pounds.

4 Barbel, 27 Chub, 2 Other

Pleasant days fishing, road down to the river is very over grown. The river is low found it difficult to find the fish in a couple of deeper runs.
Talked to a couple of guys fishing further up stream. Same story, water low, barbel not showing.
Catch, best fish Chub 5lbs 6oz, 4 other chub between 4.8lbs and 3.6lbs.

5 Chub

Fished from midday through to 8.30pm and had another very enjoyable day on this stretch. After a slowish afternoon, which was expected with the weather, the fish started to feed well around 5pm. Honours roughly even with one catch of 5 barbel and 5 chub and another of 3 barbel and 5 chub. All caught on feeder tactics using a variety of the usual baits with the best barbel reaching 8lbs and a cracking chub of 5lb 13 topping the chub caught. Many thanks!

8 Barbel, 10 Chub

Lovely short stretch, just a few swims.
Had a good bag of chub trotting fast water using pellets. Just the one barbel on pellet/timebomb method.
My friend had a few chub as well trotting.

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

Hot day and not easy going. 3 good sized chub to the roving approach. No barbel but will come back to this stretch.

3 Chub

Fished two 3 hour sessions - early morning and late afternoon for an excellent day's fishing. All fish to feeder tactics using pellets and boilies with the barbel going to 8lb and four of the chub over 5lb. First time on this small beat and whilst swims are limited they are easy to fish with the water at it's current level. Many thanks for a good days fishing, good venue, information and service.

3 Barbel, 13 Chub

Sunny and bright, opted for road side end swim, faster water and some shade. Took waders and fed corn and pellet in two areas, down in front of overhanging willow and fast water 1/3 away over. Set up feeder rod, clipped on a plain lead and plan was to fish down the fast water until I found any fish. Hair rigged 3 pieces of corn, cast up to the front edges of the fast water and before I could put rod in the rest the tip lunged over and the first Chub was on. Fed a little more corn and set up my Drennan super tench rod and a big float off a center pin loaded with 8lbs line. The next hour saw non stop action trotting corn through the faster waters. Float depth at about 1 metre. 10 or so chub to 4.5lbs. Rested swim and sat behind the feeder rod fishing the 2nd swim. Similar start with 4 chub and a fine lean Barbel. Both swims slowed around 2pm, so went for a wander up stream with the float rod resulting in 2 lost fish and 2 more chub banked. Returned to 1st swim, re-baited both areas and again the trotted fast water produced another 3 good old chub and then just before I left, an 8lbs barbel fell to the feeder rod which was out past the over hanging willow. Started at 11am and left at 5.45pm, out of bait and happy with one of the best days for many a year. There is little if any thing better than watching a big bright float off a center pin trundle down turbulent water and to watch it bury and then that heavy nod nod as you lift the rod into a fish. Brilliant day, thank you to all concerned.

2 Barbel, 20 Chub

Fished in the evening in the last swim on roadside bank with feeder and meat. Caught 10 chub, biggest 4lb, also lost nice sized barbel, approximately 8lb. Very nice swim but a bit snaggy. Will be back with some more swimfeeders!

10 Chub