Feedback & Reports

Arrived to a high and muddy Usk, thought we'd try and make the best of it with mini lures. Lost a good fish that stayed deep and threw the hook after 30 seconds. Slowly but surely the colour was dropping out but the level stayed high with strong currents. Made my way to the top of the beat and notice a few LDOs, this built into a proper hatch and fish rose to them. Managed to winkle a couple of lean trout to my olive quill emerger, so pleasing after what I thought was going to be a difficult day.

4 Trout

A lot of water pushing through and still a bit of colour in the water. No real hatches but saw the odd LDO in the air. Saw the root ball of some Japanese Knot weed that had been washed out on the right bank two thirds of the way up near where the trib enters the main river. Might be worth taking look before it gets a hold. Thanks W&U :-) .

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

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3 of us fished and caught without trying too hard. Fish came throughout the beat, mainly to feeder tactics. Found plenty of chub off the croy 2-4lb. Biggest barbel 10.5.

4 Barbel, 10 Chub

River was fast flowing and very Murky. Weather was cloudy. Myself and my son fished Luncheon Meat and had 3 nice Chub or should I say my son had 3 nice chub in the 4lb bracket with myself having a blank.

3 Chub

1 Trout

2 Brown trout caught on Hard lures. Both around the 1lb mark

2 Trout

A cold start 5C and rain in the afternoon pegged temperature back to 12C. Good water levels in the river. A brief break in the cloud around 2:00pm allowed the sun through and rising temperatures produced a short March Brown hatch of around 5 mins. Trout started rising and by the time the tackle was changed to a dry fly it was all over. Hooked a small aerobatic trout earlier in the morning on a nymph but it came off. Great to wet a line after the long winter close season.