Feedback & Reports

Finding myself in the area with an afternoon free I thought I would give this little fished beat a try despite the steady light rain. With sixteen anglers catching 11 fish in a little over four years I knew it would not be prolific and sure enough, like eight of the sixteen before me, I blanked. I saw no fish but there were two herons about so they must be some to be had. Twelve red kites circling overhead.

Coloured Hen fish 11 lbs Bann Special. Weighed and released.

1 Salmon

The water level had dropped by about a foot overnight but it didn't help with the salmon - I didn't see one all day despite casting a fly in almost every pool. However, I did catch 3 small trout on a size 12 posh tosh then a 1lb chub on a Ally's shrimp after lunch. My first trout and chub on salmon flies!

3 Trout, 1 Chub

At 10 am I caught a coloured cock fish estimated at 14 lbs in Never say Die on a 11ft travel rod with a size 12 shrimp fly. This means that we have caught 35 fish to date.

1 Salmon

First ever session on the Wye. Had a baby barbel of about a pound first cast and another followed shortly after. Then nothing throughout the day despite fishing hard and exploring multiple swims along the length of the fishery. Whilst not catching i did enjoy spotting 10 kingfishers, 3 salmon and an RAF Nimrod fly by. Later on lots of bats and owl calls. Last hour had a small chublet then right on last knockings had my first proper Wye barbel, a lovely long fish of about 8llbs. Hard work but chuffed.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Lovely venue, good parking, caught barbel from 5 different swims. All fish caught on feeder tactics.

14 Barbel, 3 Chub

Best of my 3 days here. River low and clear with good flow. Worked up from bottom of LA pool with small grayling taking emergers like DHE. Lovely to see fish rise in brief moment before taking. Upper pool fish unresponsive. Worked back down with 2 spiders and had more fish.

6 Grayling

IT's been a bit lifeless on the river recently, including salmon-wise. I hooked a good fish which snapped my line, and another I didn't expect which took and got off.

On the bright side, I bumped into Jeremy Wade! I wonder what 'River Monsters' he was searching for on the Wye... !

2 Barbel