Feedback & Reports

Pleasantly warm with hazy sunshine all day and temp to over 20C. A brief and sparse hatch between noon and 1pm. Fish less and less responsive as afternoon progressed. Brassy sun and downstream breeze a hindrance. Took a leisurely approach to the fishing, spending time chatting with an old friend and munching local pork pies, so caught 5 trout. The best two were 1lb 8oz and 1lb 12oz, the others less than a pound.

5 Trout

The weather was warm and very bright, with unbroken sun and no cloud cover. Unfortunately there was also a persistent cold downstream wind which killed any hope of a hatch despite the river being at a perfect height.
We managed to rise a few trout to a variety of dry flies, but the fish mostly turned under the fly. Finally we caught (on dry and on nymph), but it was a frustrating day, typical of early season fishing.

3 Trout

Dull start and little trout activity. Weather brightened up and fish started showing. 5 fish caught, 4 on dries 1 on ptn nymph the largest 1.25lbs. Successful dries were cdc shuttlecock 18, hares ear klink 16, black klink 14.

5 Trout

Not the best day, very windy almost gale force on occasions. Nevertheless, managed to land a couple of brownies circa 10>12 inches don't really know how with no hatch or rise to speak of. Good to get out on the river though. Both fish returned.

2 Trout

Very tough day, very windy and downstream too! Sporadic hatches of LDO and March browns. Most fish very caught using nymphs, as the emergers and duns did not stick on the surface for long.

20 Trout

Very low and clear, mostly sunny. March browns at around midday, caught 4 on dries. 4 further on nymphs through day, fishing both duo and upstream nymph.

8 Trout

2 BT around 10 inches caught (on spider patterns) and returned safely. Hardly any surface activity to speak of but an enjoyable day in nature overall!!!

2 Trout

Hazy sun. Warm all day - up to 20C. River clear and water temp. 10C. Started at 11.00am and positioned myself for march brown hatch, which happened for a short period at around 12.30pm. Caught 5 nice trout on dry march brown imitation including 17" fish. For the rest of day used dry parachute Adams with green nymph suspended and picked up fish all day until 5pm, catching a further 20 trout. A high proportion of fish caught was in the range 6-12oz, a good sign for the future.

25 Trout

3 wbt all returned. 1 on klinkhammer. 2 on pt nymph. 1x 1.5lb, 1x 1.25 1x 12oz. I had to work at it and found a few fish around mid pm. Sparodic hatches and rises. Not sure I totally got to grips with it as not fished this beat before. Helpful advice from booking office as ever and will mark down for future visits.

3 Trout

An amazing day on a big and beautiful beat. A long beat with lots of varied water. Some very still and shallow bits that would be great for dry fly if you could cast a long way. Fished a team of wets. Caught 4 BT on the GRHE (between 8oz and 1lb) mostly from the faster runs down deep. Some march Browns coming off and had two takes on the top spider just as it hit the water. One landed about 1.5 lbs, one played for a few minutes before coming off just as I put the net in the water. The lost fish was much bigger. Saw a few huge trout as I stumbled over stones and made my way upstream.
All fish WBT and returned. Will definitely fish this part of the Usk again. Great day.

5 Trout