Monster Flood on the Wye.
Biggest flood since 2020 is affecting the Wye at Ross on Friday 13th January. The peak of the spate happened at midnight Friday 13th into Saturday 14th January and measured 4.68 metres that is only 0.4 metres below the all time record, …
Once in ten lifetimes!
I’ve attached three photos of a kingfisher that was bothering Nick Simmonds our Membership Sec when he was fishing Hereford waters just before Christmas. In Nicks own words. This little fella landed on my rod when I was holding it. After about …
Loadsa chub for the youngsters
In the recent cold weather Theo and Reuben Leather had some fantastic sport on our Town Waters with 28 good size chub including two fish that weighed 5lb. The fish all came to floatfished bread or maggots in 4 short sessions. …
Membership changes agreed at AGM.
The Annual General Meeting of Ross on Wye Angling Club was held at the White Lion on 7th December and there were several changes to Club rules including a big change to the way Memberships will work. The AGM minutes are attached. …
Lower Weirend parking for members.
Because of a couple of incidents of fly tipping in the access points to our fishing on lower Wierend the farmer has taken the precaution of fitting padlocks on all the gateways along the A40 dual carriageway in the direction of Monmouth. …
Weirend producing fish.
Members fishing Weirend are also into a few fish but the cold weather is sure to have an effect on barbel catches. Member Kim Harman scored with a nice barbel when he fished above the salmon hut in the faster water mid …
Plenty of barbel for the Hon Sec.
Before the cold weather set in Peter Richardson the Clubs hardworking Secretary had some results with barbel from Club waters. Using Feeder and meat Peter had two barbel one of 6lb and a cracker of 9lb from the middle platform in …
Send me your pictures.
Can I request that Members send me some photos of fish caught on Club waters. It would be nice to get some more specimens in our Website Gallery. Send them to me Trevor Hyde by any method you prefer. My email barbarian18@live …
Shocking phosphate testing results.
I’ve been testing the Wye for phosphate pollution for two and a half years now and I thought I would never see a reading as high as the one I had today at the Canoe Launch in the Park. I test at …
4/08/2022 Salmon angling again suspended on Ross AC waters.
Due to high water temperatures and consequent falling levels of dissolved oxygen the Committee of the Club have had to suspend salmon fishing for the second time this summer. This comes as the long dry summer continues and with weather forecasters predicting …
