Feedback & Reports

Low clear water, cloudy morning, some rain pm. Fleet of 12 canoes at 08.20 was a surprise and suggested more disruption but not so. All chub between 4 & 5lbs ....spread throughout the day, all on PLM with cocktail feeder mix ......no sign of barbel but many salmon on the move.

7 Chub

When we arrived the weather was overcast but warm and the river was low and clear so we were hopeful of a good day. 1st barbel was caught at 9:50am but although we were getting knocks they were very tentative. Just before lunch we were visited by a lot of canoeist kids from school then the heavens opened and the bites stopped. At around 4pm it got brighter and the bites came back, chub and eels putting in appearances, one eel being about 3lb. As the night came we got a few barbel 6-8lb and a few more chub up to 4lb all at the top off the beat just before the Goodrich stretch. A good day but hard going due to river being so low. There were 3 salmon in the top pool and in the Goodrich stretch, jumping about. Will be back later in the year to have another go. A brilliant stretch but had to pick up an empty meat tin from car park so please check you've got everything before you go. Leave only footprints, take only pictures.

5 Barbel, 11 Chub, 6 Other

Fished at boys rock opposite the cottage, much cooler day and more overcast than previous days fishing were it was hot sunny conditions. Used feeder tactics and I started fishing at 9am and had 4 barbel in 4 casts on 10mm elips pellets. After the 4th fish the rain came down strong but still managed to catch another barbel and 2 chub. The fishing was great but it was the weather which hampered the day and we decided to call it a day at 1pm. Great catches to be had on this stretch of river if the weather and conditions are right. Also this stretch had a good flow even though the river was low.

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

Very well kept area of countryside , with some amazing looking shallow fast swims with clear water. Unfortunately I think this visit, the pace was a little slow for my style of wagg fishing and I couldn't entice any fish out from some very nice looking swims with overhanging trees. My first blank with float in 4 years. I will be back in August to try again.

Phew! Long walk with too much gear put us on the banks of the Wye again. Great day in beautiful surroundings, barbel hard to come by the three we had obviously spawned recently, chub were keen to bite even had three on floating bread crust. Pellet and feeder took all others, river low and clear. Many thanks WUF.

3 Barbel, 12 Chub

Water level was very low, not too many canoeists, most of whom were considerate, however one individual thought it very amusing to go out of his way to grab my line (or wire as he called it) and try to pull my feeder up.
Rained most of the day but a very enjoyable session. Barbel to 6lb chub to 4lb on pellets.

8 Barbel, 10 Chub, 1 Other

Although for one reason or another I have always struggled on this stretch and this continued to be the case. It remains a place I really enjoy fishing, location and tactics, perhaps. Only managed a couple of Eels!

2 Other

This is an interesting beat with a wide smooth pool tail at the top followed by a a neck of lovely fast water at the head of Lady Alexanders catch then a long slow pool followed by a very rocky section with lots of pocket water. Had 1 small trout in the tail of Lady Alexanders pool then connected with a very decent sized fish ~3 lbs+ , under the trees using an Invicta which steamed off down the Stone Catch, jumped a couple of times and said good bye - behaved more like a sea trout than a brown trout. Then nothing until the evening when an Invicta fished down and across was hit by a really nice grayling of 1 1/2 lbs which was followed by another 6 all on a small brown czech nymph and of similar size before fading light stopped play. This was a shoal of hard fighting, quite substantial fish which were a lot bigger than the 8 oz ones Ive usually caught before. Nice to find such good quality fish on the Wye. Several salmon showed over the course of the day. Not much in the way of a hatch but it was the hottest day of the year so far. NB to fish the Stone Catch you need a wading staff as well as studs on your boots!

1 Trout, 7 Grayling

Beautiful location but unfortunately because of the intense heat we had to leave after the first day. Even though I had a brolly as shade fishing was only possible in the morning and evening. All three chub were caught on cut down Pukka Fish 14mm boilies from DT Baits. Hope to return when the weather is more conducive to Barbel fishing.

3 Chub

Short evening session. Water low and clear. Lost a fish on ledgered luncheon meat when it shed the hook in a snag. Finally saved the day with a good chub by free lining luncheon meat through the weedier section near top of the stretch.

1 Chub