Feedback & Reports

Stunning beat, we'll definitely be back. Fished the duo through all the riffles and seams. This was my friends first fly fishing experience and after we spent a bit of time perfecting his casting in the morning, he hooked and landed 3 WBT. The first of which was about a pound-a stunning first fish! The others were both much smaller but a very good first day all in all! I tried a bit of dry fly fishing but there was only the occasional very sporadic rise. All fish caught on a gold headed hates ear nymph below elk hair caddis.

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Lovely beat with lots of adult mayflies about. Strangely not too many fish rising but those that were all gladly took imitation mays and a few speculative casts in likely spots also got the fish up. Tricky access and deep sections are worth the effort!

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River at 1ft but still coloured. Fished the top of the beat and the Millstone and Rectory Neck early morning and late afternoon with a small shrimp pattern. One pull in the Rocks early morning but could have been a large trout. Beautiful stretch of water and will definitely return. The bedrock in the lower half of the beat is a tough wade.

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River a bit dirty after overnight rain , clearing in the afternoon. Fishing picked up afternoon, 3 browns on dry fly.

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Nice fresh 16.5 lb Salmon caught on F/C spinning

1 Salmon

Excellent days fishing. Tricky casting as at Abbey Dore Court, started slowly but got going after lunch. Best fish was 14". All taken on Grey Wulff. I am staying at Garway Moon Inn, I can highly recommend it.

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It was high and full of colour Sat day and avo, beginning to clear in the eve. Rained over night and on Sun morning it was up again. Only came good on Sunday eve, when I could get down next, and the trout were finally on the rise and the river back to a good level and clearer.
Had one on early eve and it came off after short, but great fight. Beautiful beat and lovely owners. Missed it very much.

A lovely first visit to the Usk, unfortunately a tad swollen and muddy due to recent thunderstorms but still seemingly an entomologists dream. Very few rising however, so nymphs were deployed through most of the day on my 7' 3#, to end with a couple of 8" B.T. one on a green GH, one on klink and dink. Tried a heavy nymph in pocket water, and a dry late in the day (water dropped and cleared in the day) to no avail.
An interesting beat with plenty of variety, items of note; good access, handy facilities onsite due to campsite, some disturbance around house/camp if you seek total solitude - plenty of water to explore.
Saw dippers at close range, a merganser with 7 chicks, otter tracks, other birds and insects aplenty. Thank you W&U

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