Feedback & Reports

Once we found the beat! - suggest directions need updating!
Beautiful setting opposite the weir gardens in glorious sunshine.
River coloured. Ledgered and freelined luncheon meat and cheese lost several swim feeders to unseen underwater snags.

1 Barbel, 19 Chub, 4 Other

Bright conditions. River slightly coloured and fast flowing. All chub and most barbel falling to luncheon meat and feeder. Later barbel on pellet and feeder. 4 eels also caught on meat.
A very pleasant days fishing :)

6 Barbel, 12 Chub, 4 Other

Recent rains put colour in the water which might explain why halibut pellets didn’t attract bites but spiced meat got their attention.
No big beasts, chub to 3lb and barbel to 4.
Left a good bit of terminal tackle in riverbed snags including two ‘Bouncing Betty” weights which worked well until they bounced into snags!

4 Barbel, 9 Chub

Possibly the worst place i have ever tried to fish. There was no swims accessible and the only swims you could get too was around 10 feet above the water, so our nets would never reach. walked up and down for over 2 hours looking for a swim, trying to park my car was only in a couple of place where i wasn't blocked the path.
gave up and came home.
Would ask for a refund but i know you would never do that .
You should put on your website that you need a machete as part of your fish tackle

The other were perch. Fished beat 6 through to start of beat 2. One angler wading and one angler static. Peaceful beat, good in the morning but bites dried up after 1pm.

3 Trout, 2 Barbel, 9 Chub, 2 Other

After visiting the Wye in May and leaving very despondent at the distinct lack of life in and around the river it was nice to see one or two aquatic insects and a few rising trout this time.
The river looked good for a Salmon after the recent heavy rain with it carrying some extra water and being a nice beer colour so I was quietly confident of a pull. I spent about four and a half hours slowly fishing through Lady Alexander’s Catch and into Stone Catch. It was lovely casting a fly and letting it swing through the current, I did hook a trout and had a decent tug which may or may not have been a Salmon but I’m beginning to think the whole exercise is a nostalgic trip dreaming of how things used to be rather than a serious attempt to actually catch a Salmon with the numbers being what they are.

A lovely beat on the Wye although swim options are a challenge as it looks as though the banks have collapsed on the upper stretch. All fish caught on feeder tactics and caught throughout the day.

3 Barbel, 29 Chub

2 Chub

Good day. Mixed bag of fish.

I was hopeful after a week of cool wet days, that a sunny afternoon would have produced some better activity however the quietest evening ive experienced at Dinas with very little rising.