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River very low, biggest barbel 7.6 on pellet. Great venue will differently book again, only problem we found was 4 goosander taken fish, trout and barbel

4 Trout, 3 Grayling, 11 Barbel, 2 Chub

Water quite low and clear so fished the end pool amongst the fast flow. I caught many small barbel but a few around 4lb, lost a fair few too. They were great fun in the faster water. Also fished from the crib, across towards the far trees in a deep run, the bigger fish swim to hold up there. needed 4oz to hold in the flow, all fish caught on pellet and feeder/bomb. Many thanks to Don for all his advice and tips over my time fishing across Courtfield and Wyebank, much appreciated ????

14 Barbel

First time on this stretch with 2 guests. Conditions were not as we would have wished being low and clear with a sharp drop in overnught temperature and a cold East wind so we expected to struggle a bit. However, we did manage a couple of barbel with a third lost and a couple of chub so not too unhappy with that.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

We caught one Barbel of around 3lb and 5 Dace. The conditions were overcast and slightly chilly with a lot of canoeists about.

1 Barbel, 5 Other

Great days fishing once we sorted the going method. River low and clear. Hard work wading rolling baits down the fast runs as they didn't touch a static bait but great fun. All the barbel and chub were in great condition. The other 2 fish were bleak and roach.

1 Trout, 16 Barbel, 14 Chub, 2 Other

Water still up a little bit but falling slowly during the day. Difficult to find the fish, they seemed to be spread out a little bit. Learnt more about Salmon and the Wye from talking to Don for 30 minutes than I had in the previous 30 years. Great to talk to someone who is both knowledgeable and interesting.

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

Nothing caught but thoroughly enjoyed the day on a great beat.

Arrived mid morning the river still up after the weekend rain tried a couple of swims on the way down to the end of the beat too pacey for a float but did catch the biggest dace I have caught in years caught barbel to 8lb and chub to just over 4lb on ledgered pellet and meat in between the action enjoyed watching an angler Spey casting for salmon in the intermittent sunlight

7 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Other

Sorry but first a moan. After hearing a bird chirping in the bushes for sometime I decided to look, as this seemed odd. I was saddened what I found. A robin caught up in a huge ball of fishing line. I cut all the line & released it. Wrapping up the line & putting it in my bag. There must have been nearly a full spool. Anglers please you are sitting amongst some of the most beautiful scenery in the country don't spoil it with your arrogance. If I can take it home so can you. That said unfortunately a cold night coloured water & a very fast flow (even the canoeists looked scared) didn't look good. And so it proved just one small barbel. But always a joy to be on the Wye. Looking forward to next time. Thank you WUF

1 Barbel

We arrived at wonderful Wyebank to find the river with reasonable colour and pace. With stunning scenery, blue sky and sunshine we knew we would be sharing the river with plenty of boat traffic but apart from a couple of guys who capsized (twice!!) everybody was in good spirits.
In the morning we caught some cracking Dace and a lively small Brown Trout but the float fishing switched off as the river started to rise rapidly. The water was considerably colder whilst wading and within a couple of hours boats were replaced by tree trunks and debris...
A switch to feeder found the Barbel on the move in the slacker water and we enjoyed some steady good fishing on this lovely beat once again.

1 Trout, 11 Barbel, 4 Chub, 20 Other