Feedback & Reports

Very hot and bright day with an early start for the first days Barbel fishing. Arrived to find the gate padlocked at 6.30 but a kind Pole told us a sneaky way in via range rover.

Who said eels did not exist as a switch from pellet saw 5 in quick time, all carefully released plus a load of nice chub.

Biggest Barbel went 11lb but a few were lost in a very snaggy bottom at the lower end of the vanstone pool. Saw one salmon but loads of barbel rolling around pretending to be salmon.

Left a bit early, tired, burnt and happy. All canoeists well behaved so thank you.

Fishing with group of friends - others to do own returns.

Caught - 5-6 "tiddlers", 2 Grayling aprox 8 inch, 2 Trout aprox 6 inch.

12 chub from 2lb-5lb and 9 barbel from 3lb to 9.14lb (over 2 days).

Arrived at first light to start another season and yet again was not disappointed with this top class stretch of water taking 17 barbel to 9lb on pellet and 3 good size chub. Will be booking again. Thanks to all at the Wye and Usk.

11 Barbel to 6lb 14ozs. 4 Chub to 2lb 12ozs. All caught on pellets. Approx half caught in the Island pool in the morning and the remainder from the Bridge pool in a short late afternoon session.

7-8 trout and hooked and lost as many again, nearly all on a dry fly. Best was a shade over 2 lbs. All returned. Thanks.

Great opening day. 5 Barbel to 6lb 12 chub to 4Lb all to sweetcorn. The landowner Charles was very pleasant, taking a photo of one of the barbel.

The first time on this beat. The start was a little unnerving as it is unfishable but a quick call to Simom (Wye & Usk team) only to be reassured to persevere upstream past the caravan park where my first cast produced my first of 7 trout. None of them any size max 8" but all fiesty little brownies on light tackle, which had to be very lightly presented. All fish taken on dry flies may fly patterns and black gnat. All fish safely returned. A lovely day if a bit bright and water low. I will return to try the middle section.

Easy wading, certainly but getting in and out is not for the unfit. I think this point should be made in the Foundation description, coupled with the fact that you have to climb a wired and padlocked gate to gain access to the beat.

Lovely beat but conditions made the fish hard to come by. Low, very discoloured water and a blazing sun all day.

However, took four excellent Grayling and lost five Trout including a couple of Lunkers who knew exactly how to throw the hook.

Won't go again due to the physical characteristics of the beat. A young fit man would have no real problems.

3 grayling to 12 inches and 11 BT to 14 inches all returned. Taken on GRHE