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Nice section of lower Wye. Lower part of beat was choked with weed and therefore not fishable. "Boys Rocks" is where the "Wye Tackle Fairy" resides. 4 good Barbel taken from swims on pellet downstream of "Boys Rocks". A tough day only blighted by intense sunshine.

4 Barbel

Day 3 of 5 and finally the barbel were feeding but only in Boys Rocks. Much of the lower reaches were unfishable due to very heavy weed growth. Essentially in low water conditions such as these Wyastone Leys is a very mediocre length with one great swim. Fish were caught on various pellets and boilies and feeder tactics.

17 Barbel

Very disappointing day. Fished boys rock and wires from mid morning till late evening only managing 1 barbell, 1 chub and an eel. Think the barbel are spawning, conditions seemed to be perfect but couldn't get them feeding, but still a pleasure and we will be back.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

Both fish caught on the lure, biggest fish was a chub of 3lb.

1 Chub, 1 Other

Once the fluff chucker on the far bank left the Boy's Rocks area and I could move in I began to steadily hook Barbel until lunchtime, landing 5 and losing a few others on crab, halibut and sausage pellets with pva mesh and later a cage feeder to introduce free offerings. The biggest was 9 pounds exactly, smallest about 6 and unusually several showed signs of scarring on the body, perhaps from over-vigorous spawning or cormorant/otter attacks? The chub came later on cheese and whilst casting a huge spoon for an enormous pike I spotted I hooked what I have been told was a shad. Never even seen one before and returned it asap but good to know they're about in the Wye I guess. Awesome day as usual, I will be back.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

River at summer levels, warm and clear. Boys rocks looked to be the swim of choice with a lovely deep hole on the run off, we both managed to squeeze in. Standard pellet and ground bait feeder was the preferred method and accounted for a good number of barbel throughout the day with the largest being just shy of 10lb with some lovely fat chub which pushed 5lb. Didn't have too much trouble with lost tackle which looking at previous reports had plagued anglers in this swim. Salmon leaping and splashing through the day and enjoyed watching a succession of salmon anglers on the opposite bank trying for them. A very enjoyable day in beautiful surroundings, thanks again WUF. Looking forward to booking the October session shortly.

13 Barbel, 11 Chub

Had a red letter day. Got to river for dawn and fished Boys Rocks. After a worryingly slow start the bites and fish just kept coming with a quiet few hours around mid day and another spell of fish and bites until early evening. Total 11 Barbel and 2 big Chub both over 4 Lbs easily. Must have lost 6 or seven other Barbel. Fish were between 4 Lbs and 9 Lbs most over 6. All but one fish on feeder and pellets with one Chub on rolling meat. Makes up for my blank last year on my last trip but that's fishing.
Just one small point is the lack of access to the top end of the river. Any more than 2 anglers will need to be able to clear some swims. Love the Wye but it really should be better as people travel a long way to fish it!

11 Barbel, 2 Chub

River was in superb condition, fished the Boys Rocks pool, not easy to fish and almost impossible to use feeders, having lost a number we used pencil leads with much more success. The 3 fish caught were in superb condition, we estimated the weight as between 8 and 10lbs, all three being of similar size, we also lost 4 good fish due to line chaffing on the rocks. All fish were caught on 15mm Red Robin pellets.
As a footnote I have to say that having fished the Wye for over 30 years I have never seen as many salmon in the river, a large number of grilse, but also larger fish, all looked to be fresh run fish.

3 Barbel

Great to be back on the river. Arrived early and had 2 small chub in quick succession. We had a couple of barbel later in the morning to feeder tactics. A rest and then a move to a pre-baited swim proved a wise decision as at one point it was a bite a cast and we ended our tally with 7 barbel to over 7lb and 4 chub to 4lb. Saw several salmon jump which brightened up the, at times, slow fishing.

7 Barbel, 4 Chub

After a relatively successful previous day at How Caple we arrived a Wyastone to discover a dirty, cold and pushing river that had doubled in height overnight. Undeterred we opted for a hangover swim, (nearest to the car park) and doubled up to be sociable for a few hours and recover from the previous nights over indulgencies in Ross. Despite the debris coming down the river we managed to present a bait relatively well with 3oz feeders. An hour or so in the rod hooped over and I found myself attached to a very powerful fish. M H did the honours with the net and we found ourselves staring at a fantastic 11lb 5oz bronze beauty. My first Wye double. I announced that we should pack up and call it a day, as you would but we kept at it for the rest of the day and M H was duly rewarded with a Barbel of 5 lb 8 oz. Both fish were taken on pellet. As ever we can highly recommend Zam Zams in Ross for fantastic food. Cant wait for the new season to kick off!

2 Barbel