Feedback & Reports

This was an introduction to fly fishing for a complete beginner and a reintroduction for relative novice. Despite 20mph westerlies and the occasional downpour, we had a fantastic day on The Rectory, catching consistently throughout on nymphs and dry flies. The Rock Pool at the top end of the beat was more sheltered so we fished that and the Bridge Flats, where trout and grayling rose to small CDC emergers. The slightly coloured water no doubt helped but all-in-all, we couldn't have asked for a better result.

17 Trout, 7 Grayling

1 Trout

Chub a cast down on the bend at the island fishing to the trees on the opposite bank. Barbel came on at around an hour before sunset, although spooked by the few barbel we fought in the swim and the chub then got back on the bait.
One of the best stretches for coarse fishing on the wye!

3 Barbel, 75 Chub, 2 Other

Second visit to this beat and much more water then last year. Access at top better then bottom which still needs addressing.
No joy with jig/nymphs at bottom fast water and only a couple of pulls. Weather kept changing which didn't help but managed only one trout to the net with trad/wet fly. Trout came on the feed when olives were coming off. Seeing an Otter for the fist time was the highlight of the day. Still a beat I would come back to.

1 Trout

4 Barbel, 32 Chub

Had a couple of hours rolling meat through a couple of swims. Not much interest but picked up a lovely chub of about 5lb towards the end of the session to top the day off. Many thanks.

1 Chub

A couple of hours rolling meat through a few swims. Had one lovely chub of about 4lb to make the day worthwhile.

1 Chub

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Bright with some heavy showers. J.D. from Malvern nymphed the faster water and for myself, I targeted a few rising fish in the pools with dries. Not a bite between us . Started at the camp site, went upstream from there. I did see a salmon jump twice. The fish definitely won today! Chainbridge pub is now open and doing lunches. A charity donation allowed us to park at the campground.

3 Trout