Feedback & Reports

River very high and fast due to the months of constant rain. Fished with around 10 maggots on the hook + maggot feeder. Tough fishing but managed to land 1 chub that was 2-3lbs and a small trout around 1lb. Both returned.

1 Trout, 1 Chub

1 Chub

Fished from about 1pm - overcast, mild, no wind. 2 chub on meat. Nice beat, good parking and easy access.

2 Chub

As the river rises this beat becomes unfishable, it appears the locals know but not the people selling the tickets unfortunately, a wasted day.

3 chub. All at dusk. Feeder with pellets.
Fished all day from dawn. Tough day and worked hard along the beat, from trotting, rolling meat and feeder. River was very low as expected. Had a PB double from here last year - just couldn't find any barbel this time.

Parking is excellent and the access path to the top half of the stretch is fine. The top swims above the first croy haven't been used for some time and were heavily overgrown and need work. I did manage to access them with some effort. This time last year they were in good condition and easily accessible.

The lower swims have always been tricky to access and the path is very difficult and narrow and needs much caution. The river was low enough for me to wade the whole stretch, which was much safer.

It is a very snaggy throughout.

3 Chub

This was a birthday treat for my son (11 at the time) and my daughter (9) and their first time on the Wye. I've fished this stretch several times in the past and have caught lots of barbel and chub, the last time I fished here was summer of 2012 so a long time ago!

The river was low and clear but with a lot of pace and strong flow across its entire width. Started on feeder hoping for a barbel but didn't feel entirely confident. Moved downstream to slower water and persevered until around 1pm on feeder, only one bite but straight into a snag.

River was low and clear and looked good for a fish so a change to float tactics resulted in my son's first Wye chub at 2lb 4oz followed by a few more at similar weights. My daughter then took the rod and, as she struggled with her casting I cast for her and coached her on how to trot as it was her first time river float fishing. After a lot of dedication her casting became outstanding and she was rewarded with her first ever solo caught chub at 1lb 8oz and we were all delighted.

My son had the next trot and hooked his new PB chub of 3lb 4oz.

They fished until the darkness came and it arrived all too soon... the float gear will make an appearance earlier in the day next time! We finished with 8 chub landed and one lost at the net. A great first Wye adventure for them and I'm sure the first of many!

Fishing Passport Note : A wonderful report and fantastic pictures. Thank you James, the smiles say it all!

8 Chub

No catch

5 Chub

River was very low, but had some nice barbel further down the stretch in the deeper water on a feeder. Nice stretch with some well maintained swims. Very snaggy bottom though!

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

1 Chub