River Wye-Much Birch area advice

[waynec22]

Hi all,

I am pretty much a newbie to barbel fishing, I normally fish the local derbyshire derwent and have never fished any other river.

I have just been given a present to go on a fishing trip to the wye, mutch birch area, and spend a day hoping for a barbel.

Does anyone have any experience and could offer some advice, myself and my dad have one day fishing there so any help would be very much appreciated.

Many thanks

Wayne

 

[11alan111]

although i live near hereford i have never fished that part of the wye,however there are lots and lots of very good quality barbel in the wye and i dont think you will blank.

 

[Jim Crosskey 2]

Briefly - simple tactics should work. Running feeder rig, hair rigged bait on a 2 to 3 foot hooklength, pellet/ groundbait in the feeder. If somewhere looks worth trying, give it a go. But if nothing happens, don't be afraid to move around - and don't forget to try relatively close in if there's a good feature/ crease/ depth.

I tend to stick to 12lb mainline and 10lb hooklength. Anything else and you can end up losing a lot of tackle.

Tight lines - let us know how you get on?