Feedback & Reports

Nice stretch of river, my main grumble would be lack of swims in the mid section. I wouldn't recommend this beat to older or solitary angler due to the steep banks. Lots of anglers on the opposite bank but then it was the first day of the season. Not sure if the beat is worth £45 per rod. Pellet feeder worked best, moved every hour or so and caught the barbel by the foot bridge.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

Water pump was very noisy and irritating, on for seven hours a day. Only time for fishing was early morning, or evening.

A good days fly fishing but only one salmon seen in The Rectory travelling through. Seven shad to 3.5lbs caught throughout the day on a size 10 Flamethrower that gave some good sport.
The condition of the banks by the Rectory and Neck are completely overgrown so that you cannot see the pot holes and caused many stumbles! The Rectory beat is described as a premier beat but the condition of this part of the banks would put it into the 4th division. Great shame as it is a lovely beat.

7 Other

Lovely stretch lots of pegs. Troubled with eels for a while. Hot conditions. Pleasant days fishing.

8 Chub, 8 Other

Crazy days fishing.
Lost 18 feeders on snags but found fish in fast water.
Met Don. What a lovely man and very helpful.
Bottom peg produced most. Had two chub on chips whist having takeaway fish and chips!

16 Barbel, 10 Chub

10 Chub, 1 Other

A few hours opening day course fishing - nothing caught but a fabulous stretch of water which I will be back to explore further. Large salmon jumping close to where we were fishing.

A very good first day on the Wye. Most fish caught early when overcast. Heavy open end feeder, time bomb method, pellet hook bait.

3 Barbel, 10 Chub

Overcast with very few flies about and not many fish rising. 5 trout were caught on beaded PT/Hares Ear nymphs and 3 on cdc sedge flies. Mostly 6-8 inches but one bigger fish of around 13 inches caught in a deep pool.

8 Trout

I fished the Middle Escley a few weeks back and so after a good long rest felt ready and fit enough for another go at this beautiful river. Thankfully there are far fewer fences across this beat, but there is still plenty of scrambling and climbing (and falling over) required to get to the fishable parts of the water. The Mayfly was well and truly over this time and with very little fly hatching there was little sign of any fish. I managed to get 4 fish to the net, all about 10 - 12 inches and all took a small size 14 DHE tied with a pheasant tail body.

4 Trout