Feedback & Reports

7 WBT caught between two rods on a variety of klinkhammers, parachutes, CDCs and sedges, all on lower stretch of river. Few fish evident on upper stretch. Evening rise was exciting but unable to hook several fish.

Nothing caught but a beautiful beat.

Two brown trouts 32cm approx. caught at the top part of the beat. Both trouts were released.

5 small trout caught and returned. All about 0.5lb

River a bit high, 1 x 10" released.

No fish caught, river may have been a little high for wading.

An excellent welcome when advising my car details. when we got there it was quite cold with intermittant sun wind light upstream. River wss nearly 2 feet up but clearing. There were a few olives and some smaller blue flies . one rod caught three to about 12OZ before lunch. quite a rise about 1 but no joy. final fish about 4. Fish all from slower glides. Second rod blanked but lost several around half pond.
we both felt that the fishing was quite difficult with too many trees along the bank. maybe the good work on feedrr streams coul be extended to main river.
That said to return on a warmer day eoul be enticing.
All fish returned.

One rod 4 WBT to threequarter pound. Second rod blank. All fish returned.

Casting difficult along much of the beat and water too high to wade aceross to try from opposite bank. some clearance would enhance the experience on what is a very attractive venue.

Weather was, I think, a bit too cold for much action.

After 40 + plus years a welcome return to the Usk

15 good trout between 2 rods, most around 12 inches with a couple a bit bigger. River was just about wadeable in the glides following very wet weather, but the water had cleared well so fishing was possible but not easy. It helped being left handed ! good sporadic hatches of LDOs beween 11 am and 4pm which meant a good number were caught on the dry. Many thanks to Alison in the booking office for being so helpful. We though the river was borderline fishable but ended up having a great day on a lovely beat.

The river was in fine fettle even if the weather was a bit wet and blustery. Between Bob and Naithan they managed 9 fish mostly around the 1/2 pound mark. A patch hatch or olives during the afternoon brought up a few fish in dries.