Feedback & Reports

Had three hours at Glanusk on the final leg of a 5-day trip to WUF country. Started fishing about 11am, nymphed the riffley water below the bridge unsuccessfully for an hour.
Then the sun shone through (first time in 5 days) and immediately fish started showing in the pool below the bridge. Prolific LDO hatch for about 20 minutes followed by some Yellow Mayfly.

It seemed that the trout were taking the emergers just beneath the surface film, the rises being boils rather than splashes. Tied on a trusty French Partridge, let it absorb some water and fished it just below the surface. 4wbt landed, all around the 12" mark. Felt the fishing was going to be good all afternoon but alas all good things have to come to an end and the M4 beckoned.

On the way home I refelected on 5 days of such varied and enjoyable fishing. I spent around £100 on the beats which took me to small mountain streams, pristine freestone water and the volumous Wye. I caught half a dozen fish a day, nothing under 7" and many over 10", every fish on a dry fly, nothing that had ever seen the inside of a hatchery. I walked, scrambled and waded in some breathtaking countryside, met some friendly and generous people and enjoyed every minute. That £100 would buy me half a day on the River Test or Itchen. Very simply, there's no comparison. Thank you WUF.

4 brown trout in total. No fish taken. Caught on Goldhead, Pheasant Tail Nymph, Klinkhammer,Coch Y Bhonddu.
Great days fishing and stunning scenery - real value for money.

2 rods ,1 10" wbt on a stonefly nymph,caught & released, a few tugs and splashy arrivals at dries all missed. Thoroughly enjoyed the day, great conditions but not skillful enough.

Glan Usk has some lovely water and looked perfect. Weather unpredictable - sunshine and squally showers, which meant hatches unpredictable. Some large dark olives, olive uprights and medium olives, best early afternoon. Occasional members of march brown family seen but not convinced are march browns so a prisoner taken for identification purposes. Typical early season Usk fishing - challenging - but 6 fish caught between PB, JB and JS. JS had the best - a plump fish 15". Just as we were thinking about finishing a lovely fresh silver tourist was desporting herself.

Had a good early season day on Glanusk on Sunday last before the rain came - 6 browns to 16" to 3 rods all on dry fly during sporadic large dark olive and brook dun hatches. At the time 9" on the gauge and falling!

The river was dropping away and clearing after the recent rain. There was an appreciable downstream wind but because of the bend in the lower beat it was possible to get out of it to some extent. A sporadic hatch of olives from about 1 o'clock provoked some activity and I caught 3 fish of about 10" on dark spiders. Then found some rising fish in a quiet glide and caught 3 more from the surface. So, 6 altogether all returned.

15 brown trout between 2 rods - up to 14" and all returned.

I trout weighing 1.5 lbs from the shallow gravel run at the extreme West of the beat. Caught on a buzzer dropper at about 4 pm on a cloudy afternoon with occasional drizzle. I had forgotten my return form but put a piece of paper in the box to that effect. The Glanusk estate is always a joy to fish on and the booking through Wye and Usk is very efficient indeed. Thanks to everyone. By the way, I kept the trout and it was delicious!

6 trout, 4 of which were over a pound and beautiful examples of Usk trout. After a fruitless morning, afterlunch I started to rise fish on a dry Adams. Unfortunately part way through this purple patch it was time to change beats. I stayed for a while watching the fish rise and when I left the beat was devoid of anglers. So quite frustrating really.

Worth the trip to see the dawn breaking on such a beautiful day. Casting a salmon fly on the estate's lovely pools was a treat, but didn't see a salmon at either dawn or dusk.
Trout were unimpressed by the the 26 degree heat but humoured my tungsten beaded usk naylor by giving it a little tug now and then. Missed many more than hooked but ended up with a 3/4 lb stockie, then 4 wbt, 4-8 ozs. Slept well after such a full day.
Once again, thanks to wuf and glanusk staff. Last chance saloon Chainbridge next week!