Feedback & Reports

I would recommend using the upper parking area (despite the overgrown brambles)if fishing by the bridge or islands as it's quite a long trek over several rikety stiles from the lower parking area. I was disappointed to find a very noisy generator/pump extracting water from the river. I understand life goes on and fishing is secondry to agriculture but never the less it did prevent me from fishing my usual swim. River was low as you would expect at this time of year. No Barbel to be seen, anglers on the opposite bank didn't appear to be having much luck either. A nearby pub by the upper parking provided a good evening meal and a place to drown my sorrows.

2 Chub

I caught one trout on worm. 3 hooked but broke away. Damp and drizzle weather wise, but enjoyed the day none the less.

1 Trout

Fished afternoon, 2 barbell. River started to rise as I was leaving. Wish I was fishing tomorrow.

2 Barbel

A highly enjoyable day on a nice beat despite the incessant drizzle. I had 6 Barbel to 6lb from a swim slightly upstream of the mouth of the Lugg, all on pellet, plus two decent Eels on meat. Later in the day I moved upstream to one of the croy swims downstream of the hut and had 4 Chub to 4lb on meat in the slower, deeper water. Levels came up 6in in the last two hours and seemed to put them down.
Many thanks to the 2 gents on the opposite bank who had fished the previous day and put me on to the first swim.

6 Barbel, 4 Chub, 2 Other

2 Barbel

Difficult day fishing, although conditions good, water was low and clear.caught 1 barbel at 5 1/2 pounds mid morning on halibut pellet. Fished legg meadow crib area. Tried all bates and tactics but no good, nice stretch of water, but I think it needs some colour in it.

1 Barbel

12 lbs coloured hen fish on fly.

1 Salmon

My friend caught his first barbel and I caught a river load of chub on fly.

2 Barbel, 20 Chub

No barbel today but my friend caught a small river carp. I had a lot of chub on the fly and on bread crust. This is a small, well kept productive stretch. We will be back.

20 Chub, 1 Other

Fished from 11am through to 8pm on lower beat. Largest barbel 7 1/2 pounds. Cut weed constantly coming down river throughout the day which was a bit of a problem. However still managed 7 barbel. It was another great day on the Wye and Usk, thanks again.

7 Barbel