Feedback & Reports

Wanted to beat the heat this morning , so parked up early bells by the Whittern pull in, already muggy and warm, reading seventeen in my truck !!! Sun not come through yet, and a summer mist in the valley, knowing it'll soon lift with the heat of the day . . .

River low, but still workable with dries and that's exactly how I played things !!! Fishing an eighteen Balloon Caddis and also had success on an eighteen Parachute Iron Blue . . Lovely splashy takes this morning in the skinniest of water, always amazes me that!!!

Fish ranging from six to ten inches this morning, nothing huge but still fun on the two weight rod and five to the net with another two slipping the hook, doooooooh !!! Two good days heavy rain would be just the ticket here . Only a quick session this morning, six till half eight, really good fun, back home for some zzzzzzzz' s as working a night shift tonight gggrrrrrr !! A fun morning, back up Rhayader over the weekend, happy days . . . .

5 Trout

The big pools are brown and showing very little fish, all 4 fish came from the smaller gutters and it was hard work tempting them since they were fixated on tiny flies which I couldn’t match, in the end a #22 Greenwells and an # 18 Griffiths did the trick. 2 x 14”, 1 x 13”, 1 x 11”. Lost 3 others.

4 Grayling

Struggled in the morning with only 1 barbel and 3 chub . After the usual catch up with Monty and the Maintenance men, Tom & Paul I decided to bait up the swims in the next field but did not start fishing until 4 pm due to the heat. Got onto the fish straight away and never stopped catching all on the float. Look forward to coming back next year

14 Barbel, 18 Chub

A Long slow day, but still an enjoyable one. the conditions weren't ideal the water was low the sky was clear and the sun was hot .we were unable to fish the lower half due to swimmers and families enjoying the sun. but still managed half a dozen chub and some small stuff.

6 Chub

2 caught on red and silver plug, both caught during a calm spell

2 Trout

2 Trout spinning with bronze mep.

2 Trout

2 salmon par

1 Trout, 2 Other

Excellent few hours fishing. Fished from 1pm until Around 6pm. Most fish came to french leader or clink and dink. Chub all taken on a BWO dry fly. Lost a very big fish. Don’t know what it was but it stayed on the bottom and then wrapped me around something and got off. Will be returning for a go at the salmon.

10 Trout, 4 Grayling, 6 Chub

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

3 rainbow trouts caught and taken. Really good to be back on the Usk after 10 years away from fishing. Was annoyed with the group on the canoes making so much noise but a great day in all.

3 Trout