Feedback & Reports

N.E corner with brisk S.E. breeze and sunny skies. 4 x 1.5lb Rainbows caught and taken on Mepps Aglia 3 and Comet 2. Two larger fish lost before accessing the net! Water levels well up on the last visit.

6lb salmon caught on spinner.

Water level still high and too deep to wade in the upper part of the beat but the easier lower section was in good form. Had 16 grayling (nothing particularly rod-bending but all nice fish) and 4 trout on nymphs and dry Adams. One grayling taken. To have such a water to oneself for a day is well worth the drive up from Sussex.

We were greeted by a river running hard, coloured and we chose the slacker water (mistake) which produced 1 chub around 3lb. In the last hour we moved upstream to what was very turbulent water. Jeff had maybe 4oz lead to hold bottom (I was bird spotting by then)....think last time we had that much lead on was on a charter boat out of Whitby!

He had a few barbel - biggest around 5lb. Taught us a lesson that what we think is pacey water is just a light breeze to the fish.

Arrived to find river dropping steadily but still coloured. Caught 30 Barbel and 1 Chub, all on Pellet. Best fish 9lb, with plenty of sevens & eights. Will be back!

River still high, fast & murky with a lot of flotsam and it took a while to find a fishable spot. A quieter stretch of water yielded 3 grayling and 1 small trout - all taken on a nymph and all returned. This is an attractive beat which I would like to revisit in less dramatic conditions.

This return covers 3 days fishing between 6-8 Oct 2010 by 2 anglers. 18 barbel caught to 10.02 plus 4 chub. River was high limiting swims available and flow meant that only near bank fishing was possible.

Day 2 and Jeff joined me. For Wye novices we winkled out a few decent chub to 4lb and Jeff had a barbel at around 5lb. With the river up, limited to the swims but we did quite well on the bend furthest from the car park. Luncheon meat and a spicey pellet.

A wild & windy day that became increasingly wet. 5 barbel inc 2 over 8lbs left me quite happy, not a great day but a pretty good one, given the changes in the previously-settled weather.

River dropping but still heavily coloured. 2 rods caught 23 Barbel averaging 5 to 6lb, all on Pellet. Excellent fishing!