Feedback & Reports

Both to nymph. River had some colour initially and was up. Then within 30mins it coloured right up with a lot of debris coming down. Started to clear a bit later in the day but remained up.

2 Trout

A beautiful spring day on the Usk. My first visit this far upstream. After a quiet morning the Olives started to appear at lunchtime, with several fish rising to them. I couldn't persuade them to take my offerings. Mid afternoon I hooked into a nice 14" WBT using a pale spider, one that I had tied, which added to the pleasure. Fish safely released. I covered only a fraction of the beat and will be back soon to explore some more.

1 Trout

All returned. Bright day and river low and clear but fish in 1/2lb to best at 1 1/2 lb. 2 to dry fly (cdc daddy that was similar in size and colour to the hatch of olives), rest to black stonefly nymph.

5 Trout

Difficult conditions. Water level fairly low, bright sunshine and cold wind. Few flies coming off and few rises. Managed 6" fish on Nymph fished deep.

1 Trout

One fish @ 14", the other @ 6". Cold easterly wind, no hatch discernible. Both fish taken on weighted nymph.

2 Trout

A bright sunny spring day and a joy to be on the river. There was a strong cold wind all day and lovely but unrelenting sunshine. Very few fish showed on the surface (to be precise 4 rises all day) I was fortunate to catch one, a 2lb strong fat fish (how quickly they get into condition). Another fish came to a nymph in fast water. There were a few LDOs and even fewer grannom stuttering off in the middle of the day. Most curious event was a chaffinch flying down and grabbing my dry fly of the river. Luckily it didn't impale itself and flew off the wiser.

2 Trout

Another beautiful day to be by the river. Unfortunately, although warm, the insects did not seem to want to come out and play and consequently the fish were happy to stay mainly out of sight.
Very few rising fish seen. Those that did rise were shown a fly but only two fish, both under 1lb, succumbed. Successful flies were size 16 para adams and size 12 black klink.

2 Trout

Penpont really delivered the goods today, despite the bright conditions and probably the warmest day of the year so far. Relatively little hatching, so nymphing was the order of the day. Five good trout 11", 15", 15", 16" and a cracking 18" (all returned). Drove back to Hampshire feeling happy after four glorious spring days in the Usk valley. The chalkstreams will have much to live up to when they open!

5 Trout

A very challenging days fishing, bright sunshine....
a nice hatch of March browns with a few LDO and brook duns thrown in. Biggest fish touching 15 inches. Mostly caught on dries.

12 Trout

Good LDO hatch for hour and the fish went nuts, got my fix.

7 Trout