Feedback & Reports

Weather conditions were warm and sunny. There were few trout to be seen all day. Minimal hatches of Mayfly from around 4 pm and still barely any rising fish. We caught 4 small WBT on Nymphs and returned them safely. When we left around 6 pm the temperature was 22 degrees celsius. A beautiful summer day made up partially for the meagre sport.

4 Trout

all fish caught on worm. three perch returned. Slow to start but picked up after a few hours, then went dead after 3pm.

5 Trout

4 Rainbow on floating worm

Excellent days fishing with great help and advice from Mick. A number of fish showing, particularly at the Vanstone. Middle of the day (1030/1330) proved to be a steady interruption of canoes and kayaks which proved difficult to fish through. Afternoon quieter, but no fish had the decency to sample my fly on this occasion !
I will return

First time I have fished this stretch of the Usk and have to say that I enjoyed it. I caught 4 trout, all around 12" in length which, for me, is a respectable performance. All were caught on a size 16 winged Adams.

4 Trout

Wonderful place to fish. Didn't see many and caught none. 4x4 access has deep ruts which makes for an exciting drive, the parking at the other end is excellent. Water level was getting low but yet another great spot to spend the day.

Suprisingly few rises all day in what seemed to be near perfect conditions. I did find that rising fish were more than willing to take though. As mentioned in the report below there were some mayfly hatching but these were mainly in the afternoon and not in large numbers. I did manage to take 2 on a mayfly later in the day. I am quite new to river fly fishing and it was great to get some tips from the other rod on the beat. We were both banking on a hearty sandwich in the Bell where we met for lunch but had to settle for a healthy meal of a slice of cake and crisps as they were catering for a wedding! We compared notes and I fished the upper half of the beat in the afternoon which was more productive. A beautiful spot and some great sport. Thanks for the tips David.

7 Trout

Hot and sunny. Very few rising fish but plenty temped from deeper riffles by a small Lunns spent gnat.

11 Trout

Mixed days fishing with little activity on the surface despite the good conditions. Had several fish mainly on a GRHE fished in the faster water.

10 Trout

Very bright, hot conditions, clear water made for a challenging day but a lovely spot. Trickle of fly life and little fish movement. 3 trout and 2 what looked like salmon parr. Success with parachute adams and cdc and elk in mid to lower reaches.

3 Trout, 2 Other