Feedback & Reports

The WUF website keeps telling me that I need to submit this return (which I've already done), so here it is again......

Very difficult conditions today, howling gale blowing down the river so it was pretty much impossible to pt a fly where you wanted it to go. Leaves, twigs and small branches blowing off the trees constantly!! Caught 2 trout about 8 inches but they were more by luck than skill!! Only fished the bottom half and gave up by midday. Saw a couple of mayfly but very little hatching and not a single rise all morning.

2 Trout

Very difficult conditions today, howling gale blowing down the river so it was pretty much impossible to pt a fly where you wanted it to go. Leaves, twigs and small branches blowing off the trees constantly!! Caught 2 trout about 8 inches but they were more by luck than skill!! Only fished the bottom half and gave up by midday. Saw a couple of mayfly but very little hatching and not a single rise all morning.

2 Trout

10lb sea liced on small Usk Grub. Small run of 2SW fish went through after the high tide. Wyesham bound?

1 Salmon

The day started dull and windy and brightened up but got windier. There was a lot of vegetation and branches being blown into the river. Things were very quiet to start with, nothing rising and only the odd fly on the water, but there was a mixed hatch from about 2 pm, mainly large mayfly. Although only the odd trout rose, there was more activity. I caught 3, missed about another 3 and saw about 8 fish rise all day. I retained 2 good trout, 14 and 11oz. Very enjoyable.

3 Trout

Good days fishing The wind was a major problem but I did manage to catch 3 trout and lost one fish just before netting. the fish were taking mayflies but I could not get them to rise to the mayflies I had. dry fly proved to be the most successful.

3 Trout

Short version: I was blown off the river. The wind was just too strong. Longer version: Arrived at 10.30 and there were already hatches trickling off (olives and a few mayfly). But not a single rise all day. I tried all - nymphs, emergers, dries - but no luck all day. And frankly, casting in that wind was nearly impossible. But its a beautiful beat. Another time...

After (what seems) like weeks of hot dry weather today was overcast, and there was one hell of a wind, which made casting almost impossible in many places. Had to go with the nymph/Klinkhammer combo, just to be able to get anywhere. A beautiful spot, but the river was low, with only a few really fishable areas. The evidence of the winter we have just had was clear to see. Plenty of big trees down and big exposed gravel banks. I was hoping to fish until dusk, but the wind made me change my plans. Fished from 10.30-6'ish. Five beautiful WBT, one about 6", the rest in the 8-10" region.

5 Trout

Bright and very windy. Got stuck into a few fish and a oos chub.

4 Trout, 1 Chub

decided not to go due low water