Feedback & Reports

Fished for a couple of hours in the morning at the bottom end where there are small rapids in the oxygenated water and managed a Chub and a Barbel, returned around 5 pm until dark, the Chub were biting every now and again and I had about 5 or 6. Then the Barbel moved in around 8.30pm and I caught a further 5 fish including a 4 pounder, which was the hardest fighter of them all.

Good luck to everyone fishing as its the toughest I have known it on the Wye. Back in September hopefully when there is more water in the river and the conditions are more conducive to fishing rather than sunbathing.

2 Barbel 5 & 7 lb on pellets, 1 Chub on rolling meat.

This section of the river is very low at the moment and I was in two minds whether or not to fish it,anyway I am glad I did as its a lovely (albeit short) section of river full of wildlife and very peaceful. There is a huge swathe of streamer weed running right down the centre of the river with deeper snaggier swims on the left bank and much harder access whilst the right hand bank would be ideal for wading as there is a small beach near the bridge and a large tree with hundreds of chub living under it - try throwing some pellets from the bridge and watch them fight over them!

The late afternoon brought many chub to pellet, corn and meat up to around 4lb. Barbel didn't turn up until the sun went down, I fished like an idiot and lost 3 to hook pulls and one to a snag. Finally landed a hard fighting 7 pounder around 10pm and called it a day.

Polaroids are essential on this section and waders will open up a lot more of both banks.

One rainbow trout 1 1/4 lb.

Cloudy, windy day. Caught 8 brown trout to 1.5lb, 2 grayling 1.5 lb each. Good sport, all returned.

Weather cloudy and windy, put my brolly up as a shield from the chilly wind. Caught lots of chub some were good fish 4/5lb, but no barbel. I caught them on sweetcorn and pellets. Saw a Pike take a baby Moorhen with Mother making mournful cries, but this is nature. If it is not possible to cross the field in your vehicle it is quite a treck with your gear. It is a lovely stretch of river and should fish well with a good flow of water.

10 chub 2-3lb, luncheon meat and boilies.

Arrived around 10am to find all the lower sections heavily populated with anglers on the opposite bank which left me with few options but to head upstream - a lot of new pegs have been strimmed and marked since I was last there, which made things a bit easier. I fished 3 swims just over an hour each for 5 Chub in the 2 to 4 lb bracket. Sadly I had to leave after 4 hours and never made it back in the evening. The river was very low and clear at the bottom and bright sunlight made this usually productive stretch tough going.

First time on this fishery. A lovely out of the way spot. Took 20 barbel to 8lb 8oz, plus a few chub to over 4lb ... good fishing by any standards!

2 trout best 9", 4 grayling best 10 inches. I saw a flock of goosanders approx 40 in number, fishing in one pool. Can anything be done about these predators?