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Fished the wood section with both of us on the Croys. Very slow day with few bites and lots of canoes. 1 barbel caught mid afternoon and 1 lost earlier in a snag. This river eats tackle so take plenty of spare feeders/leads. An eel anglers paradise as we managed 7 of them along with a few chublets. A disappointing end to our 4 day trip. Will be back next year to try some other beats, hopefully the river will be up a bit.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub, 7 Other

My first session on this beat. I opted to fish between boat pool and the 'No fishing' area. First cast straight in the tree...second cast...I lassoed an eel...:-S... Throughout the morning I had 4 Chub (and lost one) to 4lb 2oz. Then at 3pm fishing a 3ft clear area, I had a massive slack line, and connected to a Barbel! Played it for 10 mins, unwrapping it from various boulders, only for the hook to pull at the net :(. After the red mist had settled, at around 5:30pm I hooked another barbel. Good scrap, weighed 7lb :) ...I also fished on the Thursday...

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Our third great trip to Courtfield in as many weeks. 12 barbel, biggest 8lb 13oz and 6 decent chub to pellet fished on running leads. Started at 4 pm and fished until dark as this seems to be when the Wye fish get stuck in to their dinner! Great beat, great fishing! Back at the end of the month.
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12 Barbel, 6 Chub

Strong upstream wind most of the day meant bite detection difficult! Only two chub around the 4lbs mark plus an eel was all I had to show for my efforts, packed up at 6pm due to long drive back home so I missed the best time of the day. Last year fished the same swim and caught 7 barbel and 5 chub..work it out?

2 Chub

First time here, lovely stretch. Fished 2 sessions early morning (Legg) and evening(Wooded area). Fish difficult to catch today, barbel to 7 lb. Will return.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub, 3 Other

Lovely beat but fish were just not feeding. Very hard going so packed up early. Will be back next month to try again.

3 Chub

Very, very tough.
2 anglers fished the bottom 2 pegs in the wood from 9am to 8pm. 1 angler fished a complete blank while I resorted to fishing meat just to get bites and ended up with a dozen eels and 3 small chub.
No bites on pellet or corn. Canoes were a nightmare, there were literally hundreds from 9am to 5pm, diving into the water in the swims being fished - though I don't think it actually made any difference to the fishing. The general ignorance of some people is quite astounding.

3 Chub, 12 Other

Tough day. Got there very early but the barbel remained elusive all morning. One eel caught from the bottom of the meadow which was good to see and 2 very good chub of 5-6lb deceived us into thinking we might finally be onto our main quarry but alas it was not meant to be.
Wood Crib produced a nice brown trout in the evening though, which was an unexpected surprise. Despite roving with pellets and groundbait trying sweetcorn and meat...no barbel. Water very slow, and very low. Little reward for a lot of hard work but beautiful scenery nonetheless.

1 Trout, 3 Chub, 1 Other

First time on this beat and last day of our trip. Slow going during the day and a couple of anglers on the other bank meant we took a break for refreshments. On our return we fished a different area and settled in for the evening. After half an hour my friend hooked into a PB barbel, an immaculate fish of 10lb 5oz. A quiet spell followed which coincided with three anglers setting up on the private stretch, just after they left I finished the day with a 8lb 4oz barbel. Nice beat with plenty of swims to go at. Wildlife today - an otter in the dusk on the far bank. And so ends a great week with a total of 64 barbel and we lost count of the number of chub, looking forward to returning soon.

2 Barbel

Although for one reason or another I have always struggled on this stretch and this continued to be the case. It remains a place I really enjoy fishing, location and tactics, perhaps. Only managed a couple of Eels!

2 Other