Feedback & Reports

What a difference a day and a different Beat makes! The water was still very cold and very high, but the sun was out, yippee! This Beat had a lovely eddy at the downstream end and there was even some Fry swimming in the margins. So following 'Mr Crabtree's advice, as in all the good books, we both set up in the same swim. First cast, a nice chub on two 8mm Cheese and Garlic pellets, closely followed by a second, Happy Days! The day progressed and we added two more Chub, a Barbel, and a very impressive 21b Pike. In addition, the Head Game Keeper came over and had a chat with us, which was lovely. We will be back, we love this Beat!

1 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Pike

River steadily rising, water still only 6c, needed 4oz to hold bottom.
Not a bite, rained all the time so we set off for home at 12.30.
Will be back in July, hopefully it won't be as wet.

Chocolate river!

Foolishly thought I might get a day's fishing in but as I feared river is incredibly high and fast following bad weather, so no fishing possible

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

River high and cold. No bites at all.

A very steep learning curve for us today as the water was very cold and much, much, higher than normal after the snow melt. We used 6oz cage feeders plus additional lead and still could not hold bottom even close in. The current seemed to take great delight in snagging our gear in the bank side vegetation, which you could not see. This is one of my favourite Wye & Usk Beats, but note to self, avoid booking 'straight beats' in March.

No bite at all been there for 6 hrs and didn't get a single fish, been to Usk a lot last year and today and the past 3 visits we have come back home with nothing, I hear the balifs have said Usk hasn't been stocked up yet ! Very disappointed but will return when it's warmer

Hereford Bridge EA station went from 1.5m Saturday morning to 3.1m by Saturday midnight. Heavily coloured. Unfishable.

We came. We fished. We blanked.

River high water temperature up a degree from yesterday to 6c. Over the hill too slippery. Fished the last 2 pegs. RI had 4 Barbel with in 2hr and lost 2 them nothing until one late afternoon. All on maggots. MK only one bit. Off to The Creel tomorrow.

5 Barbel