Feedback & Reports

Two perfect 9" WBTs - one on a Parachute Adams, the other on a GRHE. Lovely to see so many kingfishers.

2 Trout

Hen salmon just over 11lb's taken on a home tied Silver Shrimp.

1 Salmon

Tough fishing, water very low. Did not manage to catch any fish but did spook some!

Love fishing the Wye but alas, only two fish caught. A very sunny day with clear water and levels dropping during the day. Barbel and Chub both caught on pellet. Haven’t been to How Caple for some years, the reason being difficult access to the water. Still the same, I am glad there was only two rods that day as any more would have been tricky. There was about nine access points to the river. However, some of them were slightly difficult and although I did not look at them all, some of them had very little platform/fishing stage to fish from.
It may be that my expectation and comfort was unrealistic, but I have fished the Wye through the Foundation quite a bit over the years and I am comparing to beats like Foy bridge.
The best fishing point was the one closest to the pumping station.
I would also like to say that How Caple beat is a lovely beat and I would go again, but only if I knew that there were only two rods.

WUF note - There are 9 swims cut at How Caple Court. These swims were strimmed back 5 weeks ago so access should not be a problem to this water. The pegs are not wooden platforms as the owner likes to maintain the banks as naturally as possible. Please see the Beat Gallery on our website page for pictures.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Arrived at Courtfield to find the river looking fantastic.
Could not get a touch except foul hooking a small pike plus 1 eel.
After talking to the local guide Kenny, he thought it was the overnight temperature of 6 degrees which had put them down.
After some advice from a Kenny, I settled in a swim at 5pm.
2nd cast barbel. I ended up with 3 barbel to 7lb and 1 chub.
Great end to a very hard day.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Pike, 1 Other

2 chubb to 5lb from Pump Pool. Barbel to 9lb upstream of Mill Pool on pellet and corn.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

A 2lb 4oz chub and a 2lb 4oz barbel is all we caught. River very low and very clear. If you fish here, stay at The Greenman in Fownhope. The rooms are top quality and the food is exquisite - easily the best in Herefordshire!

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

5 Chub. Barbel seem to have gone on holiday!

5 Chub

River had dropped back after recent spate. Water temperature has dropped about 10 deg F. Fished the top end croys.

5 Barbel, 11 Chub

River low and very clear. We had 6 small barbel which were mainly taken late afternoon as the sun went off the water on pellet and meat.

6 Barbel, 5 Chub