Feedback & Reports

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

Overcast very cold rain one 7lb barbel chub to 3lb pellet meat hard work a little disappointing.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

4 anglers fishing for 8 hours with only one barbel to show for our efforts. Methods ranged from stick float to maggot feeder to pellet and groundbait.

1 Barbel

Postcode would have been useful - overpriced for time of year.

Not even a bite, river was low, clear and cold. Started for Pike but then saw and angler on opposite bank quiver tipping so thought there may be a chance of a Chub or even a Barbel (wishful thinking considering the conditions), switched over to feeder approach but to no avail. Lovely beat with very good access on upper half. With hindsight, I should have sat it out for Pike.

Slightly murky marginal for lure fishing. 2 takes for 8hrs casting. One was 2lb the next was a pristine 18lber - that's the Wye for you! Lure was a white shad.

2 Pike

The river had risen 3ft overnight. Tried different smelly baits in a couple of swims but no bites.

Cold morning river lower than expected and running clear.

3 Chub

River carrying loads of extra water and fishing was hard. Managed 1 barbel mid morning but no other bites. The stretch is lovely and acces is very good.

1 Barbel

4 barbel to 6lb 2oz taken early on on pellets. After that, bites were very hard to come by and when they did we lost the fish. A very difficult day in what looked to be good conditions but pleasing to wet the net a few times. Highlight of the day was seeing a very large pike attack a feeder being wound in!! As darkness fell, the heavens opened for the fourth time that day and we started the long walk from the bottom of the beat back to the car. Still, a day on the Wye beats any other day! Thanks WUF.

4 Barbel