Feedback & Reports

Weather warm and partly cloudy with an annoying down stream breeze.

Arrived around 10am and met someone from the house who told me that there were plenty of fish if I could figure out what they were taking. I confidently replied that I knew just the thing, which turned out to be completely wrong!

I tried everything, and at one stage thought I'd cracked it with a tiny black gnat which got me a take immediately followed by a fish. Unfortunately the rest of them continued turning their noses up at my offerings.

A fun but challenging day on a lovely beat all the same.

3 Trout

We found the fishing difficult due the lack of water. We were fishing for trout and both had a blank day.

Apart from a bit of spider action in late pm, nothing happened until 9pm, when there was a good hatch of mixed olives (and some mayflies) and a good rise. Caught 17, 16 and 13 inch fish (largest 2 and a quarter lbs), lost 3 others. Nearly all jumped, and gave good runs downstream. All strong, fat fish, so they obviously are eating something (not just at 9-10 pm)

3 Trout

First time on the Usk. This is a beautiful stretch of river with a nice variety of water. Deep pools, fast riffles, pocket water… it was a joy to fish.

7 Trout

small brownie caught on dry fly, small out of season grayling on the same dry fly

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Caught on spinners

4 Trout

Second day of introducing two mates to the joy of river fly fishing. Got off to a good start the day before at Abernant. Much harder today. River low and clear with plenty of fly life. Yesterday was downstream nymphing, today upstream nymphing and dry. Different gravy!! In spite of a few takes, dry net for the newbies. Highlight of the day I caught a porker of a wbt, around the 3lb mark, certainly amongst my top 3 in the 15 years I've been fishing the Usk. Caught on an emerger, returned safely. Another decent fish taken off the top with an F-fly. Brilliant but tough going for the beginners.

2 Trout

3/4 day fishing dry fly (klinkhammer and parachute grey and brown patterns on size 16 barbless hook). Wading with staff from just above the quarry and travelling up stream for 2-3 miles. River conditions were great however strong winds made casting and fly presentation a real challenge. We had 22 lovely conditioned wild browns between us - majority around 1/2 pound or so although we missed many many takes due to poor line presentation. Much evidence of otter activity and spraint clearly indicated diet of crayfish.

22 Trout

2 Brown trout caught in the evening, both caught on Adams dry fly. 1st weighing around 8oz and the second 1lb 8oz. Good river conditions.

2 Trout