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Not an easy day, first time on this beat access to the bank is good but access down to the water is tricky
managed 5 Chub between use and 2 big eels

5 Chub, 2 Other

Tried several parts of the Wyebank run but only got takes at the lower end. All but one fish came to rolled meat. Fairly easy wading to the edge of the deeper water and just a flick put the bait in the run on a lightly weighted line. The fish seemed to be holding at all depths. Almost every run through triggered interest.
Ironically, the best fish, a 5lb barbel came when I paused wading for lunch, parked myself in the chair and the rod in the rest after casting out a Haiths red pellet.

4 Barbel, 10 Chub, 3 Other

I arrived around 8.15am to find the river had returned to normal level. I began fishing half way along the island with GB feeder and luncheon meat and had my first chub within literally 10 seconds. 4 more followed then I changed to trotted meat feeding in a handful of pellets every third cast. In three and a half hours a caught 45 chub on this method - crazy!
I stopped at 12.40 and roved upstream with the feeder, and only managed another 5 in 7 hours!
All ranged from a pound and a half to around four.
Sadly no barbel, but perhaps a little early? Very little weed in the river which is not a good sign.

55 Chub

Fished from 4pm until dusk. River very low and going tough. Waders are pretty essential right now.

4 Chub

Did not fish this beat, very over grown and very limited access to any swims. Certainly none that my quite able 75 year old Dad was comfortable to fish. Very disappointing that WUF state that access to the river is easy once you have walked the 300 yards to the river - this is not correct. Long walk to get over the hill to the wooded area which a best had 2 just about fishable swims.
Very disappointing and I would like a refund please WUF

Tough evening fishing. The wind made things tricky. The only sustained rise of fish was just before dark for about 10 minutes, probably to BWO spinners.

2 Trout

Tough evening fishing. The wind made things tricky. The only sustained rise of fish was just before dark for about 10 minutes, probably to BWO spinners.

1 Trout

This is the second time in my fishing life (I'm 81!) I have not caught one trout whilst fishing at Usk reservoir and, the first time in my life I have caught 10 Perch, admittedly they were beautiful little fish and in excellent condition,all returned safely which I was pleased about , but at the end of the day I wanted a trout for my supper and didn't get one! Still a magical day in a beautiful location especially after I saw the most beautiful young deer crossing the road at 8.30, it was like seeing a Unicorn!

10 Other

15 Chub

Other - 1 eel

11 Chub, 1 Other