Feedback & Reports

Fishing was really difficult due to the hot weather and very low water levels as indicated by the returns.
We would like to thank the Wye and Usk foundation also many many thanks to the owners of Woodmans Parry Cottage for such a lovely welcomed stay and the advice from Mr Powell about the fishing area layouts we would certainly like to try the area around Brecon again. Thank you once again.
Graham from Cambridgeshire

A slow start tried three different swims. A couple of little taps but nothing. Rested and pre baited in the afternoon as I was the only person fishing. Started fishing again at 5pm then the rain came by 6 pm it was heavy and then turned into a monsoon. It wasn't a wash out it was a rain out. Couldn't fish the evening session which I really thought would be the prime time. Sat in my car until 7pm and then drove home in the flooded streets and torrential downpour.
Friday the 13th strikes again.

The last day of our 5 day holiday was cut short by a heavy thunderstorm bringing some much welcome rain but making the banks very slippery. Good job we'd both had the foresight to take the rope and spike with us because of the forecast rain. Best barbel was an upper 8 (estimated) with a couple of nice chub of around about 4lb. All were caught using a feeder.

8 Barbel, 5 Chub

Lovely stretch and really easy access...caught 3 x trout on GRHE nymph within 30 mins, then nothing .
Fished from 17.30-21.00, nothing rising.

3 Trout

1 Barbel hot & low

1 Barbel

1 Chub

Obviously tough fishing in current conditions, on a generally shallow beat. A few fish caught by looking for slightly deeper runs and depressions in river bed. Heavy downpour late afternoon just what the river needed, hoping for a few more...

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

1 Grayling

River was very low and water temperature also very warm. Plenty of algae and weed in eddies and slow moving areas of the beat. Only fished late afternoon and evening. Not too many canoeists which made a good change. The weather was terrible, arrived in bright sun and within two hours it was thundering and lightning with huge downpour. River came up a couple of inches and loads and debris washed in which coloured water. Really struggled to get a bite and only got two fish, one chub on the float with corn and one barbel on the feeder with pellet.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub