Feedback & Reports

Gin clear water made it good fun sight fishing to some lumpy fish downstream of the bridge. a few olives coming off but not a huge hatch. I had 3 from 12 to 14" which all took dries, they torn line off when hooked in thin water.
It was very heartening to see a good pod of Grilse swim past and one bar of silver leapt just in front of me "wow" the the sun caught his silver flanks.

3 Trout

One small, one decent sized brownie, bubbling until about 1ish, very quiet afterwards

2 Trout

First time on this beat. Initially I went to the"island" parking but the river was wide, slow moving and a little coloured. Nothing moving after 20 mins so drove up to the topmost parking spot where there was a nice stretch of a couple of hundred meters of steamy water.
Loads of fly life but nothing rising. I tried dries, emergers, spiders, nymphs. There was one quick pull on a red nymph with a 3mm tungsten bead fished down and across the quicker part but otherwise nothing.
Above this section was a very long flat which I covered up to the pumping station. Nothing rising bar one very small fish in the margins (shin deep) that scarpered as soon as I put a fly near it.

It might be worth updating the map slightly with the footpaths. I crossed to the right bank before the flats as it was easier to cast but couldn't wade past the pumping station or wade back across to the left bank. I thought there was a footpath so got out but was informed by a house owner that it was all private so I promptly jumped back in and went back to the parking area where I could cross back over.

None today. sunny afternoon fishing wet fly. River low-ish

Euro style fishing fast water. Water quite fast and high, no rising fish seen.
Nice brown of 1lb 12oz, a few lost after throwing hook.

2 Trout

All on spiders

5 Trout

2 small 1 medium ish size brownies, all caught on dry all within about 30 mins. Pretty quiet on the surface other than that.

3 Trout

Fished spiders from 10.30 am to 3pm and not a touch or a rise seen. At 3pm the fish started to feed and I landed 4 to 13”

4 Trout

Water at low summer levels but fishing was good with most fish on spiders. Up to 16”

8 Trout

Great beat. Only fished the upper part of the beat, water was gin clear and looking really good. Plenty of insect life but sadly nothing I tried took the trouts fancy. I did have a take on a Spring Olive nymph in the fast water just above the pumping station but he shook off pretty quickly.
Despite one of the previous anglers saying the access was tricky, I found it ok. The access is fine but caution is advised as some of the bank access can be a little steep but doable if done slowly. Wading I think is better than other beats I have fished on the Usk.
I will definitely return and can see this becoming a regular beat for me.
I managed to speak to a local angler who informed me that some of the deeper runs just below the bridge is certainly worth a cast or two