Fishing on the beautiful River Wye
Rob Leather took this monster when he went down to the Wye with his son never really meaning to fish at all, but when he spotted perch crashing into baitfish he borrowed a 13 foot float rod to put a … Continued
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There’s more to the Wye than the barbel that these days can best be described as welcome but commonplace. Once in the 1980’s chub were the predominant coarse fish in the River so it is good to see these superb … Continued
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Committee member Rob Leather sent me a couple of photos of his son Theo with barbel he caught earlier in the season. Theo has been having lots of success not only with standard ledgering tactics but also float fishing. He … Continued
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The fishing during the first few weeks of the coarse season is generally a bit slow for many members of the Club. Static methods may not be suited to this time of the year and it may be better to … Continued
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The carp caught recently by Mick Palfrey had Gary Kent feverishly looking through his old photos for the photo of his son Liam with a carp caught from Weirend in 2015. It weighed 17lb 3oz and Committee member Gary is … Continued
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It has been quite a good start for the Clubs coarse members despite all the concerns about dealing with the Covid pandemic with a good mixture of Chub, Barbel and even decent Dace on feeder tactics from all stretches on … Continued
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Many anglers and environmentalists have noticed that the clear waters of the River Wye have become a putrid green colour again this year during April and May due to a severe algal bloom not helped by unseasonal high temperatures. Exacerbated … Continued
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Rob Leather looks forward to the start of the coarse fishing season. I am fortunate to live within walking distance of the River as she flows steadily through Ross on Wye , Gilpins “gateway to the picturesque”. As a member … Continued
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Second salmon for Richard Woodhouse in 4 days. Richard took this fish after trying the fly in the Weirend stretch and got out the spinning rod to try a single hook Mepps spinner. The bright silver sea fresh salmon had … Continued
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First day salmon fishing after the Lockdown and we have the first salmon of the year to Richard Woodhouse. I’ll let Richard give his own description of the capture. “The take was like that of a trout exactly where another … Continued
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