Feedback & Reports

A roasting hot day so sat under the shade on the left hand bank a couple of swims down from the bridge. Still managed to bag a couple of Chub and three Barbel on pellets. A few people about so would suggest fish early and/or late.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

First of 4 days on this stretch, very bright and hot, river low, A, J and K fished upstream half of fishery. A managed a Barbel of 5lbs late in the day, J had 2 smallish Chub and K blanked from the upstream end swim.
16th July - second day, L stayed in bed, same conditions, S decided to have a day in the pacier water and caught numerous small Chublets and Dace on the stick float with corn or small banded pellet, P blanked.
17th July - third day, same conditions, K caught 2 Barbel to 8lbs and a small Chub, A had 3 small Chub and J managed a late Barbel of 7lbs 8oz. Fish caught mainly on Essex baits barrel boilies.
18th July - day four, even hotter today, L walked downstream to the fast water but blanked and P had a Barbel of 7lbs 13oz and a 3lb Chub on meat in the first swim before the gate.
All in all this stretch fished hard, the weather certainly didn't help but also the major construction works being undertaken at this venue may have had an effect.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

We arrived at the fishery around 6.30 am and fished for barbel with pellet and feeder in the wooded section, despite Don The bailiffs excellent advice, we caught just one chub between us and packed up around midday. To be fair the river was very low and the weather had been stinking hot for the past week, not the ideal conditions for barbel. The Wye and Usk Foundations service was excellent with good directions to the fishery, however you need to be a mountain goat to get to the river in the wooded section.

1 Chub

Fished the morning only, due to high temps, never seen the river so low! The fish were feeding well in the faster, weedier glides. The barbel were all around 6lbs, best chub was 3lbs with a couple around the 1lb mark.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

I fished 2 swims and caught 1 barbel from each; parking is available next to Foy Bridge and this gives you immediate access to the river and the 220 yards of bank either side of the river. The near bank swims have also been made easily accessible with steps down to most pegs and the far bank looks suitable for wading and trotting tactics at summer water levels. A short beat with loads of potential on the right day with the right tactics (locals report catches of 20+ barbel), I don’t think I got the best out of the visit but I will return now I know what to expect and the reduced cost helps.

2 Barbel

2 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Eel on meat and pellet. Two rods blanked. Hard to find any decent flow. Kids swimming and jumping out of trees. I don't think it can get much tougher.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Other

Only fished from 4pm to avoid the extreme heat. 1 average size barbel caught at 7pm saved the day. River is now low and coloured - algae bloom perhaps?

1 Barbel

Caught on worm on the bottom. Very hot day, fished from 7am until 2pm. Great day.

4 Trout

On the bottom on worm.

4 Trout

Despite the river being low fish were rising to a sedge hatch in the morning and evening, 9 small trout caught and released no large fish seen, the river temperature is warm.

9 Trout