Feedback & Reports

0.15m on gauge and looking clear. Not much fly life and the swallows were scarce. Two caught as targeted rises and two in tail of pool with no prior indications which included an oos grayling. All took a Kites Imperial, but I suspect the Iron Blue will soon be out of the box.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

Slow day with very little fly life of signs of fish moving. Both managed to rise a couple but nothing stuck.

Great days fishing at Goodrich. Finally some decent conditions. Big thanks to Mick Sutton for advice, expertise and help to land my first Salmon. 14lb cock fish from the doghole on a black/red flying C.

1 Salmon

FIRST SALMON ON THE FLY AFTER 12 YEARS!!!!
Caught on a conehead Sunray Shadow 3.15pm 29" long approx 9lbs fresh cock sea lice. River 2' 5". Netted by Nigel Hobbs.
(Many congratulations from WUF!)

1 Salmon

Lovely spring day on the Usk, fish rising between 11 and 12 but then a cold wind kept the hatch and the fish down. 2 wbt taken on dries. 1 sizeable fish also lost.

2 Trout

I caught these bottom fishing. It was a quiet days fishing. I also caught 2 stock fish which were too small which I released. One useful tip if the wind is coming from the north it doesn't seem to fish very well.

3 Trout

no fish caught...wet flies for three hours along roadside bank. Dead sheep at far end on the bank.

14lb salmon caught in the dog hole on a FC, not good conditions as willow tree cuttings coming down the river most of the day, also large area of willow tree cuttings caught up in key areas for spinning, the Vanstone the dog hole and the v.

1 Salmon

Strong winds all day, some rain, no fish seen. Much debris, branches etc. in the river. I enjoyed my day and shall return later in May as time permits.

A very nice day lots of wildlife spotted including 2 people in a canoe, very windy day (downstream) making presentation difficult, hatch of olives in the afternoon with a few yellow Mays mixed in few fish rising. Caught one on a dry fly and the rest on nymphs fished up stream.

4 Trout, 2 Grayling