Feedback & Reports

Another glorious late Autumn day and another day on a low and clear river. Travelling back to our accommodation we were concerned to see that cars were still parked on the venue at 10.00pm on the night before our visit. Either poaching or anglers flouting the 'one hour after dusk' rule. Fears compounded when we were faced with anglers rubbish on the pipe peg, discarded food packaging and drinks cans. So probably poachers! Anyway, the fishing proved very difficult and although we managed 8 barbel bewteen us to 8lb 12oz it was far less productive than on previous visits. Swims well trampled and scattered dropped bait testament to the pressure this stretch now receives. Still a very enjoyable day and the beautiful Wye.

8 Barbel, 8 Chub

Pleasant day fishing with 6 trout caught by early afternoon. All fish caught by ledgered worm.

6 Trout

Nothing caught

4 anglers on a low and clear river produced some nice fish. 4 doubles in the catch caught on pellet and feeder/straight lead. Great venue with easy access and able to drive down to the river banks but I guess this is weather dependent and could be 4x4 only in wet conditions. The FP booking process is easy and fuss free, overall a great day we will be back.

1 Trout, 14 Barbel, 4 Chub

Another fine day on this massive scenic stretch. We had to search for the fish finding one here and there. Pellet and feeder tackticks doing the job.
Well done to W and U for leaving the place alone.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

A strange sort of day. With the river still at low summer level, I thought that it might be difficult. So it proved; up river de bonne heure but, runs that you would put your house on failing to produce (or producing very little). Conscious that the beat was fished yesterday, I wondered if that was the problem (equally conscious that the problem could be the thing on the blunt end of the rod). Nay bother, in turn, two fairly non descript pieces of water just below the weir produced half a dozen Grayling a piece. More or less consecutive casts; mostly fish in the 8-10 inch bracket, but including a couple at 12-14 inches. All on a PTN. No surface activity at this stage but, mid morning, with the sun overhead, spasmodic rises. Switched to a dry; but this only resulted in a run of micro Grayling

Less productive downstream in the afternoon; where, with the river so low, there is not a fat lot to go at

My "other" was a Minnow - caught fair and square on a Size 14 Endrick Spider - and only landed after a titanic struggle

4 Trout, 20 Grayling, 1 Other

Arrived later than planned so only had a few hours. Fishing for barbel and chub but failed to catch. Few bites but overall very quiet. Stunning surroundings however.

Great spot with easy access. River was slowly dropping and it took a few swim changes to find the fish.

6 Barbel

River was in good condition and the promised rain didn’t show up. It was overcast and 19 degrees. My first time on this beat and I would recommend it. I fished the middle and down stream section. There is a good variety of water from fast runs to deeper pools but rather easy wading. I fished a New Zealand rig with black klinkhammer and red and black nymph. Caught 4 fit grayling in the deeper water to about a pound and regrettably an out season trout to a pound and a half in the faster water. All returned without them being taken out of the water

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

we fished from the lower end of the beat catching straight away on French leader and the duo many fish took the stimmy as well as nymphs top of the beat was a lot tricker to fish no big fish just over a pound we hooked and dropped another 20 plus fish in the current

19 Trout, 40 Grayling