Feedback & Reports

Short session on the Rock Pool. One small BT on a tungsten bug. Few other bites but all tiddlers. Lovely spot, will return in better weather and conditions.

1 Trout

Just a couple of chub,river falling but still fast.

2 Chub

First time on the Usk and thoroughly enjoy myself. Morning produced 14 trout to various nymphs, and then a small hatch of LDO and March Browns brought another 5 on the dry.

19 Trout

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

This was my first day out on the Usk in 2026 and it was a good one. There were decent but sporadic hatches of March browns (with a few LDOs) in between 12.30 and 2.30, which brought the fish to the surface in bursts of aggressive feeding. In between the hatches, the river was quiet as is usual for this time of the year. 7 trout between the two of us, a couple just over 2lb and the rest between 0.5 and 1.75lb. Great to be back on the river.

7 Trout

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2 Barbel, 5 Chub

It was a cool (10 degs) and mainly heavily overcast day. A sparse hatch of midges, olives plus the odd march brown came off between about 12n and 1:30pm. The trout were mildly interested and a few rose (albeit most were oncers). I got one trout of between 13 & 14” on a dry (16# gingler) but to my surprise nothing on nymphs. My mate fared similarly. A lovely beat, I enjoyed fishing it.

1 Trout

Typical early March day on the Usk. Grateful the river was at a good fishable height given the rain recently. Reasonable hatch of LDOs & a few March Browns between 1-2pm. Hooked and lost one right in the tail of a pool on a dry. Then landed another. Not a monster but got the season up and running.

1 Trout

Very little fly. Four hatches/rises of about one minute each over a two hour period.

2 Trout

Unusually, , all fish (best a 9lb barbel) caught in the middle of the day from the top stretch. High banks treacherous due to steepness and mud - was glad I had my rope and spike with me otherwise an involuntary swim was highly likely

2 Barbel, 3 Chub