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River Wye advice required.

Kevin Webb

Kevin Webb

Senior Member & Supporter
Good evening members.
I’m looking for your advice on fishing the river Wye in mid July ( no option for other dates)
Background info:
Never fished the Wye before.
Not experienced medium - large river anglers. Both of us only fish small rivers.
No mobility issues.
Will be using feeder rods. No float fishing.
It will be over a Friday-Monday
Renting a self catering cottage 2 miles south of Ross-on- Wye, but happy to travel if needs be.

Could anyone please advise on the following:
Stretches to fish that are not members only, and have at least a fair chance of catching chub and barbel. Can tickets be purchased in advance.
Options for bait. Normally use boilies, pellets or meat. Unsure of groundbait/ hemp etc for this trip.
Feeders or/and leads? ..weight of these.
Any other tips or advice that would be useful. ( Not .. don’t come cos the rivers crap… Accommodation already paid for! )

Many thanks. Look forward to hopefully hearing from some of you in due course.
 
Kevin Webb said:
Good evening members.
I’m looking for your advice on fishing the river Wye in mid July ( no option for other dates)
Background info:
Never fished the Wye before.
Not experienced medium - large river anglers. Both of us only fish small rivers.
No mobility issues.
Will be using feeder rods. No float fishing.
It will be over a Friday-Monday
Renting a self catering cottage 2 miles south of Ross-on- Wye, but happy to travel if needs be.

Could anyone please advise on the following:
Stretches to fish that are not members only, and have at least a fair chance of catching chub and barbel. Can tickets be purchased in advance.
Options for bait. Normally use boilies, pellets or meat. Unsure of groundbait/ hemp etc for this trip.
Feeders or/and leads? ..weight of these.
Any other tips or advice that would be useful. ( Not .. don’t come cos the rivers crap… Accommodation already paid for! )

Many thanks. Look forward to hopefully hearing from some of you in due course.
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Hello kevin , Graham Elliot is the person who knows the Wye like the back of his hand .
woody’s tackle shop in hereford , will tell you all you need to know . He’s a lovely geezer .
 
I’ve fished the Wye for many years now. Some bits I’ve learnt along the way , don’t limit your approach to just feeders , pva mesh bags work well , a good mix of baits , corn , meat , pellets -8mm to 14mm hookbaits , boilies all work well , don’t discount using a float for barbel , especially early on in the season as the fish will still most likely be in the faster more oxygenated water recovering condition from spawning. Float fishing doesn’t have to be subtle either - I trot big lumps of meat on 8g chubbier or speci Avon floats , feeding hemp and finely chopped meat and have great days catching chub and barbel then switch to touch legering when the fishing slows . It’s well worth having it as an option , Rolling meat baits works well too , sometimes picking up fish that happily take a moving bait but are wary of a static bait.
Woody in Hereford would always be a great first stop. An awesome river fisherman and always helpful
 
Kevin Webb said:
Good evening members.
I’m looking for your advice on fishing the river Wye in mid July ( no option for other dates)
Background info:
Never fished the Wye before.
Not experienced medium - large river anglers. Both of us only fish small rivers.
No mobility issues.
Will be using feeder rods. No float fishing.
It will be over a Friday-Monday
Renting a self catering cottage 2 miles south of Ross-on- Wye, but happy to travel if needs be.

Could anyone please advise on the following:
Stretches to fish that are not members only, and have at least a fair chance of catching chub and barbel. Can tickets be purchased in advance.
Options for bait. Normally use boilies, pellets or meat. Unsure of groundbait/ hemp etc for this trip.
Feeders or/and leads? ..weight of these.
Any other tips or advice that would be useful. ( Not .. don’t come cos the rivers crap… Accommodation already paid for! )

Many thanks. Look forward to hopefully hearing from some of you in due course.
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Hi Kevin
There are some good day ticket water close to where you are staying also. If you're a couple of miles south of Ross you will be close to the Worcester Angling Society stretch at Bishopswood, you can get day tickets from the Inn on the Wye (I think) which is almost directly opposite the access at the canoe launch. Going the other way out of Ross there are 2 day ticket stretches at Wyelea, and Stan's at Aramstone, to also consider, which you can/need to book in advance.
As people have mentioned, fish will be in the faster, more oxygenated water, so it's worth looking at swims with deeper glides above and below the shallower water.
Baits wise, smaller pellets and a open end feeder with fishmeal groundbait or blockend feeder filled with small pellets.
You should be able to get away with 2oz/3oz feeders for the majority of your fishing, unless we get some extra water in.
If you're not catching, don't stay put, move on and try to find the fish.
Canoes can be a pain this time of year, especially at the weekend. It can be beneficial to fish very earlier or from late afternoon until dusk, which can be more productive anyway.
 
Simon Rolph said:
I’ve fished the Wye for many years now. Some bits I’ve learnt along the way , don’t limit your approach to just feeders , pva mesh bags work well , a good mix of baits , corn , meat , pellets -8mm to 14mm hookbaits , boilies all work well , don’t discount using a float for barbel , especially early on in the season as the fish will still most likely be in the faster more oxygenated water recovering condition from spawning. Float fishing doesn’t have to be subtle either - I trot big lumps of meat on 8g chubbier or speci Avon floats , feeding hemp and finely chopped meat and have great days catching chub and barbel then switch to touch legering when the fishing slows . It’s well worth having it as an option , Rolling meat baits works well too , sometimes picking up fish that happily take a moving bait but are wary of a static bait.
Woody in Hereford would always be a great first stop. An awesome river fisherman and always helpful
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Thanks Simon. Great advice.
 
Mark Harridence said:
Hi Kevin
There are some good day ticket water close to where you are staying also. If you're a couple of miles south of Ross you will be close to the Worcester Angling Society stretch at Bishopswood, you can get day tickets from the Inn on the Wye (I think) which is almost directly opposite the access at the canoe launch. Going the other way out of Ross there are 2 day ticket stretches at Wyelea, and Stan's at Aramstone, to also consider, which you can/need to book in advance.
As people have mentioned, fish will be in the faster, more oxygenated water, so it's worth looking at swims with deeper glides above and below the shallower water.
Baits wise, smaller pellets and a open end feeder with fishmeal groundbait or blockend feeder filled with small pellets.
You should be able to get away with 2oz/3oz feeders for the majority of your fishing, unless we get some extra water in.
If you're not catching, don't stay put, move on and try to find the fish.
Canoes can be a pain this time of year, especially at the weekend. It can be beneficial to fish very earlier or from late afternoon until dusk, which can be more productive anyway.
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Great advice Mark. Much appreciated.
 
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