Feedback & Reports

First of two days and once again Courtfield spoiled us. We fished in the woods area (which I have always found more productive when the river is low). The morning was slow with only a barbel to SE and a chub to me to show for our early start. The day was bright and sunny and as a result was unproductive so we concentrated on keeping our two swims fed in preparation for the evening. As we have found so often, as soon as the shadows moved over the river in the late afternoon the fish started to feed. It was never hectic but a steady run of bites up to dusk produced another eight barbel to SE (including two super fish of 10 lbs 1 oz and 11 lbs 14 ozs) and five barbel to 7 lbs 7 ozs and one chub of 4 lbs 10 ozs to me. The only down side for me was my swim was quite rocky on the bottom and I got cut off a couple of times on hooked barbel. All fish were taken on feeder and pellet tactics. Same old tactics but it works!

14 Barbel, 2 Chub

Was very hard going during the day as it was sunny and clear water, was savage in the first half hours of sunrise, but really a hard struggle through the rest of the day, till sunset, where it picked up again, biggest of the day was a 5lb chub and 8.5lb barbel

4 Barbel, 6 Chub

We started fishing at around 11am after walking the beat and selecting swims. We decided to start in the Legg Meadow pool but struggled. We tried further downstream from the cribs with the same result. At about 6pm we moved back to the Legg Meadow pool and started to catch immediately. I think it was due to the strong sun going down, and a reduction in canoe traffic. All fish were caught on standard feeder tactics using pellets and boillies. The best barbel weighed 9lbs 12ozs (I really thought it was to be my first Wye double!) and the best chub was 5lbs 6ozs. Thank you Wye and Usk for a wonderful day.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

Had the one barbel on corn. Slow day but another lovely evening. Should have had 4 or 5 barbel really but had a bit of a nightmare, lost 3 fish and snagged up a lot when the fish were feeding at dusk.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

fished in the wooded area towards the lower end of the beat a quiet day for me but my only bite of the day came at dusk and resulted in a superb barbel of10 lbs 6 oz AP fared better with 7 barbel up to 9 lbs 12oz and 2 chub

8 Barbel, 2 Chub

3 of the barbel came at dusk, quite slow all day but came alive as soon as the sun went down. All fish on pellet. Nice stretch of river, fished the faster water in the woods. Biggest barbel was 7lb 11oz.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fished wooded section 2nd to end peg. Did not start fishing until 2 o'clock and caught all fish late on in the last two hours. All fish of good size barbel 6-8lb and chub 3-5lb. Thanks to Don for his help and guidance.

7 Barbel, 5 Chub

18.00 to 21.00hrs Top end of Leggs Meadow, banded 16mm Marine Halibut on simple free-sliding light leger with 18 inch hooklength fished about 15 feet out. 15lb main line, 10lb hook-length both ESP, size 8 hook and 2lb test curve rod meant I could lift the barbel off bottom before going into and under weed. I lost no tackle. Catapult fed loose small pellets and cracked marine pellets lightly at 15min intervals. 2 Chub around 3 to 4lb then 4 barbel in 5 to 7lb size and a quickly weighed Barbel of 10lb 9oz just at last light. No activity in last 30mins. Looks like the anticipated September Barbel season has started!

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

Fished from 5.30pm. All fish caught on 10mm pellets with freebies catapulted in periodically. First barbel of the session lost and then action steadily through the evening. Best fish included ones of 9.2, 9.3, 9.9, 10.2.
One of our favourite beats. Nice to meet Rudy.

13 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

Battled for an hour to hook an eel nibbling the spam, then tried pellet. No sign of a fish 8 - 5pm, then four barbel between us 6lb to 9lb 4oz - well worth the wait!

4 Barbel, 1 Other