Feedback & Reports

12 lbs fly, 6 lbs and 10 lbs F.C. A fair run of 2SW fish raced through late morning off the high tide

3 Salmon

Two more p.m. 15 lbs fly, 11 lbs spinning. Nearly like the old days. Should be some fun upriver for someone over the next few days.

2 Salmon

Hergest has been cleared of a large fallen tree this year and to good effect. Beat is in good condition and lots of fish. I caught a large number of Edw trout of various sizes but none were fingerling size. I fished very slowly and carefully but as the day progressed the water because quite dirty due to large cloud bursts just above where I was standing and I suspect the fishing became a little easier as a result. A very damp day but a very rewarding one.

26 Trout

Dry fly using imitation mayfly for trout. Black nymph wet fly for grayling. River conditions clear for two hours until heavy rain coloured water and fish stopped feeding. First visit to the water, very impressed with the venue and will visit again. very easy access and comfortable banks.

8 Trout, 4 Grayling

Edw - Aberedw Beat
One of my favourite beats didn't disappoint. Not the best of weather with some biblical showers but a steady hatch of olives of all sizes and the odd mayfly. The Edw seems to be stuffed with wbt, it's not as tight as it looks and you're not constantly clambering in and out of the river. 19 wbt to hand, all on CDC Olives, Adams and Klinks, at least half 9" plus, and feisty hard fighting fish. Cracking day, cracking beat.
The only negative on an outstanding day was not being able to find "Aberedw" beat on the WUF website back at the hotel that evening. Please don't tell me it's being decommissioned.
WUF Note: A gate has been installed in the fence next to the parking area. We are currently trying to find alternative arrangements and hope to have the beat open again very soon.

19 Trout

A few fish showing although I coulndt tempt them to take
Better luck next time

5 Trout

There are definitely more interesting, better value and prettier beats for trout in the WUF scheme so I probably wouldn't return. The much vaunted walkway is in my view a decaying eyesore which does nothing for the Usk. Nothing much rising so nymphs accounted for two decent fish, both from the glide rather than the streamy water.

2 Trout

River at a perfect height for a salmon ;dropping and clearing saw one fish in the tail of Island stream and one fish in the fast water below ashtree pool no luck on the salmon but caught nine trout mainly on the swing with salmon flies

9 Trout

My first booking on this lovely stretch. Four or five fish showing at hut but dropping river did n't encourage them to chase a fly. A few chub to fly at bottom of beat. One fish came for fly just below surface but I think it was good trout.

3 Chub