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Another good day at Thomas wood river at normal level with a good colour water temp 14 degrees arrived at 11am and fished until dusk,chub were 3lb 6oz, 3lb 10oz, 4lb, 4lb, 4lb4oz, 4lb6oz, 4lb8oz, 4lb10oz, 4lb11oz and 5lb6oz the barbel weighed 5lb, 6lb2oz, 6lb9oz, 6lb11oz, 7lb4oz, 8lb8oz, 8lb14oz and 9lb4oz all fish caught on ground bait and pellet feeder with meat on the hook.

8 Barbel, 10 Chub

3 Trout

3 Trout

Good to see they have properly layered and compacted the access road down to the river. Odds of getting stuck largely reduced!!
This is a lovely beat improved if you’re able to drive its length.
Fish came throughout the day from 2 swims. Most fish taken on meat and a few on dumbbell or boilie with GB feeder. Barbel to 9lb 1oz and chub to 5lb. Two good barbel lost.
Rope access would be of benefit to some in the wetter months.

8 Barbel, 16 Chub

As previous report. Two anglers fished

A nice beat...a bit featureless at the top end..no where that really screams fish..but plenty of fish able swims..Great sport fishing a rolling bait through the fast shallows..all barbel around 5lb..corn and pellet...all the chub coming on meat.

3 Barbel, 8 Chub

Only one rod fished, the other couldn't make it.
I arrived a little late, so missed the dawn feeding. The day was bright sunshine all day, so not a lot happening fishing wise.
Picked up a 6 to 7lb Barbel about midday all the same.
Caught the other 2 barbel and the chub in the evening, when the direct light was off the water. I was very surprised not to have caught more chub, perhaps they wanted a moving bait, as I stuck with pellet and feeder tactics.
Water level was about 0.34m on the Ross gauge, so it was low, but not too low.
All in all an enjoyable trip, thanks again to WUF for securing access.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

2nd time to this beat in 5 days, river has dropped from 0.112 on the 12th to 0.082 on the 17th on Millbrook gauge(i think that would be the the nearest) making it so much more easy to get around i still managed to fall in twice!! I think i was over confident .
Fished from 11 till 4 started top of beat again, 2 caught on red spiders others on heavy nymphs in deeper water all but one over 12" good fighting fish also lost 4. I intended the finish at the pool by the bridge but there was a young family swimming there all having good fun i think I'd had my fun for the day plus getting cold so i left a little earlier than intending.
Another great day on a great Usk beat.

6 Trout

Nice grayling on my first cast, then quite hard thereafter, with a few trout caught on spiders, but a few more trout came to hand fishing a steamer on a sink tip.

7 Trout, 2 Grayling

First time on this lovely little beat. Fished from the bridge up to the pipes. One small trout and a few salmon parr. Other than that nothing else seen. Water was very low and it was a (rare) hot, bright day. Challenging but absorbing fishing. I’m looking forward to another visit in better conditions.
Well worth the 6 minute drive from home!

1 Trout