Feedback & Reports

The day started slowly, mainly due to the crystal clear water and bright sunshine. Fished for the 1st 2 hrs with very little success. Fish were easily spooked and difficult to get near.
Shortly after mid day the cloud cover increased and the fish started showing intrest in my copper head #16 bug, fished french nymph style on about 4ft of v fine tippet. The next hour produced 3 wbt, 2 x 1 1/4lb and a really plump 15" fish not far off 2lb (all fish returned safely). Left shortly after 2pm

6 Trout

Tough day in awful weather. Howling downstream wind and rain showers. Don't blame the fish for keeping their heads down. One tiddler and one of about a pound at 10pm was the only reward. Lovely beat though, will be back in nicer weather.

2 Trout

This is a lovely wild stretch. No fish seen at all but a great adventure!

Fished for the morning during the rain showers. 2 trout landed and 2 lost on small gold head. Nothing rising to dry fly. Nice and peacful.

2 Trout

Very few fish rising for most of the day and those that did seemed to be 'oncers'. Never seen the Usk before and this beat has superb variety and there's plenty of it. Spent a lot of time walking/slipping and looking. 5 fish on black bead hares ear and 1 on a dry olive at 9.00pm when a few were rising consistently. Biggest fish 15" another 14", others averaged about 8", all returned. About 16 degrees C, showers and overcast most of day. River looked up slightly up with a bit of colour.

6 Trout

Oh the joys of Fenni Fach, big trout and a free swim, well more of a sit down really! Was being oh so careful too. Great evening of sport with some lovely trout to the net.

8 Trout

Good to return to this beat, and the lower water made it possible to access stretches usually more difficult.
The day produced 7 wbt between us, and we stayed late anticipating an evening rise, but unfortunately it didn't come.

7 Trout

x1 10 inch trout.

1 Trout

Started around 10am in bright sunshine, light upstream breeze and water low and clear. One or two fish were rising under the cover of overhanging trees but we decided to target the faster water with nymphs until the evening. We landed several fish to 15" which were all very well conditioned (2 taken). I lost another 15" in a fast run but the one that really got away was from a very deep and very fast gutter - I honestly thought I'd hooked bottom until it gradually moved upstream, a couple of shakes of the head and the line parted. This river breaks my heart everytime I fish it - but it keeps me coming back! Fabulous fishing in a fabulous location. Great company and fond memories too.

8 Trout

There is something about this beat that brings me back, maybe its the challenge of the very difficult wading in the top sections, balanced with the rewards. Rarely get away without some sort of wetting, so take care and take a change of clothes!

5 Trout