Feedback & Reports

Much better day on Wyebank than previous at How Caple. 21 barbel from 3lb up. 1 a new pb at 10lb exactly!
Plenty of empty canoes and idiots floating by behind them to keep us entertained inbetween the fishing. How hard can it be to stay inside a boat??

21 Barbel

11 Barbel

Good day at Wyebank. Largest barbel at 10lb. 3 eels in the mix too. Water still very dark, canoeists fairly well behaved today.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub, 3 Other

We fished this stretch early morning with no bites, packed up around 11am and returned at 5pm. Fished cage feeders with banded 8 mm fish meal pellets on the hook, caught barbel to 10lb some chub and a very nice dace, river slightly high and some loose streamer weed which was a continual nuisance.

11 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

feeder and pellet

46 Barbel, 10 Chub

1 Barbel

I was slightly concerned that reports from this beat so far this year were down on last year and the reports of a major snag/tree in the lower pool. I ended up having an enjoyable, but somewhat frustrating day. Weather was warm, but mostly overcast. I fished from the bottom coy from 12:30 - 21:00 and caught steadily all day. The frustration was that I lost so many fish to hook pulls and only just managed to come out on top. 10 barbel landed and 9 lost to hook pulls. The swim is very heavily weeded, particularly down the near side and all the fish were lost as they got into the thick weed. I think that the snag referred to as a tree in other reports, is in fact very thick weed. As fish got held up in the weed, they appeared to be able to twist themselves off the hook. I fished a pellet feeder all day and didn't loose a single feeder or break off on a fish. The barbel were a very mixed size with a few of around one pound, a couple around 3lb, a couple more around 5lb and two at 7lb.
I found the fish in the faster water, fishing at about 45 degrees downstream, 3/4 of the way across. Used 12lb mainline with a 10lb coated braid hook length.
I'm not sure whether the stretch is fished only through the WUF, but I had to clear the peg of litter, which included luncheon meat tin lids. Very disappointing that anglers can leave such a mess.
Other fish were one chub and one small eel

10 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

2 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Enjoyable session on a very hot weekend. Lots of canoe traffic as expected but it didn’t seem to cause too much of a problem. Several chub over 4lb and barbel averaging 5lb.

7 Barbel, 2 Chub

Same session as above for second angler

1 Barbel, 3 Chub