Feedback & Reports

Based on the description of the water, (deeper lower sections etc), my son and I booked for a days piking. The parking was easy to find but I would not attempt the entrance to the middle section in the orchard unless you have a 4x4 as even though it was dry at the time the track has been churned up by tractors. As to the fishing, sufficient to say that it is not a pike water. There are very few deeper areas and the lower section below the wood is just a straight glide. There is one decent peg opposite the orchard car park but, in our opinion, that just about sums the fishery up as a pike venue. At £20 a ticket we made a very expensive mistake!

Difficult conditions on a fairly high river. Only really possible to fish slacks in the margins. 1 out of season trout (12 oz) and 1 chub (3lb) caught on maggot feeder + 1 pike (14lb) on dead bait. We stayed at 'Charades' in Southbank Road, Hereford, which was perfect for our needs (recommended).

1 Trout, 1 Chub, 1 Pike

Fished about four swims in the first field. With the river pushing through we managed to catch a couple of barbel, both about 6lbs on pellets and garlic spam. Lost one chub before it got to the net. Nice place to fish with plenty of swims, will be back.

2 Barbel

Only 1 angler made it fishing today! Didn't miss much. River in good nick - colour and dropping. Spent most of day trying to catch chub and dace on big stick to no avail, although kept entertained with trout and grayling. Fished last couple of hours on feeder with pellet but no knocks. Fished about 50 metres short of wood.

7 Trout, 2 Grayling

First time we have fished this stretch. A beautiful spot which looks like it has bags of potential. Am keen to take another look at it under different river conditions so will be paying this stretch another visit or two.

Wind blowing and the river pushing through. Plenty of debris so very hard conditions. Only managed one Chub.
A really great 2 days on the Wye. Thanks

1 Chub

Coloured, dropping river. After hard rain and first frost, first and second fields below Orchard have great swims, top area in woods, very disappointing, none fishable.
Should have done better, will do on next visit.

3 Chub

Two chub to 3.5lb, river high and powering through, lots of under water debris and fishing was very difficult.

2 Chub

Lovely days fishing. Weather was rather nice to start with but river started to rise while we fished which made things more entertaining! We targeted the barbel using a combination of running lead and feeder tactics. The feeder scoring better. I fished a 3oz feeder with a 3 foot hook length. Size 10 CBS carp bait specialists trident hook and a trimmed 14mm dumbbell CBS river monster boilie. The feeder was packed with CBS fish meal ground bait, pellets and hemp. I had 4 barbel of 7lb 5oz, 7lbs, 4lb 8oz and 2lbs! All in pristine condition. My fishing partner caught just the one of 5lb 8oz and lost another. We found the beat to be clean, plenty of lovely swims to chose from and directions to the venue were spot on. Thanks for a wonderful day out and we both look forward to visiting again very soon.

5 Barbel

Not a good day with no barbel caught but we really enjoyed it, better luck next time.

4 Trout, 1 Grayling, 3 Chub, 2 Other