Feedback & Reports

A tough but enjoyable day on the river running well over a metre higher than normal. Only one or two swims available where feeders / leads could hold in the slacks. We think this is probably a better summer venue given lack of high water swims. Nonetheless the weather was good on the day and we will be back next year!

8 Chub

The river was still really high and powering through. it was the first time I have fished the Wye in these conditions.

I set up in one of the few swims where there was slack water and caught a chub a rod length out within four minutes of starting to fish. However, after that, it all went downhill fast. I ended up in a snag every cast. Sometimes I got away with just the loss of a hook, sometimes it was a feeder or lead. I can't wait till the summer levels so I can see what was devouring all my tackle.

I decided to cast a 5oz feeder downstream and much further out. I found I could hold bottom and caught two more chub and two barbel, one of which got away. (Hinders Barbel Bomb did the trick.) A very enjoyable day overall but the ground became increasingly slippery as the day wore on.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

River in flood

A tough day on the beat, up and hard to hold with 5oz in the flow. Managed some chub but no barbel, a great day though and a great beat.

23 Chub

Pretty difficult fishing with the river well up

1 Chub

River well up - didn’t spend long fishing, couldn’t reach all the bottom swims where we wanted to go

6 Chub

Well kept beat with plenty of swims

3 Barbel, 10 Chub

ledgered pellet feeder for most fish, lovely stretch...

6 Barbel, 22 Chub

8 Chub