Feedback & Reports

Quiet day with 7 goosanders for company on a very clear river but nice just to be out with B.

3 Trout

Great beat, tried some upstream nymphing on the faster sections, and duo, also downstream wets and finally dries on the quarry pool - had a couple of rises but on and off in a flash! Water quality and aquatic/insect life appeared good although river height still low in spite off the rain and fairly clear - will definitely visit this beat again next season.

Found it difficult - very few fish or rises seen. Tried nymphs in the pools and dries.

Water low and clear plenty of fly life. Ldos, bwos,caddis and stoneflies. A few fish rising in the bend pool, but they were tiddlers. All fish taken from same pool, second one up from start of beat. Fish between 12" and 16" all on cased caddis imitations. Good day

4 Trout

Plenty of leisurely rises during the afternoon in the lower part of the Quarry Pool to unidentifiable flies, but no reaction to any of our offerings, whether dry fly or nymph. River in good condition, especially at the Junction Pool.

Arrived to find river high and coloured but perseverance was rewarded with 6 fish and many more missed to up and downstream nymphs so the lesson is, don't give up.

6 Trout

2 Small brown trout caught on the dry fly. Fish rising sporadically. Nymph fishing did not produce any fish.

2 Trout

No fish taken.

3 Trout

A very sunny day and clear water made for difficult fishing. Very few fish were feeding on the surface until the sun came off the water at which stage we had a few fish on emergers. No evening hatch to speak of.

5 Trout

This beat seems to be plagued by out of season and out of water depth kayakers who's lame excuse of..."Oh, I sorry I didn't know...." did not stack up. I told them that they should not be in the water and to get out as soon as they could but they lamely ignored me and kept going. I had no opportunity to tell them were to get more information as they were gone.
These 3 were kayakers had all the right gear; spray-decks, safety equipment etc so knew what they were up to - just paddled straight through the pool I was about to fish. How would they feel if my fishing activities stopped them having a paddle?
I pay to be able to use the water - these people do not and then ruin it for others.
Reading the past fishing reports it does seem to me that this beat suffers more than most on the Usk.
So, WUF & NRW - over to you.
Fishing Report now follows: Lovely beat with varied water. Water and weather conditions were good for me. I suggest to have a wading stick as even at these lower water levels, it helped me to get to places I would not otherwise attempted. 5 WBT to 13" to the net and managed to land (what I think was) a 10" salmon. All were taken on a soft hackled CDC dry fly - see onstream-guide.com for the pattern. Managed not to hook a kayak, will try harder next time but will probably need to go up a weight or two.

1 Salmon, 5 Trout