Feedback & Reports

Back on the lovely Wyebank beat again and not the best day I've had there but certainly not the worst. All of the fish came to one rod and interestingly all of the fish were under 2-3lb which is a first for Wyebank considering there are some really monsters in there and the average barbel size is around the 6-7lb mark. We should have probably moved around more but as I was there with my mate it was more of a social vibe so we were happy just catching the odd fish and taking in the scenery. Will return soon!

5 Barbel, 4 Chub

River had risen a couple of feet overnight which made the fishing a little more challenging in certain swims. There was a fair amount of weed which made fishing towards the far bank tricky. Had to work hard for the fish but they duly obliged. A few barbel in the 2-3lb class which was great to see. A prolific chub venue for the out and out chub enthusiast so well worth a return later in the year. A fantastic beat this with very good access and certainly great for the wading enthusiast. The owner, Don, was on hand with some great advice too which really helped. I will definitely be back.

11 Barbel, 10 Chub, 1 Pike

Just fished for the morning and had seven fish. The river looked very low and needs some rain. Nice beat but my planned trotting didn't come off as the water was so low so a bit disappointed.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

A good day fishing, river was very low. My friend and I managed 20 barbel and 16 chub.

20 Barbel, 16 Chub

Amazing evenings fishing. Arrived at 1pm but decided not to bother setting up due to the number of canoes. With the river being so low swims were limited because of boat traffic but finally started fishing about 5pm. Bait was hemp and ellipse pellet, I fished for 4 hours and had a take on every cast. I caught 22 and lost severel more. had 4 fish around 8-9lb the rest averaging between 2-5lb. Fantastic river when you can find these barbel.

22 Barbel

Cracking day on Wyebank. Took my friend as he has never caught a barbel before - 1st cast and he was into one! Caught consistently till 2pm then went dead for a while didn't pick back up till the evening!

24 Barbel, 8 Chub, 3 Other

What a wonderful days fishing. Had 32 barbell (best 7lb 8oz)& 7 chub (best 4lb 3oz) and Ian fishing the beat for the first time had 20 barbell (best 6lb 10oz)& 5 chub (best 4lb8oz). Must say we had a lot of small fish in the 2/3lb bracket. All fish caught on pellet & feeder. Stopped fishing from 12.30 till 5pm because of canoes. Good to see Don again.

52 Barbel, 12 Chub

Good day. Had most bites in morning, lost a couple more. Many thanks to Don, helpful as ever. Will be back soon.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

Great days fishing as normal. Dont know where all the ranunculus has gone. The river was the lowest I've ever seen it. The paddlers and boat people must be disturbing the weed or it's been washed away in the floods. This will have a large negative impact on the river over a longer period.
Anyway the fishing was good the largest barbel was about 4lbs and the largest chub 3lbs 14oz. With the water level low I believe the bigger fish have moved from the bottom pool.

9 Barbel, 3 Chub

A very different day to what I have planned before on this section. I took my son and arrived at Wyebank in a canoe landing at Lydbrook. It did feel a little like turning to the dark side briefly but gave me a very useful different view of angling in general on the Wye. I have to say that some anglers I encountered during the course of the day just hate canoeists! On the flip side some of the practices of some of the canoeist are incredulous and show a total ignorance and contempt for anglers, a shame as a little education particularly by the canoe hire companies would solve so many issues. Anyway, we arrived at about six o'clock in the evening and my son started fishing with me acting ghillie, which he seemed to enjoy! The river was incredibly low and very clear and canoes were still passing through at 7pm, he managed one barbel of about 4lb but bites were a bit scarce. We changed baits, using some boilies and various pellets but it was't until the canoeists ceased and dusk came that the fish started to feed. In total he caught 4 barbel, the biggest just over 7lb and 2 chub. The second chub being a monster 5lb 4oz, a new personal best. A very enjoyable evening. Unfortunately no photos as phone went flat.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub