Feedback & Reports

Gave up all hope of a salmon as the river was so low. Switched to trout fishing and caught 5 to half a pound ish. Size 14 gold heed orange tag nymph and black pennel fished down and across.

5 Trout

Very good day, a total of 38 fish caught - Salmon Parr, Trout, Chub & Grayling. Style:- Dry fly/Nymph/Czech nymph/high sticking method of fly fishing with nymphs. Great guide with Kim Tribe.

10 Trout, 10 Grayling, 1 Chub, 8 Other

First time on the stretch and a really nice looking fishery. Good access to the river. Fished the quicker water at the bottom and top of the beat to no avail. Trotting corn and ledgering pellet. Packed up about 4.00 pm. From looking at other feedback this may have been when bites would start but we had given it 9 hours and enough is enough. One bite to ledgered meat which turned out to be an eel.

1 Other

Didn't set the world on fire with a huge bag of fish but a really enjoyable day as always on this delightful stretch. Had chub taking bread off the top which was fun. The 1lb eel on pellet was less entertaining!! First time I've seen coarse anglers on the far bank of this water which was a bit of a disappointment as it restricted access to some swims.
Managed to leave my chair in the middle car parking area in the field so if anyone finds it I'd appreciate an e mail via Wye and Usk.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

1 perch caught. Poor fishing up here, not value for money.

1 Other

Water low and warm, a few fish about in the deeper water.

2 Chub

Was hoping to get a friend his first Barbel, but the low river conditions made for a difficult day. He did manage 3 Chub to about 4lb though and I had two Barbel at around 4lb and 7lb 15oz. The place seemed to come alive just as it was time to pack up, with loads of fish coming up for a fly hatch.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fished from the bay and from the boat slipway (too windy), took 9yr old for first fishing trip, landed 3 trout of about 1lb on worm with pop-up, he was well chuffed. also 2 perch but not the 12oz monsters of other reports, these were mini-perch of six inches. quite a few fishing on a cold, occasionally windy and wet day. I guess £19.50 for 5 fish and only 3 trout is quite expensive but it was worth it to see the look on his face when he landed the first one.

3 Trout, 2 Other

Low water, bright sunshine, too many people swimming due to hot weather. Unable to find a quiet spot, will try again later in season.

Arrived in the afternoon intending to stay for the evening rise, parking at the bridge. After finding that I'd left the upper beat map 180 odd miles away I made a quick recce of the lower section. On the way back to the car a couple of families with young kids came hurtling down the hill from above the sewerage station mid beat and on returning to the car a mini bus arrived and fifteen others got out and made for the river! I drove to the lowest access point to confine my fishing to a quarter of the beat. And guess who was there when I entered the water?! A gang of Goosanders, only my collective noun for them but I think it suited these guys! Six of the buggers! They seemed to be stalking a minks "nest" like a bunch of teen yobs out side a rivals house! Most strange? With hot sun and low water, a shortened beat and this competition, I consider myself fortunate to post a catch of one eight inch brownie via olive emerger.

WUF note - Please contact the Foundation on the day of fishing should incidents like this occur. We can then contact the owner and deal with the problem very quickly and get it rectified.

1 Trout