Feedback & Reports

Really difficult day on a river desperately in need of rain.
Fished 12 hours, all the barbel to one angler on pellet.
Hopefully levels will be up when I return next month.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Another good afternoon on the Wye. Set up at about 3pm after a bit of an explore and settled for the Boys Rocks swim. Fished simple pellet/feeder tactics and saw plenty of action, two barbel to just over 10lb and three decent chub.
River was in good condition, not loads of accessible swims on this beat but enough to have a go at.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

River still very low.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fished the Rocks, the Wires and shallows but struggled. River low but weather conditions good. Managed 3 barbel and 2 eels on pellets and meat. Very long walk due to using the gate on right instead of gate on left!

3 Barbel, 2 Other

Fished The Rocks, the Wires and shallows but struggled. River low but weather conditions good. Managed 3 barbel, 2 eels on pellets and meat. Very long walk due to using the gate on right instead of gate on left.

3 Barbel, 2 Other

1 barbel 8lb 10oz first cast, then quite all day! Disappointing after Saturday! Overcast all day.

1 Barbel

5 barbel caught, all on 14mm halibut pellet over 'time bomb' feeder. All over 7lb 8oz with best at 9lb 10oz. Lost another two, line cut on rock and hook pull. River low with little colour, bright early but overcast later, caught throughout day.

5 Barbel

Water dropping, fishing not easy. Alternated between meat & pellet. Straight lead on the meat & feeder with the pellet.

6 Barbel, 4 Chub

Started out in Boys Rocks but not a touch for 2 hours before the rapidly rising river forced me out. Moved to a swim lower down and had a 5lb barbel first cast but then struggled to fish effectively due to the amount of silkweed and rubbish coming through on a rising river, hanging on the line and dragging the feeder.
In the 7 hours I was there the river rose over 3 feet and was still coming up when I left.
As always though, thoroughly enjoyed the day despite the challenging conditions!

1 Barbel

Was only planning an evening session which turned into a short 2 hour session after hitting motorway delays. However, left very happy after managing four barbel to 8lb 6oz from the rocks. Stormy weather made the conditions more favourable than they have been of late though.
First visit here and looks a great stretch from what I managed to glimpse - if you don't mind a bit of a walk. Will definitely be visiting here again.
Many thanks.

4 Barbel