Feedback & Reports

Cold start to a sunny but windy day. Good directions etc to the beat, easy access to the water. Started at the lower limit and had a fish each around 13" in the first half hour, both on beaded nymph - immaculately conditioned. We made our way upstream but struggled to fish in the chosen way due to the strong downstream wind. Upstream of the parking another couple of fish were caught from the fast water. After lunch we made our way upstream of the road bridge hopeful for some peace and quiet if anything else, and we found a nice run out of the wind with a few fish rising. Here 9 fish were caught to approx 15" (2 taken), lovely fishing and made the 2nd rod very happy. Although out of the wind, there was the invasive hustle and bustle of lawnmowers, distant music, sporadic shouting, and vehicles that belong on a race track consistently whipping up and down the A40. Productive penultimate day of the trout season totalling 13 fish, very enjoyable with DZ, but the noise (especially the A40) stripped it of the romance expected when trout fishing the Usk.

Nice height, water & colour looked perfect! Nil catch no salmon seen.

3lb chub caught on ledgered halibut pellet but no show for the barbel. Hooked a large fish but it became a story of the one that got away! Access to the river was easy and levels were up a couple of feet. We moved several times to try to locate the barbel but to no avail.

No fish caught or seen. River at a good height & had cleared quickly. Thanks for your help with the late bookings Allyson.

Water fished well today but no salmon moved. Fun with trout to 1 1/2 lbs. on the dry flies between times. Wonderful hostess (Tiggy) who plied us with tea, chocolate cake & large chunks of local knowledge & experience on the river bank. We would all go back for more of everything! Thanks once again Allyson for the help with late bookings.

No fish seen or caught.

Hard Hard Hard - water well up and as such left hand bank pretty much unfishable and river roaring through. Fished other side 50 yards from bridge for 4 hours, not even a knock. Bet a good stretch with reasonable levels though.

Blustry wind made casting a bit awkward at times but got 2 trout, 6''and 8'' on a small(22)nymph. Look out for barbed wire in the brook about 2/3 of the way up, couldn't wade the deeper parts after it had an argument with my waders.

Caught 6 fish all along the beat, had to keep moving to keep the fish coming. I must say it is the most stunning piece of water I have ever fished.

5 Rainbow on worm.