Feedback & Reports

Perfect conditions, but would never had expected such a productive day, best stretch of the Wye I’ve fished to date, barbel to 9lb 6 & chub to 4lb 3.

7 Barbel, 3 Chub

very quiet hardly any bites

1 Chub

4 Barbel

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Good days fishing for the time of year

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

My luck had to run out sometimes. It is January after all :)
A dull drizzly day with real gusty wind but still manageable.
Only manged three nice big chub and pulled out of two on the maggot. Tried pellet too but just really slow going.
River was rising steadily all day with a little debris coming down. I think the river temperature had a lot to do with the hard fishing. Was just over 4 degrees. Still a nice day out and hope for a visit next month when the snow has been and gone.
Got drenched when i packed up as the heavens opened. Home for a hot bath!

3 Chub

Quite a cold day with it only getting up to 4 degrees, really was expecting a few bites from chub.
By midday we had lander 6 barbel between two anglers and then after a long period of activity we managed another 2 barbel and 1 chub.
Was a great day for the time of year.
The river was 0.68 and rising when we started and 0.78 and rising at the end of the day. Possibly why the fish seemed to switch off at midday.
All fish were caught on good old faithful maggots.
A great day overall, saw a kingfisher in the morning and was so quiet all day all you could hear was the birds singing and the trickle of the river.

8 Barbel, 1 Chub

Could not resist another winter visit to this lovely venue. Especially after my last visit the week before and with the level at 0.55m and 5.6 degree water temp, lots of fry still active and warmer weather I had a feeling it was worth another session. I did expect Chub and hopefully the odd Barbel to feed. It was very windy, but not too much trouble. Fished 11am till 4pm. I used open end feeder, plugged with GB and filled with hemp and maggots. After a hook and line change, lighter gauge, i was in. Had two beauties 5-10lb and 5-6lb and the others ranging between 3lb and 4.5lb. My 10 year son came along to watch and he was loving the day out. Chub-tastic he called it. A fabulous winters day fishing on the old maggots

13 Chub

A day off on my birthday allowed me to spend it at this lovely venue. Over 100 Canadian geese keeping me company on a cold frosty day. I only expected Chub to be honest but I managed 2 barbel and a beauty of 9lb 8oz. Cracking birthday present that was. Fished maggot, plugged feeder with maggots and hemp. Very cold day, was happy to have my hand warmers with me as temperature never rose above 2 degrees all day. At the end of the day my landing net froze to the grass - time to go home then for sure! Wonderful day, was still buzzing when I got home.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub