Feedback & Reports

Not much to report on the Salmon front but good sport with WBT on falling and clearing water. Thank you.

9 Trout

No fish caught; fly, medium size nimph and small streamer. Some large splashes, difficult 45mins walk down to the river, extremely helpful farmer Mr Richards for the way back!
Quite a few canoe's, not always on the other side of the river. Lovely scenery.

All fish between 6 and 12 ozs one just over a pound. Very difficult walking got stuck for a minute and lost a wellie, please be careful. Small black flies did the trick.

14 Trout

This was my second visit here after struggling a bit first time to find any fish but thought Id give it another try . Water was slightly coloured, no fish rising that I could see, so did the only thing I could and tried some nymphs. Fished probably 3/4 mile downstream over the next 6 hours and was about to give up when one took me by surprise and escaped (about 8") and hooked and almost landed another about 10" before he slipped the hook. An enjoyable day and also saw a kingfisher. Lots of fry in the shallows.

1 Trout

Several Lilliput trout to hand, largest nudging 6 inches.

5 Trout

Once again, a privilege to fish this beat. The river at an almost perfect level. One fish seen just below the bridge mid current. A lovely day to end up my holiday fishing on the Usk. What a beautiful river and Chainbridge is just such a fishy beat!

4.30pm 10lb fresh fish to Roger Plowden from Grassy Bank on a rising river on a Cascade Tube.

1 Salmon

I booked a days fishing as it has been a long while since I have fly fished in the Brecon Beacons. What magnificent scenery and such a vast expanse of water which was clean with a hint of deep brown colour. With a South Westerly wind and good waves everything was set for a good days sport. Having wilderness fished before my tactics were to cast and move with a team of traditional small dark flies.
However, after 8 hours of fishing, nothing, I hadn't even seen a trout. Plenty of minnows but not even a rise anywhere!
I have been to many wilderness waters and never have I seen NO fish, I've paid £14.50 for what was an extreamly poor days fishing (how can you charge so much? What dictates this fee? What do you do to the water to charge so much? There are put and take waters with a high stocking level that charge the same fee). Sorry but I won't be back to this water and suggest that any monies made (including mine) buys some fingering brown trout to put into the water for future anglers to at least see a fish .
You are the custodians of such an ideal water and as such have the responsibility to look after the future fishing for the anglers of tomorrow.
I hope you take something in from my comments and wish your club and it's waters good future fishing.

WUF note: The Fishing Passport only markets the Day Tickets for this water and is not responsible for it's management. Reviewing some of the catch returns for this water shows that fish are caught here on a regular basis. It is 'Wild Trout' fishery and therefore relies on natural reproduction of wild fish.

CM caught the first salmon from the new steps below the bridge. Appropriate as he built them! 9lb on single hook Flying C.

1 Salmon

A frustrating day. The forecast was poor but on arrival the weather was good. However the river was running high and very coloured, beyond my skills as an angler, I'm afraid. Nil catch.