Feedback & Reports

Day 3 of 5 and finally the barbel were feeding but only in Boys Rocks. Much of the lower reaches were unfishable due to very heavy weed growth. Essentially in low water conditions such as these Wyastone Leys is a very mediocre length with one great swim. Fish were caught on various pellets and boilies and feeder tactics.

17 Barbel

The second of three days on Wyebank and had a quick fish in the morning before the procession of canoeists started. Managed a nice 7.5lb barbel and a small chub before breakfast. The river was very low and barbel could be seen in some of the more upstream shallower areas either feeding or possibly spawning. Although the canoeists tend to be a bit noisy and disruptive the fish seem to return almost straight away. I didn't fish again until early evening and this tactic seemed to pay off as soon as the sun went down the fish became far more confident and practically pulled the rod in several times. I used feeders and longish hook links with pellets or homemade meaty boilies for hookbaits. Only one minor problem was a gentleman arriving and electing to fish opposite the swim I had been occupying but after he was educated by Don about the finer points of practical geography he made his way elsewhere to leave me in peace to catch yet more great barbel and chub. This really is a great stretch, not only because of the fish but because you have the place to yourself, once the canoeists have thinned out!

8 Barbel, 6 Chub

Late report of 7lb fish taken on fly by John Meighen on 24/6 from the Rapids Pool on Redbrook.

1 Salmon

Only fished for 1 hour due to poor weather.

My first Wild Stream trip as a season ticket holder. A couple of evening hours on the Arrow resulting in a nice 10in brownie on a Parachute Adams and a minnow on a pheasant-tail nymph almost as big as the fish. Plenty of fish rising along the beat although many small and very fast-taking (hence only the one trout to hand!). Stopped at the weir as the light was fading. Lovely beat, will return. Fly life good also, a few mays stillcoming off but plenty of smaller upwings as well.,

1 Trout, 1 Other

Arrived at midday to see river low and clear. Managed a couple of chub by the Bridge on light legered sweetcorn and a luncheon meat. Saw a couple of barbel off the bridge but the chub were keener and took the bait first.
Met the beat owner who was very helpful and moved to a deeper swim which was quiet until about six pm when traditional tactics of legered meat and sweetcorn cocktail saw seven chub landed up to 5 pounds 9 ounces and a barbel of around six pounds. A surprise eel on sweetcorn finished the session to the extent that my Labrador saw it and fell in with shock at such an unruly specimen!!!

1 Barbel, 9 Chub, 1 Other

Several trout caught throughout the beat. River very low, also several diseased fish seen and two dead. Has there bean any investigation why these fish are diseased??
WUF Note: If you come across dead or diseased fish, please contact the Natural Resources Wales/Environment Agency emergency line as soon as you can: 0800 80 70 60.

7 Trout

A great afternoons sport on one of the most scenic WUF coarse fishing beats. The long (1/2 mile) walk is well worth it - just don't take a lot of gear with you!
Barbel from 4lb - 8lb, all on simple pellet and cage feeder tactics. Most chub 3 - 4lb. Plenty of bites missed and fish lost.
CT - 5 barbel, 7 chub, TH - 4 barbel, MM - 3 barbel
RD - 1 chub.
The first two anglers fished from 2.30 pm to 9.15 pm, the second pair arrived at 6.30 pm, fished to 9.30 pm. Plenty of swims here for 4 fishermen.

12 Barbel, 8 Chub

Started late due to oversleeping but still caught well all afternoon, including a nice Barbel on my first cast. I fished the top end of the middle field upstream of a massive weedbed with the feeder on hemp and pellet, catching several Barbel and Chub (including a nice Chub of 4lb 6oz). When bites dried up, I decided to have a go at floatfishing with speci wagglers and centrepin at the tail end of the island. After landing several more nice Chub on 6mm pellet I returned to my original (now well rested) swim for a couple more Barbel before packing up at dusk. A great day on one of my favourite WUF stretches.

7 Barbel, 13 Chub

15 chub and 4 barbel again taken from below the forest almost at the beat limit.

4 Barbel, 15 Chub