Feedback & Reports

Two Small WBT caught on hares ear nymph. Always a challenge this time of year and access difficult due to overgrown vegetation. Still a great beat to fish. Water levels low, but still a few decent pools and riffles. Didn’t see any fish rising today, hence nymphing. Did try a few terrestrials and Adam’s dry to no avail. A few big trees down and across the river making it difficult to navigate.

2 Trout

nothing caught, water height was good colour ok so a god session looked on the cards no joy sorry. Banks could do with a strim

Less water than I expected,but still a great mornings walk/fish.5 trout all to the dry,and a few more lost.

5 Trout

Popped in here from the Edw, very hard fishing changed a lot from the last time I was here bit of a assault course.2 small trout.

2 Trout

Water level was up with some fresh water coming thru , condition felt just right . Managed a nice 6 1/2pb Barbel followed by 5 chub 3 at 3 ,1/2lb and 2 at 5lb moved three times during the day. fished from 7am - 6pm . Lovely stretch has so much water to explore . I’ll be back for some more soon .

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

Quality chub to 4 .7 LB on pellet and meat.

1 Barbel, 8 Chub

4 Trout

Lovely summers day on one of my favourite fishing spots

10 Trout

Two tiddlers. I hoped that the water would be freshned up by recent rain, and the fish too. Turned out, it was only me! next time.....

2 Trout

This being my third visit to beat in 3 years and receiving a ‘beating’ from it last time out with only a handful of Chublets , today How Caple was back to its best!
Having chose to start in a favourite swim of mine at bottom of track I cast in at first light and within 30 seconds tip wrapped around and 4lb 4oz Chub hit the net ! Another small chub of about a pound over the next hour and it was time to move on (feeder/meat).
Moving and searching around the faster more bubbly flow I banked first 2 Barbel the biggest being about 6 (on pellet) .
Having pre baiting a few more swims I moved on and settled in one which I was advised to by Surrey father, son and family combo who kindly chatted and advised me on visit the night before .
After a very naughty two and a half hour cat nap due to ridiculous levels of excitement the night before and waking every hour to look at clock in fear it won’t go off at 4am , I finally awoke at 0312 but by lunchtime was shattered !
After a dozen canoes and sun dropped a bit I got bites regular and banked the rest of my fish , the biggest Barbel being 8lb 8oz, all on meat.
If you lightened up your approach ( not advised ) and used smaller baits I would hate to think how many chub you could catch , the beat really is thick with them and great fun they are too !
Stunning beat , one of the best , water levels not bad for time of year , thank you Wye and Usk for ANOTHER memorable day and fully expect to be back here again in 2022!

6 Barbel, 7 Chub