Feedback & Reports

fished the afternoon after cutting bracken off the bank side all morning ,picked up all of the trout from the heads of the fast water on klinkhammer and sedges the grayling were holding in deeper water ,perhaps trying to get away from the two broods of goose anders that have adopted the beat, klink and dink with half of the grayling taking the holy grail nymph....a good days fishing.

7 Trout, 11 Grayling

A couple of hours fishing for two novice anglers. Fished dry fly method. No fish caught, but surface splashes at least gave confidence that there were fish present. A good learning exercise, and we will endeavour to try again.

Our first time on this beat, so a bit of time was spent walking around looking for likely spots. The river looked low, so most of our time was spent on the top part of the beat. The best bite time by far was 8pm onwards, as the middle of the day was very hot and bright.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

Beautiful beat on Wye. First visit to this section of the river but not the last. I fished till 16:00. Fish not too keen on feeding but managed to catch 2 barbel & 4 chub. All fish to halibut pellet.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Weather too hot, put the fish off managed 1 barbel
river level low

Warm sunny day, river low and clear but not exceptionally so. Fished midday to 7.00pm. 3lb chub from end peg on left bank, on double sweetcorn.
Chub of 4lb, 2 x 3lbs and 1.5lbs from middle swim on left hand bank, on rolled (3 swan link) garlic spam. Couldn't bet a twitch on halibut pellet.
Thought I was only one fishing, but someone else was. Far bank in full sun, and first swim favorite for family picnics, and dog walkers.
WUF Note : Foy Bridge fishery allows 2 individuals. A second angler was booked in that day.

5 Chub

Promising water level, but a bright day. Path to water overgrown. Otherwise enjoyable fishing on the fly.

Fished mid afternoon, nothing caught.

This beat is now so overgrown as to be almost unfishable in summer, blocked and slow moving pools are heavily silted with considerable brown algal bloom clinging to the stones. I spent so long working my way through obstacles in the hope of a fishable pool further up there was not time to try the middle beat, which was probable a better prospect.

2 Trout

Did not fish.