Feedback & Reports

Fished in the field below “Heart attack” hill and very quickly lost a very good barbel that went on several long runs before unusually kiting into near bank trees and splashing around before snapping hook length off in the over hanging branches. Gutted!
Ended up moving couple of times with no joy then going back to original swim for the afternoon. A couple of barbel just under 6lb and 2 chub around 2.5-3lb slightly made up for the earlier lost barbel that felt much much bigger.
All fish caught on either dumbbells or 8mm pellets with ground bait feeder.
Watched kingfisher fishing and loads of long tailed tits before a late sparrowhawk swooped into the trees right next to me. Walked back over the hill in the dark to the sound of tawny owls all around.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Most enjoyable day at a lovely venue with my mate , only had three Chub and a small Barbel between us but that’s fishing. This was our first time on the Wye more used to fishing the upper Bristol Avon , will definitely give it another go while we both can.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

11 chub (6 over 4lb) caught on feeder tactics with spam, 2 on boilies. River level low, light wind.

13 Chub

Just a couple of hours coarse angling at this beautiful fishery. A lovely grayling and an OSS trout released at the net - both to trotted maggots. Many thanks to the new owners for all their hard graft - I'll be back!

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

The height and clarity were great and the conditions not too bad, but the slight easterly and chilly wind seemed to make it more difficult than it might have been on a warmer day. A few LDOs were seen but nothing else. There were maybe 3-4 rises seen during the day. All bar one of our fish were taken on nymphs. A very enjoyable day.

6 Grayling

Both blanked. Fish moving, but not tempted by any of the range of flies offered.

Note: The postcode used took my sat nav past the correct turning and then down a very narrow dead end!

I fished for a couple of hours. The trout ignored my grayling bugs today so the grayling got a look in. Lovely beat as always, especially in autumn colours, even though a gentle breeze today brought a fresh crop of leaves onto the river.

2 Grayling

River level normal
1 fish caught dry fly
Small hatch of flies odd grayling rising

1 Grayling

Before booking this beat you really need to read comments in other returns, they are correct access to most of this beat is impossible!. I picked a bad time because the water level was really low ( 0.1 on the gauge) so apart from a small section near the bridge ( upper car park ) I had to walk one and a half miles to get into the river . Due to the lack of any flow I only had two fifty yard runs that I could fish! . OK I done pretty well there so I shouldn't complain but it's not alot to go at. The bit near the bridge is also very shallow I could have fished the whole beat with wellies.but I did lose a very big grayling there in only a foot of water. Euro fished one nymph all day and had grayling to 16" ( two) and usual size trout.

10 Trout, 7 Grayling

1 Barbel, 12 Chub