Feedback & Reports

The low clear river conditions along with a couple of otters for company at various parts of the day did little to help the chances of catching a few fish. Despite trying various baits, hook sizes and hook lengths all looked to be heading for a blank (except for a few minnows for a bit of sport) until a 4lb barbel took a liking to the garlic meat put on offer by my companion John towards the end of the day. Its a steep, tricky climb back up through the woods and thats in dry conditions, we have tried it before in wet conditions and with kit is quite dangerous and slippy. A few more rails to hold on to would not go a miss. A lovely beat though as far as getting away from it all goes, hardly a sound to be heard at times and surrounded by lovely countryside and woods.

1 Barbel

Had 3 chub on meat to approx 4lb. First cast lost big fish (probably a big barbel).

3 Chub

Had a great day fishing on the open end feeder. Had bites pretty much all day. Chub were all around the 3lb mark and biggest Barbel was about 6lb. River conditions were fine - no weed or leaves coming downstream.

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

Low, clear and bright.Predictably no bites. Nil

Ist time ive fished this beat, absolutely stunning scenery.
Fished most of the swims with float and feeder, did not get a bite other than minnows.
The river is very low and clear plus it was bright sunshine all day. Not the best fishing conditions. But it was just nice to be in such a pristine part of the Wye valley.

Not many swims further up beat, caught fish on meat and pellets. Will probably try different beat next time as struggled a bit, though conditions were not idea (bright and clear)

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

A secluded and tranquil stretch of the river Wye, this beat offers a good range of swims. On the day of our visit there was some additional colour from recent rains and the river was at near normal level. The fishing proved difficult with just four barbel from this usually productive stretch, all falling to pellet presented in various ways. There were chub to be caught on meat on the straight lead and we could have had more if we had focused on this species and we finished with eight between the two rods. A lot of weed drifting downstream made presentation difficult throughout the day. All fish were caught from swims in the first field.

4 Barbel, 8 Chub

Glorious weather more akin to summer than September and such scenic surroundings. The river was tinged with a bit of colour after recent rain and the Barbel came in early afternoon. Surprisingly the overcast evening brought only Chub. Best Barbel was 7lb 9ozs and was caught down the inside in the streamer weed. Pellet on a link ledger was the successful tactic. Don't be put off by the weed or the steep banks. It's like much of the Wye, if a little more overgrown due being off the beaten track. Only one canoe seen all day.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

After reading a couple of negative reports on this beat we were apprehensive. However, we had the most amazing Autumn day with plenty of fishable water! All fish came to feeder and trotted maggot. It's worth varying the bait, as we caught on luncheon meat, popped up pellets and varying pellet types fished on the deck. Long hook lengths of 3ft plus also worth a go. Word of warning - at the time of fishing there was an immense Hornets nest in a willow tree adjacent to the lower most style on the beat. We got well and truly mobbed when our head torches activated the swarm on the way back from fishing the croy. Advise that you tackle the style with dimmed/switched off head torches......

7 Barbel, 3 Chub, 3 Other

Photos on the description of this beat suggest easy access, however with some very steep wet banks to contend with there weren't that many swims to choose from. With the river low we tried spots at the top and bottom of the beat but to no avail. Swims that looked like possible holding spots for barbel produced no results, with virtually no interest shown throughout the day. Beautiful stretch of the Wye but disappointing on the fishing front.