Feedback & Reports

No dry fly fishing in spite of masses of fly life. I am not very good at spotting takes with nymphs let alone trying to constantly mend line at the same time which is what was required on this technically demanding beat. In spite of that pleased with the one fish... an absolute beauty and enjoyed fishing a super beat. Would I do it all again ... of course. Great that the WUF make these beats available.

1 Trout

One very nice trout caught right at the bottom of this very beautiful and very interesting beat. Surprisingly few rising fish on the flats (or elsewhere) possibly in part related to three youths swimming and one throwing stones into the river throughout the afternoon.

1 Trout

Arrived a little late to take full advantage of a prolific morning hatch. Afternoon became very bright and sunny and the fishing difficult. A lovely scenic beat though. No fish caught.

A warm overcast morning produced a steady hatch of olives, sedge, sulphur duns and the odd mayfly. The fish seemed to be targeting the sulphur duns so a Tups dry did the trick, two 10" fish came to net and a lot of other takes were missed.

2 Trout

Not an easy beat to fish and no fish rising. Had to fish very heavy nymph in fast water but if they were there you got a fish straight away. On the plus side I got my best wbt 2 lb from the usk.

4 Trout

Coming from Hertfordshire I don't get the opportunity to fish rivers very often so when I do it's all a bit hit or miss. I worked my way up the beat from the bridge initially hoping to take a bag full of fish on dries, but despite lots of flies coming off the water, rises were few and far between. I had sought advice from WUF before coming to the Usk so concentrated on small and dark, then small and light. Then very, very small. I had a couple of small fish but I didn't feel that I had the situation sussed so I changed to nymphs and took a couple more tiddlers. I had a late lunch, or maybe it was an early tea, right at the top of the beat on the flats and had a serious think. I had to do something different so resumed with a big bushy dry fly, second cast straight down the bank, a very ostentatious take and a few minutes later I had 19 inch brown trout in the net. Brilliant. Obviously I had found the answer. Alas not. Still lots coming off the water but I couldn't entice any more fish onto my fly. Not complaining though.

5 Trout

Nice conditions, beautiful water in beautiful scenery. Brought one small trout to hand, but lost five better fish. Enjoyed (?) an involuntary swim. I shall try again.

1 Trout

Another good day despite the rain. Lots of fish rising in the afternoon. Exciting fishing to dry fly Olives and Yellow May Duns. All fish returned.

Thanks and hope to be back soon.

4 Trout

Very cold day. River low and very clear. Difficult day's fishing given the strong wind and general chill. Steady olive hatch throughout the day, a few fish showing in the flats above the island. 5 fish caught, one on a klinkhammer the rest on nymphs. Best fish was about a pound. Fish and mobile signal disappeared in the afternoon!

5 Trout

Lovely looking water with lots of inviting runs. Fish rising and insects hatching in morning period but these tailed off later in the day. Rises tended to be 'oncers' and often splashy.
Fish caught on Hares Ears Klink and Parachute Adams. One small brown caught on Hares Ear Nymph.
An interesting but challenging day with steadily rising fish not in evidence. Largest fish 1lb.

4 Trout