Feedback & Reports

Despite the lack of rain the river was in good shape, with some excellent fish taken from the deep pools. Nothing rising until the late evening though. Upsteam from the ford in Knill a short bit of the river has been made wider and deeper since I visited last year, which makes for an interesting (if very challenging!) distraction from the usual small stream tactics needed on the rest of the river.

15 Trout

Hot day, river low, fishing hard on this normally productive stretch. An 8lb 7oz Barbel made it worthwhile.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

4 x trout 6-8 inches, 2 x grayling 9-12 inches, lots of parr, spiders.

4 Trout, 2 Grayling

Decided not to fish due to this UK heatwave.

2 eels also caught. Most of the barbel were below 1.5lbs in weight and the biggest was 7lbs 14oz.
All fish to feeder fished pellets

17 Barbel, 2 Chub, 2 Other

unable to fish river too low not informed by wye and usk wasted day

Fished the corner upstream of the 4x4 parking spot. Used luncheon meat & halibut pellets, on a swimfeeder packed with ground bait & hemp. Hooked and lost a barbel, but had 2 small chub (both around 2-3lbs). Fish in good condition, went back well. River is looking low but there are still a few spots with enough water to be worth fishing. Beautiful stretch of river. Lovely day had by all.

2 Chub

Fished for 2 hours late evening, met another chap at the lower car park setting up, who was happy for me to park at the middle and fish up - which I duly did. One nice fish brought to hand with another lost moments before due to the line breaking! Must have been a monster fish - the only possible explanation. A few others seen rising but otherwise not much action.

1 Trout

2 small barbel on pellets and swimfeeder

2 Barbel

1 Barbel