Feedback & Reports

Started around 7:00am fished the bottom pool with pellets in brilliant sunshine until I got soaked in an epic thunder storm at around 1:0pm and decided to call it a day. Barbel ranged generally between 3/4lb to 51/2 pounds with one notably larger. River was quite low and falling. Access to the bottom pool is still quite difficult in wet conditions when carrying all the equipment and bait necessary for a day's fishing although some improvements have been made since I was last here.

12 Barbel, 1 Chub

Great stretch to fishing, started off by the seat a couple of swims in, caught 8lb barbel on pellet. Later moved to the bottom pool a further 5 barbel 2-6lb all on pellet.

6 Barbel

6 and 1 for me 5 and 1 for my fishing partner all caught on pellet and paste....
A cracking days fishing M

11 Barbel, 2 Chub

Sadly, no Barbel to report… Lost loads of gear to snags and end up spending most of my time re-rigging!
Finished the day with 4 Chub but should have done better (given the favourable conditions). Just couldn’t find Barbel!

4 Chub

Did not start till 12 and both fished the bottom pool with feeder and pellet tactics. We were into fish straight away, I had 10 barbel in the first 10 casts, though the fish were mainly small they ranged from 12oz.to 8lb. I finished the day with 31 barbel and 3 chub while Steve had 17 barbel, 1 chub and 1 dace. A brilliant day on the Wye again.

50 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Other

River had a little colour and a few inches of extra water but no debris or weed to cause problems. Surprisingly and despite a very early arrival, the bites didn't start until 10.00 and then continued in short spells until I left at 16.00. Canoe traffic was light and well behaved. A mixed bag of barbel including a couple of babies, chub, dace and an eel all taken on pellets below a groundbait and pellet feeder. Quite snaggy and lost a few hooklengths before finding a more benign patch fairly close in.
Cracking day, as usual. Thanks WUF.

7 Barbel, 3 Chub, 3 Other

As with my first WUF session a fortnight ago at Lower Canon Bridge, I was impressed by the quality of information emailed to me before fishing.
Wyebank was different to L C Bridge. Here the water was pushing through fast but there were slower areas inside the cribs. Two 3lb barbel in 5 minutes to pellets and one other missed bite. To a river rookie the sight of tree trunks [and whole trees] going past was an eye-opener.
Heavy feeders needed on this stretch.

2 Barbel

The river was up about 4 or 5 feet making the fishing a little difficult. Lost a lot of tackle but ended up with ten barbel and three chub between two of us. An enjoyable day in testing conditions.

10 Barbel, 3 Chub

A very wet evening on the banks of the Wye! We travelled down from Yorkshire today and got to the beat about 5pm. After what can only be described as an interesting walk/slide down to the peg we quickly took cover under our brollies.
M had 7 barbel and 2 chub and despite Dman fishing the same swim with the same tactics he couldn't get a proper bite. Very odd but a good laugh and a memorable evening as always!

7 Barbel, 2 Chub

Nice to be out again. Fast streamy water on the beat in the low flows didn't offer much in the way of holding for salmon but may do in higher water.
Following several flotilla of canoes I left the water after an armada of less-than-stable paddleboarders all fell in at the various ripples. Part and parcel at this time of year.
Perfect place to practice some casting.