Feedback & Reports

First time on How Caple Court. We were impressed with the beat and the swims, well maintained and plenty to choose from.
We walked the entire beat and started in the first ones either side of the tree line access. 1 chub first cast in one and nothing in the other so we moved. I went downstream a couple of pegs and MP went upstream. I had one barbel one hour later and MP dropped on a couple of barbel. MP kicked my butt finishing with 10 chub to 3lb and 5 Barbel to 8lb 15oz. KB finished with a poor 2 Barbel and 4 Chub. Lovely beat with good swims. Good to be back on the river again????.

7 Barbel, 14 Chub, 1 Other

This was by far the best beat I fished during my trip, yet again another stunning backdrop downstream, not far from car park with good access to the bank and many options to fish. I was catching as soon as I cast in and the action was spread out all day till my last cast, the first half of the session was dominated by chub all of a specimen size, biggest was 5lb. By the afternoon the barbel moved in and the sport got even better. I lost 4 barbel and 1 chub in the bedrock so be careful! All the fish I hooked were a good size the smallest was 6lb, was very happy to net 8 fish. This is a great venue I can't wait to return.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

First time at this stretch. Water quiet high and coloured. The flow was pushing hard. Cloudy weather. Not a great start of the season for me but it was a privilege to be there. A very enjoyable day fishing on a peaceful part of the Wye.

1 Chub

The river was running fast and heavily coloured lovely stretch of the wye one barbel 10 lb in weight

1 Barbel

Fished with pellets in the slower, deeper, nearside swims in the middle of the stretch. River was brown and tanking through, with large tree debris coming down the beat. Caught 4 barbel and 3 chub, of no great size, but pleased with the action given the conditions.

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

River fining off and fished the last day of the season in bright conditions. Just one jack between the two of us, on a popped up dead, but a pleasant day to see the season out on a first visit, on spec, to this beat.

1 Pike

The river had dropped further overnight and looked really inviting, had a chub first cast and a grayling a bit later and that was it. The weather was so nice and the beat so peaceful we got a bit lazy and didn't move around, enjoyed the day though.

1 Grayling, 1 Chub

Two days fishing on this stretch. River very high and chocolate brown on the first day. Dropped at least 3 feet overnight and less colour. Also overnight frost, so conditions very much against us. We managed to land six barbel up to 8lb 9oz and lost three more. Also landed a couple of Chub. Lovely stretch previously fished this stretch in September totally different conditions.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

Piking slow on the clear river for lures 1 jack and a chub, switched to deadbait and had mid double last knockings, spring excitement is in the air...!

1 Chub, 2 Pike

2 Barbel on pellet and boilie. Both fish caught before dinner.

2 Barbel