Feedback & Reports

Blanked! Didn't help that the majority of the stretch was overgrown. 20 pounds a day is a lot to pay when most of the river is unreachable. I think I may stick to the cheaper stretches where there are better swims cut in. Beautiful part of the river though.

WUF note - Often during the early part of the season, some beats will be overgrown and anglers should be prepared to possibly have to cut their own swims, but as the season progresses, more swims should become available.

1 barbel caught, 1 lost. Beautiful beat - completely agree with previous comments though - some slightly more accessible/prepared swims on the lower part of beat would be great.

1 Barbel

2 barbel, 2 Chub were caught.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Only a few hours around dusk and stayed on the feeder, total blank.

A tough days fishing, few accessible swims and relatively cold water temp for time of year of 12c. Anglers on the far bank wern't catching much either. only 2 medium sized barbel and 1 chub caught. Charging 3 anglers £60 for a length with 7 pegs is a bit steep, luckily no one had booked the 4th rod. More work needed on this one WUF.

WUF note - The booking of 2 rods on this beat achieves exclusivity and therefore we would only add 2 rods by telephone to the initial anglers booking and not 'overbook' them.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Wow, a second Wye blank in as many days. This late spring spawning really has screwed up the start of the season!
The main annoyance with this stretch is that they really need to make more swims available - 3 prepared swims throughout the best part of the water (faster water on the lower half) really isn't enough. Some of the best potential swims are just not reachable - not without a machete anyway!!
I think three or four more swims through that faster water would make a real improvement to the potential fishing here.

Caught two chub trotting pellets, largest about 4lbs. No barbel from either side, all very slow feel they must be on their spawning grounds.

2 Chub

Finally it was the 16th and I arrived on the bank excited to get fishing, first thing was to find the pegs as they were all over grown. Once the pegs were sorted I settled into a swim near the middle of the stretch. I fished a groundbait feeder with pellet and on the hook I used either 14mm pellet or luncheon meat. Despite my best efforts and a change of swim only 4 chub came my way (all between 2 & 3lb). No barbel for me, or the other chap on my side of the river, or the three guys on the other side. Seems the barbel were elsewhere, maybe still spawning.

4 Chub

A very enjoyable day fishing, perfect conditions. Caught 2 pike approx 17lbs and 8lbs on 7ins soft shad lures right under the bank. We were also entertained by a pheasant shoot who lined the woods behind. Found a half eaten fairly fresh salmon carcase which would have been 12lbs on the bank. Are there otters present?

2 Pike

This was the second of a four venue end of season trip to the Wye, and with the water temperature dropping rapidly, we felt today was our last chance of a barbel. We had just two bites between us, resulting in one barbel landed and another lost due to a hook pull. We tried different baits and rigs, but the bites both came to the feeder and pellet approach.

1 Barbel