Feedback & Reports

Another tough day, heavy rain didn’t help. One barbel and 1 chub. Barbel was 7.8lb which was a new PB for myself. Plenty of interest on pellets but very few hook ups, perhaps a change of tactics were required but rain was prohibitive. 1st two swims to the left of the tree line seemed the most active.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Good day had by all 3 anglers, all caught from different areas of the stretch. Twait or Alice shad (not sure) on an 8mm pellet.

5 Barbel, 7 Chub, 1 Other

A wet, muggy evening on Abergavenny Town last night. A damp day is your best bet for peace and quiet here - it keeps the banks free of the public. Despite a bit of colour It fished well to multiple methods - streamers, nymphs under a bung and dry fly, which took the better fish. Good average size on this beat. Ended up with 10 from 14 to 17 inches.

Note: There is currently a very large herd of cows at the bottom end of the beat, watch out for these they had calves and were quite aggressive.

10 Trout

River at 1'5 running clear. No Salmon caught or seen. Thank you.

7 Trout

River still high and pushing through poured with rain in the afternoon which killed the fishing. Unable to get to the bottom swims as the bank has been washed away with the flood water, was dangerous before impossible now.

3 Barbel, 8 Chub

Caught one Salmon @ 10lb fishing a small barbless tungsten nymph in a deep hole, fish of a lifetime and made the day!! Lovely water full of spooky trout!

1 Salmon, 3 Trout

Because of the rainy week before, river Usk was still high and with strong flow.
We had some bites but couldn't land any fish – but we will be back!

River still up and well coloured but dropping throughout the day. The fish came in patches throughout the day, most notably early morning and late afternoon. We expected the usual flurry of activity around dusk but this failed to materialise. Otter seen at the upper end of the beat.

13 Barbel, 9 Chub

As before fished early and late. In the am fished the gutters above hellrig, Hellrig itself and then the house pool. There are fish there with a fish about 18lb showing a lot. In the evening tried the bridge pool and on the dusk back to the house pool to try for the showing fish. No luck at all.