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Not many fish 'ere??

3 Barbel

River in great condition. Started in the bottom pool opposite the house, had two barbel within 5 minutes but quickly quietened down. Enjoyed trotting for dace and chub in the middle of the day with a giant gudgeon thrown in for good measure. Barbel came on the feed again in the evening. A great day on what I think is one of the nicest beats on the river, lots of swim choices and just teaming with wildlife.

5 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

Water running fast and cold. Best chub 5.3 and Barbel interestingly 12oz apron. Thank you Wye & Usk for a pleasant visit

1 Barbel, 14 Chub

River low and clear. Fished upper part of beat casting into the deeper sections to no avail.
Beautiful days fishing though.

It was the first time we had fished Sugwas Court and it took until midway to select a swim which you could get down to the river bank. We did park in the Orchard car park and was expecting to walk onto the river but at times there was over a 40ft drop to the river and looked dangerous. Looking at the map you supplied you have stated ' Parking and access to the fishery is excellent'.
We decided to try and walk from the Orchard car park to the Bait pool only to find the path was blocked by a fallen tree so we ended up back to our original spot opposite Mill Pool. When we got there and trying to find a swim we were again disappointed to find a Car seat washed up on the bank by Pump pool.
We all came to the conclusion that more information is needed if you have not fished this stretch of river before which would of possibly saved us some time and better direction to get from one end of the stretch of river to the other.
When we eventually started to fish it took only Ten minutes to land our first Barbel which weighed 8lb 2 and looked a very healthy fish. Shortly after our second Barbel was landed, again a very healthy looking fish at just over 7lb and then two Chub one at 4lb 8oz and the second at 6lb 4oz both very healthy looking fish. All our fish were caught on pellet also using a small amount of feed.
We all still enjoyed our days fishing and were over the moon to catch some fish from the famous river Wye and we are planning another trip next year.
We also fished Lower Cannon Bridge for the next two days which again produced three Barbel and three Chub all very healthy fish and if you would like more details please let me know.
I hope my comments are not too disappointing for you regarding directions and conditions but one of our party has difficulty walking but the fishing and fish were excellent.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Got to the river about 7.30 am drove to the lower section river was seriously low so fished the first pet in the field as had some depth to it most of the other swims were so low I could see the bottom nearly right across the river not good ! The so decided to fish the first swim opposite the houses had a nice barbel on the bank about 7lb within about 30 mins then nothing as the sun came up to be expected we then had rain and the swim being steep banked became treacherous and very slippery had another barbel about 9lb but the bank where I was fishing was awful. Please wuf put ropes in place to help. Its little cost really and helps massively as I'm use to fishing the lower severn where I live and its the same it's a nightmare and dangerous .... Having said that and being used to river fishing what an unbelievable pace, wonderful. Shame the Severn hasn't been looked after like the Wye !..... Only other tip watch the cows in the bottom field they weren't very keen on me being in there field lol but that's the joy of river fishing - got stung, bitten and a bit muddy but that's rivers that's all the fun but all in all a good day it's always a good day on the Wye, fantastic river wonderful. I've got the Severn and Warwickshire Avon on my doorstep but I will still travel 40 miles to the Wye. Thanks wuf you do a great job.

2 Barbel

Disappointing day - bank access very poor in places due to livestock damage. Fishing abandoned without any catches to report.

We arrived to find a hard frost which was a bit of a shock. Fishing was hard for the morning. A few fish located however, we struggled for bites. Two trout came to trotting a float through and late on a 8lb 4oz Barbel was caught on pellet. Overall we enjoyed the day, beautiful surroundings and wildlife. We will return next season for another day on this lovely stretch and also investigate other beats you control on the Wye. Think we are now hooked on the magic of the place. Thank you.

1 Trout, 1 Barbel

We fished the lower section and caught 3 Barbel to 9lb 12oz & 1 Chub 3lb.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Just back from 7 days fishing. Having fished W&U waters on previous visits we decided to try two fisheries that we had not fished before. I chose Sugwas Court.
The first thing to point out were the poor conditions and low catches reported by various bailiffs throughout the lower Wye. Low water levels, clear water, cold easterly winds, high pressure, and low overnight temperatures. Not conducive to prolific catches and certainly no reflection on the venue.
I drove through the orchard and parked next to the river. Walking upstream we met the land owner (not a fisherman) who informed us that the area above the Bait Pool was heavily overgrown and had no open swims. We walked the beat and can confirm his observations. In reality only the Bait Pool is fishable; however waders are required to reach the exposed gravel bar and the fast flowing channel. A word of WARNING...the mud where the cattle come down to drink is very deep.
We then drove to the lower end of the fishery and walked the whole beat. There are more swims in this area but the very low water level limited the choice. The swims in the Mill, Pump, and Island Pools have fairly easy access but unfortunately, due to overhead growth forming a canopy over the swims, casting was difficult. This is evident by the number of feeders decorating the branches. A real shame especially as a couple of hours with long handled loppers would open up these swims.
Despite employing the knowledge gained by many years of Barbel fishing, various fishing methods, and a variety of baits we came away with dry nets.
Looking forward to the next trip to the Wye and praying for some long overdue rain.