Feedback & Reports

8 brownies caught to about 10/12". 6 on a nymph under a dry but two came to the dry. Weather wasn't great and we had pretty constant rain throughout the afternoon.
One word of warning, I've fished this beat a few times in the past and forgot just how tricky the wading can be in places. I forgot my wading stick this time and paid for it with a proper dunking about 15 mins in to the day....far from ideal. The bit that caught me out was a fairly short distance from the first car parking area and was close in to the bank. I was happily wading up to my knees one moment, then came across a black hole and went for a swim. Be aware.

8 Trout

Attended the Tenkara day, fished Ty-Newydd beat in the rain and thoroughly enjoyed it. The guides were very helpful and knowledgeable, I will definitely be back next year if it's repeated. The river was a good level and relatively clear, as a novice wader I struggled a bit but it won't put me off.

2 Trout

13lb and 9lb from the Orchard in the morning on Usk Grub and cascade.

2 Salmon

WUF Tenkara Day, 3 grayling - best 14", 2 wbt - chucked it down all day so after first, and best, grayling on grayling steel blue switched to a small nymph with an orange bead.
Thanks to Roger and Glynn for organising day.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

4 Anglers and one guide fished this beat during the Tenkara experience day run by the WUF. All but one angler caught fish. My tally was a salmon parr - released unharmed - and two that 'got away'. One, a good sized grayling which broke the tippet, and a brown trout that simply fell off the hook before being brought to hand.
The Tenkara day was great value and well organised. Pity that it rained heavily all day. I learnt a great deal and would not hesitate to recommend the training day to any angler wishing to know more about tenkara fishing.
One of my colleagues for the day worked for the Environmental Agency in Essex. He was able to give an impromptu tutorial and demonstration of the invertebrate life found under the rocks in the river. As a novice fly fisherman I found this tutorial very interesting and, so, would like to suggest that the WUF run a Stream Invertebrate Identification and Ecology course at some point. I, for one, would be very keen to attend.

1 Other

Nothing of any size but all in excellent condition with very fat bellies and all taken on nymphs. The most interesting catch of the day was a trout on the point fly and a Sage rod with a Hardy reel on the dropper fly, it turned out a visiting French angler had lost it last month and the beat owner is going to return it to him. Hooked and lost a better fish after a close quarter tug of war in the pocket water and tried in vain to tempt a very good fish that kept turning at the last moment to the dry fly. Always bring a wading staff to this beat.

11 Trout

Nice days fishing, good conditions, river coloured but not too high. Had 2 barbel in the early afternoon when it started raining. 2 chub when the light started to fade and 4 barbel one after the other right at dusk. All fish on pellets. Chub around 4lb all the barbel were around 4-7lb. All down in the wood section in the fast water.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

Great day on the river. Shame about the canoes!

Fished pontsarn up, casting tricky but the bow and arrow cast of a small gold head yielded two small fish. Fish ultra spooky in very clear water.

2 Trout

2 Chub