Feedback & Reports

Quite a tough evening on the Usk. The trout started rising at about 8.30 but to what I couldn't work out. I threw everything in my box at consistent risers for over an hour, but all were refused.
Earlier in the evening I had 5 small trout on nymph and klinkhammer in the faster sections and lost a couple of other decent fish.

5 Trout

Bright sunshine and low water, so a challenging day. All fish taken on nymphs - nothing could be tempted with dries - and all safely returned.

8 Trout

Sun and some overcast. Much warmer than previous day but chilly upstream breeze still evident. Much less fly life . A few olives, false March brown and masses of black gnat. Found small pockets of fish at the tail end of the salmon pools. Very selective feeders which refused most of my patterns but were not spooked. At the end of a frustrating day I managed to hook up to two very large fish taken on a deer hair emerger. One came unstuck and the other decided to head over the weir and I was broken. Little to show for a great deal of effort.

This is an attractive, varied stretch with the bedrock cascades at Millbrook the highlight but on a bright day in a muted spring for angling it was going to be hard work. I was glad I came back in the still, warm evening when there was slightly more response and wished I had discovered the top stretch between the bridges rather earlier, but for the second year this was 'another quiet day on the river'. Getting through the thickets to access the bottom stretches will deter some anglers.

4 Trout

Enjoyable stretch of water. Cold wind all day. Few fish rising, x1 brown trout 8 oz on nymph returned.

1 Trout

Lovely spot to fish, water was clear and varied (pools,flats etc).

6 Trout, 2 Grayling

A few fish moving at the bottom of the beat but little elsewhere. All four fish came to olive cdc loop wing emergers. 1.5 - 2.0 lbs.

4 Trout

Was fishing when guy from canal club leaned over canal bridge and told me Wye and Usk have no right to fish above canal bridge. Wye and Usk info says can fish canal section (as well) on Friday and indeed that’s what we booked. Of course this isn’t Wye and Usk fault but if Wye and Usk has right to share a beat it would be good if members of the club sharing knew this also. Same thing happened at Abercamlais beat.

4 Trout

2 x trout 11 and 14 inches, Dark Moorgame and Waterhen Bloa. Water running a rich red colour, less than 12 inches visibility this morning although it was beginning to clear later. No hatches or rises seen up to 2 o'clock.

2 Trout

Blistering sunshine on the river all day, no sign of a hatch and no fish seen, hottest April since '49 ? Neither of the 2 rods were around then but I believe them ! Several hours in these conditions made for thirsty work, suitably refreshed at the Red Lion Llangynidr. Nil return