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No fish caught but spotted some chub, stretch is well maintained and good swim access. will defiantly be coming back.

Tricky day with the river super low, both chub came from the fast water.

2 Chub

Have never seen the Wye so low, in drastic need of rain. If it weren't for this being a long booked multi day trip probably wouldn't have made the trip.

Made it a late start from mid afternoon. Interesting to be able to see the river bottom and what it's like. Few chub and barbel spotted which keen to take loose offerings but would dissappear when a bait went in.

Everything happened in the last hour, with each angler catching a chub and 2 barbel. Also managed a wiggly eel...

4 Barbel, 2 Chub, 1 Other

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Fished 6 swims, all in the fast water. Not many bites. Lovely beat, with plenty of swims.

9 Chub

Great day at How Caple Court. The day was booked to hopefully help a keen 9-year-old catch his first barbel. He did not leave disappointed. With support from his dad (who chose to not really fish much in order to keep an eye on the lad) and some advice from me, young Freddie caught five barbel up to 8 lbs 3 ozs and his first chub at 2 lbs 12 ozs. To see him come running along the bank leaping for joy after the first one made the whole trip worthwhile (not to mention a large amount of relief on my part!). Once I had passed on a few tips and put him in the right swim (at the second attempt), I managed a bit of fishing too. I managed to catch five barbel up to 9lbs 12 ozs. I could have stayed on for another hour or so after the largest but decided that was a satisfying end to the day and left. All the fish were taken in the fast water swims in the lower part of the stretch. The two deepest seemed best during the day but later on barbel were showing in the shallower fast water, which is where I caught the 9.

10 Barbel, 1 Chub

Third ticket booked but owner didn’t really fish so he could support his son (see other catch report from 11 Aug 2025)

A tough day, river still low and bites hard to come by.
2 barbel both around 6lb from faster water and two consolation chub

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Great days fishing best 4 fish 8lb 14oz, 9lb, 9lb 7oz, 10lb 3oz plus 4 fish lost to hook pulls

8 Barbel

Water level very low, managed to find a few fish on the shallows at the top end but very spooky, caught all the fish in the fast water at the bottom of the beat on meat couldn't get a bite on pellets biggest barbel 8.5lb other species were eels

3 Barbel, 2 Chub, 2 Other