Feedback & Reports

I suffered my first ever blank day on the Wye. Conditions looked spot on but for me the fish did not want to play. Yesterday at Middle Hill Court I had numerous knocks pulls and twitches, but today, nothing at all in any of the three swims I tried. Much the same for my mate . He tried 3 swims as well, catching in the last swim he tried. A chublet and a barbel of around 9lb late afternoon. Pellets were the going bait today.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

All fish caught to method feeder using
Meat and pellets as hook bait .
River running low and clear.

6 Chub

Barbel on feeder tactics, boilie bait, chub on maggot feeder. Barbel approx 5lb.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

8 Chub

Dry and overcast conditions. River running fairly clear and low for the time of year. Tried a bit of piking and lost one low double at the net first thing but no other takes.
Chub we’re feeding well on a mixture of baits but mainly maggot feeder and trotted meat. Had a couple over 4lb but most 2-3lb. We lost one Barbel each, one on the float and one on the feeder to hook pulls but they were reluctant feeders today.
Had a bonus Sea Trout trotting. A really nice day again on this beautiful beat.

1 Sea Trout, 10 Chub

River was low and clear, all fish caught using pellet and feeder

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Wye running clear, over cast day,
Barbel 9lb 12oz, 7lb 9oz and 6lb
All caught on pellet

3 Barbel, 7 Chub

Sadly a blank for me today - more water and colour in the river than at my last visit. Only fished the afternoon but no bites to ledgered pellet despite moving swims several times.

Both barbel came in the afternoon on Krill boilies. First one was a superb fish of 10lb 5oz, the second in the 6/7lb bracket. Prior to that I had lots of chub pulls but only two larger fish took the bait on the hair and the hook. I suspect with a shortened hair I could have had a chub a chuck.
Conditions very mild. little breeze and the river at a good height and colour.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Generally good condition with fish activity surface feeding.