Feedback & Reports

Understand the EPA's reluctance to clear the margins (pat-way). My waders were none the better got walking through brambles. Interesting meet with a few researchers looking at insect life on the river. Species are up and river healthy. Upper beats produced two grayling - biggest 11". best one took beaded PTN size 16.

2 Grayling

river low with lots of weed catching the line 4 chub on pellets nice day.

4 Chub

Very hot and sunny day on the glorious Wye. Fished several swims from the lower reaches up to the church which is unusual for me and caught chub in all of them, most fish taken on the drop and even shortening the hooklink and swapping to a heavy feeder didn't deter them. Had a couple of barbel between 6 and 8lb and a number of chub between 2 and 4lb.

As with most beats it was just a glorious place to be.

6 Barbel

Wonderful days fishing. Friend unable to come so I had the beat to myself. Chose to fish the bottom end of the beat as there were anglers on the far bank in the top end of the beat, which looked far more barbel. So ended up fishing a slower swim but i had the place to myself and just enjoyed catching chub to 5lb. And then I had a surprise.......a beautiful 8lb barbel came along and picked up my luncheon meat. Fabulous day, thank you.

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

Our second day was a bit more productive having found a couple of pegs where the fish seemed to be. Lots of chub and barbel turned on around midday, all to pellet. Unfortunately we had to pack up around 6 otherwise more fish would have been caught. A 12lb cock salmon was also taken that took some beating!! A good couple of days to start the season off.
WUF Note: We are very grateful for reporting the salmon capture. However, this fish won't be added to the "official" salmon catches as it was not caught on fly or spinner.

1 Salmon, 10 Barbel, 20 Chub

2 Trout

2 Chub

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

River was low - fish caught on luncheon meat

2 Barbel, 4 Chub