Feedback & Reports

Fished the Wyebank beat with friend, conditions were clear water and back to normal levels. Enjoyed a good day - caught 9 barbel but also lost about nine as well, had hook pulls, weeded fish and cut off on an annoying big rock that had to fish past to get to them. We also had 5 chub. All fish caught on halibut pellets with mesh pva bags and feeding more at regular intervals. Fished the last swim at bottom of the beat mid river in a deeper pool, morning best but got regular bites after 2pm through the afternoon.

No salmon seen or caught. 1 trout (returned). Thanks to Alison at the office and Rudi for sorting out the confusion with the coarse fishermen so promtly.

This beat is a dream if you like fast water fishing for Barbel, Chub and Dace. The cribs produced good mixed bags. Again Don's advice was spot on. I think we benefitted from this beat being lightly fished to date due to the floods. Best rod took 21 barbel fishing morning and evening session. Some baby barbel as rare as doubles were a real treat. My favourite beat of the week. Again a dream location and a must on our return next year!

After several visits to Wyebank it was a joy to arrive and get set up for a days fishing. Conditions looked good with the river up around a foot and slowly dropping. The day was spent trotting and feeder fishing. It took a while to get the fish feeding but late afternoon the action started and the fish caught were 5 barbel 5 to 6lbs, 7 chub to 4lbs, lots of chublets, dace and a eel. Another joyful visit to this beautiful fishery and lovely to see it in its unspoilt natural state thanks to Dons expert management. Another visit soon me thinks....

My first time on this stretch and thanks to some very good advice from Don I had a very nice days fishing.In all I had 8 Barbel with 1 lost on rocks with a best fish of just over 7lb and the smallest at 2lb. I also had 2 Chub of 3lb each and 2 smaller Chub of 8ozs, all fish taken on swimfeeder with pellet hookbait. A very pleasant stretch of river and I look forward to another day soon.

18.30hrs, had seen grilse jumping below island last few days from our home. River low enough (just!) to wade out to island. Had one grise of 5 or 6lbs on small flying c with single hook and Wye weight above to hold it down.
19.30hrs, bottom pool of beat, only 15ft from bank in shallow eddy, 3 barbel largest weighed at 9lb 10oz on 20mm halibut pellet and loose fed sweetcorn in area.
21.00hrs saw salmon jump by Wharf Pool on edge of flow so put small flying c back on and similar size fish to first caught, this one was deeper in body and jumped clear several times.
All salmonoids released in water unharmed. Mixed evening !

Ken decided to fish Wyebank all day today but it fished hard with him managing 1 Barbel and 2 Chub to 4lbs 8ozs. Many thanks to Don for all his help this week. We'll be back.

Two salmon, one est 8lbs one est 14lbs both from Wharf pool to devon minnow between 7 and 7.45am.
Perfect morning on Wyebank before sun broke through clouds and water at 1ft4" cleared magically from yesterday and looking fantastic.
A particular thank you to the lone kayaker working upstream along the near bank who, rather than come into my cribs, turned and went back downstream to paddle around 250 yards downstream.
A lot of salmon have been seen passing through Courtfield the last few weeks and numerous fish seen two days ago early evening just above the Legg meadow crib.

Andy, Jack and Ken fished Wyebank for the morning although water still a bit high. Jack had a baby Barbel about 1lb 8ozs, Ken a Barbel of 7lbs 12ozs and a Chub and Andy a Barbel of 7lbs 9ozs all caught feeder fishing with 4mm pellet and Hinders groundbait in the feeder and Essex baits barrel boilies hair rigged.

Arrived to find the river just right. Fished midway down the beat and at the end. In the first 30 minutes had two barbel each. Then the river started to rise and even with chest waders decided to head for the higher banks. Over a cup of tea the river came up another 6".
Then the branches and trees started to drift down in the flow together with the odd sheep.
It goes to show that even if you had no rain near, somewhere in the catchment area they had lots. Please don't underestimate the power and speed at which this river rises. Safety always comes first. Can't wait to return though as this beat has been little fished.