Feedback & Reports

I thought this was going to be the day for my first Usk Salmon but had to settle for 4 Brown Trout to 2lb on a silver stoats tail! Whilst hight the river was fining down and looked ok. Some nice pools on this beat that could be even nicer if a chain saw was employed for a day or two.

Two rods : great day river running very fast not easy feeding and finding a fishable swim but after help with locating a deep hot spot from local gent we fished halibut pellets over mixed particle base laced with hemp sweetcorn and micro pellets this produced 3 barbel to 6.5 caught late afternoon coming back soon.

6 barbel, 5 of them 6-7lbs, one about 4lbs.

Difficult fishing with lots of weed and debris coming down river.7 barbel to 8lb 12 one chub and one eel 2lb plus

7 Barbel on 25th up to 12lb; 3 Barbel on 26th to 10lb. Gauge around 3 feet above summer level with a fair amount of colour in the water. Hair rigged sweetcorn. Superb fishing.

Though still high and not particularly clear, a days fishing was possible.

Upstream nymphing with gold and brass head PTN's in sizes 14-18 accounted for 3, with one particularly good fish at 1 1/2 pounds. The other three were much smaller at about half a pound with one little more then a fingerling.

Was long work, having to search all likely places. Beautiful part of the river.

Didn't get there till late, stayed down the bottom end. Only a couple of small fish rising so tried the nymph and had 3,best was 11". Water high and fast only a slight tinge, lovely area, will return.

At 3'0 plus, rising with colour, our return is the inevitable nil with no sightings.

Kev provided the entertainment by falling head first into the tail of Rectory Pool and having to swim for it still clutching his rod. Upon reaching the safety of the bank he calmly said - "It's not usually that deep just there". Priceless.

River running high and coloured. 1st time on this stretch found it hard to find a good place to sit that was safe.
finished up with 10 Barbel and 2 chub to 7lb 10oz. All on Pellet.

Despite the river carrying extra water, total catch was 19 barbel to 8lbs, 2 anglers with 8 fish each, one with 3, no chub being landed.

Explored the river upstream of the hut but only found one fishable swim, bankside vegitation very dense, not sure if it would have been any better on a normal river, evidence of Mink on the bank, this time remains of rabbit being eaten. Fishing very good downstream of the hut as far as as the fishery limits of the viaduct.

Directions in finding the beat very good, however would have appreciated some Wyeuskfoundation notice boards/signs as confirmation that we had interpreted the directions correctly.

Despite the conditions a very memorable 'Great days fishing'.