Feedback & Reports

First time I've fished this beat, fantastic Scenery overlooking Goodrich Castle. We both fished the float and caught 8 nice chub and 4 Barbel.
Great day.

4 Barbel, 8 Chub

All fish came in the last hour as light was going.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Difficult day with the river low and clear. Fished most of the available pegs in the car park field. One barbel exactly 10 lbs plus 2 small chub.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

A cold day with an Easterly wind which is never a great ingredient for a successful day's fishing. However it is always great to spend a day on the majestic River Wye.
Fished a number of pegs but no real success, nothing really happening with different baits. In the end the most successful method was trotting with maggots, accounted for the 2 trout and 2 really nice Chub.

2 Trout, 5 Chub

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

A tough day on the river, with bright sunshine for the most part and little colour in the water. Excuses aside, what a beautiful place to fish! The lack of action barely mattered and I'll definitely be back.

1 Barbel

River pushing through with hint of colour, we caught fish in the meadow upstream of the car park on our first trip to this stretch. Fished pellets on feeder and caught regularly from our start at around 12.30 until 6. All fish between 5 and 9lb. Top day in beautiful surroundings.

9 Barbel

We caught 16 barbel between us, biggest 9.10. The river fished up till 2pm then switched off. Very good straight, one of the beats that's worth the money.

16 Barbel

We walked the beat prior to fishing, not many accessible pegs towards the lower limit end of the beat. From the car park down to the right offered a few more fishable pegs and we started off in two of these in what looked deeper water. The weather had started off quite bright but we were soon experiencing one of several heavy showers during the day which soon turned the access down to our pegs from comfortable to treacherous. Not a bite was registered in the first part of the day so JA decided to move swims to one right at the end of the beat (by the sign). Approaching mid afternoon and after trying many types and combinations of bait a 2lb 4oz brown trout took a liking to my ledgered treble maggot. About 30 minutes later JA tempted a barbel just shy of 8lb on pellet after missing a bite earlier and this was our catch for the day.

1 Trout, 1 Barbel

Another new beat for us and no problems with directions and where to park which were clearly marked and easy to find. A beautiful stretch of water and we shared the field with some timid grazing sheep which is always preferable to cattle.
Despite the river being in reasonable shape the fishing was slow but compensated by just being on the bank and enjoying the spectacular sight of a Jay swooping against the backdrop of the dark trees on the opposite side.
We only managed to catch one trout float fishing in the faster water but the last hour sprung into life on the usual feeder tactics.Some good fish were caught the best of which was a cracking Chub just under 6lb and a Barbel weighing 8lb 4oz. All the fish were immaculate and we thank the owner and the WUF for another memorable day on the Wye.

1 Trout, 2 Barbel, 5 Chub