Feedback & Reports

Went for the long walk around the woods to lucky stone, chub were absolutely frantic. Barbel a little conspicuous by their absence however that not helped by 2 or 3 losses, one an absolute submarine that came up from the depths, swam over the top of the net and then performed a neat swimmers roll to make good his escape.

All baits caught but pellet accounted for most of the barbel bites

1 Barbel, 65 Chub

5 chub caught in the morning from 7-30
Packed up at 1pm due to heat
Lovely beat in the spectacular Wye valley
Surprised gate to fishery had no padlock
Didn’t come across any other anglers

5 Other

Very hot..
No bites no fish......

Nice venue, extremely hot day. Both fishing ledgered tactics. Will certainly visit again.

5 Barbel, 8 Chub

Arrived later in the morning and weather conditions too calm and clear at times. Mainly fished the top end. Fish mainly rising further out where the breeze was. Nice reservoir.

Daytime high of 26°C; 10°C at 10 p.m.
Dry-fly fishing and nymph from 11.amto 10 p.m.: 10 graylings and 3 trouts. Best catches: one 20 cm trout and one 40 cm grayling.
BWO and emerger fly used. Water level perfect.
The temperature was too high, and the fishing was different from the day before. Despite Shaun's advice, it was impossible to arrive earlier in the morning, when there was more activity.

steps going down to swim nowere to set chair

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

5 Chub

The river was very difficult to approach , overgrown with nettles and long grass.
Appreciate this is not under our control but coupled to poor actual river bank access I would avoid this beat.
We abandoned todays fishing .

2 Trout