Feedback & Reports

1 Trout

It turns out cloudless blue skies and burning sunshine are not ideal for catching trout... very tough conditions. Pricked a few in the shady margins and finally caught a half pounder. It was my first time at this beat. The access to the river for most of the lower half is frankly poor. If you can get to it, the river is a gem. I'll come back when conditions are better.

1 Trout

Hot Hot Hot!! Plenty of small fish during the day mainly to nymph and small emergers. Evening rise finally came good with fish to 2.5lb on dries, PHD and Beacon Beige when spinners started to fall.

26 Trout

1 Barbel, 14 Chub

Oh the shame! A nil return for Llyn Bugeilyn. We fished a few hours in the evening, without sight of a fish. In our defence it was blisteringly hot under a windless, cloudless sky. All trout with any sense were hiding in depths in the middle of the lake.

The day was too hot and sunny.

I suppose it is hard to have a blistering hot day and fish. We tried every method but failed absolutely. Saw a few fish but they were not feeding and they were all small.
Have not fished this water since it was split with Dinas and probably prefer fishing a longer beat. As always it is a joy to be on the Usk regardless of catch and despite having just come back from the prolific waters of New Hampshire.

A bit of a struggle under a blazing hot sun with a constant procession of canoeists, most of whom spent more time in the water than in their craft. Surprisingly two of the three fish caught came around midday. The evening seemed to hold promise but then only produced one fish.

3 Barbel

Fished the church pool and where having a great day until it was spoiled by a bunch selfish canoeists who decided to land on the beach directly across from us and have a picnic. They were jumping in the water and shouting and laughing with no thought for anyone but themselves. We decided to call it a day and retired to the pub.

10 Barbel, 15 Chub

What a difference a couple of weeks makes! Last time out it was jumper on all day and fish everywhere. This time I couldn`t wait to get the waders off and hardly a fish seen. 1 brownie only on a copper wire PTN. Oddly enough the only fish seen were, apart from not caught, huge. Way bigger than the norm for the river and in the long pool below the bridge. Good luck to the next angler!

1 Trout