Feedback & Reports

Fished right down the bottom in the fast shallow water for an early barbel on the feeder. Used a new 4.2m heavy feeder rod (200g) from Italian company Alcedo. Allowed you to fish above the flow and it worked. The fish took 15 minutes to sudue in the very fast flow but must have been 9lb of anyones money. Huge shoulders. Do they fight more in the cold water? My arms still aching. Lost another and caught a nice chub as well. Great day.

A pleasant day but unfortunately no fish caught.

2 rods toiled in the wind and rain but we were defeated, so sad to report a double blank. Very occasional rises to an intermittent olive hatch, but only when the wind dies down and the sun came out. The afternoon was plagued by a couple of groups of canoeists.
WUF Note: No canoeing is permitted on the upper Usk between March 3rd and October 17th (inc) unless the height is above the red line on the Brecon gauge. If anyone encounters canoeing outside the agreed dates & water heights please inform them of their breach and let us know. If idenfication is possible, please let us know which organisation they were from.

A new season. The Lugg was in excellent condition, the fish were elusive and the anglers rusty. One Brown Trout and two mini Grayling. Better days ahead...

A blank on opening day. A very pretty little stream. The howling cross winds were not the most ideal conditions for casting a 2wt however. A few fish seen in the remarkably pellucid water, but they seemed to still be gripped by the wintry conditions and there was no sign of rising fish despite a very brief and small hatch of LDO around midday.

Disappointing day. Heavy overnight turned the river gravy brown so no fish caught. Beautiful stretch of river though.

Great to knock the dust off the trout rod. A very social day at the kind invitation of owner Barry. Weather sunny with occ. squally showers. Quite bracing when up to nether regions in water. One kelt caught by another rod. River in hibernation mode. A few large dark olives hatching. No rises or tugs. A beautiful double rainbow [not the finned type!] at end of day. Appetite for the season well and truly whetted.

Out Pike fishing for the day and had 1 of around 9lb on a deadbait. During afternoon decided to use lure and hooked and landed a 10lb fresh Salmon. Released in the water, and swam off strongly. Saw another salmon jump at tail of one pool later in the afternoon.

The second of two days on this beat and I stayed in the lower section until the late afternoon, spent the morning trotting the big pool for regular trout up to 1lb and chub to 4lb +. Really enjoyed this, roved about looking for barbel without success in late afternoon. Tried most areas near and far with a feeder, only found chub. Water temp at 9.3 c. Finally finished with barbel of 6lbish. Bankside steps were a great help where installed.

An early morning start to the season at what looked to be a good water level. 1 x well-mended kelt, 31 inches, on a Bann Shrimp fished off an intermediate tip.