Feedback & Reports

Firstly, I would like to express my appreciation to the Wye and Usk Foundation. Today's fishing was the result of being given another day's fishing through the wash off policy so thank you!
That said, I had one of those comically disastrous days.
The first thing that happened was that I somehow snapped my single handed rod which I was going to use as this was left bank fishing and I'm not much of a left handed spey caster. So back to the 12 footer and I got to practice my left handed Spey cast along the platform. No luck with a Cascade but it does look very fishy.
So in the afternoon I decided I'd wade across to the other bank at a suitable spot and have a go with my right hand. I took with me landing net, 12 footer and trout rod, just in case!
The river thought otherwise and next time, I'll take a wading stick aswell! After a short swim, I also discovered that the pocket in my waders isn't waterproof and that my iphone isn't waterproof either.
After a thorough soaking, time to resort to alcohol and a note to myself to get better at left handed casting!

Water a pretty coloured still but improving all the time. Didn't quite pass the scientific nuts test. Felt good and just in the right spot, thump thump and a 3lb chub gave me a moment. 3 other Trout all around the pound mark took a Cascade tube. Lovely few hours.

3 Trout, 1 Chub

Fished the upper part of the beat. River was dropping, but still quite coloured. Had one good pull, but could have been a trout. Will certainly return!

1 Trout

8 Trout, 2 Other

Just dropped in for a few hours on a windy afternoon hoping to hit a mayfly hatch. Water levels quite "user-friendly" with the Tafalog guage on the Honddu at 0.31m for guidance. Fished through fairly quickly and didn't find too many rising fish. Surprisingly few mayfly, but enough to get fish looking up and took all fish on a mayfly pattern - all about 8 - 10 inches.

8 Trout

Only managed a couple of hours in the early afternoon, hot and sunny with nothing rising in a river that I suspect was a little high. Fished duo with dark olive klink and pheasant tail nymph on point. No luck but an interesting little section worthy of another visit in the evening sometime.

19lb from the Boat Pool.

1 Salmon

River fairly high & a bit coloured. Very little fly all day and only saw 4 rising fish, all of which looked very small. Caught one of about 3oz. Beat getting very overgrown again.

1 Trout

No fish taken.

1 Trout

A 15lb Salmon was hooked on second cast by Green Bank Pool. It was on for 10 minutes prior to flipping off. A small brownie was also hooked, landed and returned.
The land owner was at his Lodge and was very helpful with advice etc.

1 Trout