Feedback & Reports

No fish no signs of fish disappointed and seeing camp fires and power bait everywhere walked down other two lakes people pulling up to to go fishing where are the bailiff like few years back always talking to them giving feedback and having tips off them

Water extremely low and gin clear, not good barbel conditions at all. Fish hard for 4 chub off the beach area. Needs water desperately.

4 Chub

Arrived at what was a new beat for me. Word of warning, I didn't attend the previous day when the weather gods turned awful so the consequent mess when getting through the various gates and access points in the dairy farm was very noticeable - needless to say there was a fair old pong in my car on the way home..

Regarding the fishery, it's beautiful as all the Wye beats are. Unfortunately, the bottom half of the fishery is mainly very shallow water. Add the excessive bright sunshine to the mix and the only fish being tempted were those of the bait attacking, not good enough to register a proper bite type. Had a couple of smaller chub (less than 1lb) this way plus a hard scrapping 3.5lb fish right under a bush. Due to the sunny and bright clear conditions neither float or feeder fishing seemed to be a successful approach. Allied to that is the nigh on blanket disappearance of any streamer weed, ranunculus etc - the blooms caused by the poultry farm discharges MUST BE STOPPED and the health of this beautiful river allowed to recover. It isn't a coincidence that chub seem to be everywhere and barbel showing fleetingly and often late when darkness allows them to be less cautious.

The top half of the fishery has a bit more water on it but seems to be no more than 3.5 - 4ft judging by the float trotting efforts. Left visiting this part until the afternoon and evening but no matter how much I varied the methods and fined down my tackle it was dead. About 8pm had a right screamer and landed the one barbel, a pristine hard fighting fish that makes the visits here worthwhile, my main reason really. I don't want to make repeat visits here for bags of chub taken on stepped up barbel tackle.

Weary, frustrated rant over - sorry if that isn't what constitutes a catch report. Upside was the extreme hot sun did dry out the cow deposits up the track and through the farm.....

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

River conditions very low, tried various swims from shallow.runs to the wide deep pegs at the bottom of the fishery, method of the day again was rollin/bouncing meat although a few chub were on pellet on the feeder.

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

Two caught on weighted GRHE nymph, one on dry fly (sedge pattern). Largest Chub ~1 1/2lbs, other two ~1/2 pound.

3 Chub

No idea how many chub we caught between us but well over 60 and a really good average size. Barbel on the small side but fair play to them for beating the chub to the bait. Thanks Wuf.

5 Barbel, 60 Chub

Nice beat and would return. Need good ground clearance to park in the middle car park. Bright sunny day which made the fishing hard, picking up the odd fish here and there. Only - ve was late afternoon when 2 guys turned up on the opposite bank and given all the bank on that side decided to fish just upstream of me, set up as if fishing the North beach at lowestoft complete with electronic bite alarms. Beggar's belief but a move did find me a quiet swim again.

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

Perch

5 Other

2 Trout