Feedback & Reports

A lovely first visit to the Usk, unfortunately a tad swollen and muddy due to recent thunderstorms but still seemingly an entomologists dream. Very few rising however, so nymphs were deployed through most of the day on my 7' 3#, to end with a couple of 8" B.T. one on a green GH, one on klink and dink. Tried a heavy nymph in pocket water, and a dry late in the day (water dropped and cleared in the day) to no avail.
An interesting beat with plenty of variety, items of note; good access, handy facilities onsite due to campsite, some disturbance around house/camp if you seek total solitude - plenty of water to explore.
Saw dippers at close range, a merganser with 7 chicks, otter tracks, other birds and insects aplenty. Thank you W&U

2 Trout

10 Trout

Great place to fish, caught one trout.

1 Trout

2 Trout

1 Trout

Spinning and wet fly. No fish seen or bites.

Beat was looking good after heavy rain two nights before. Weather warm and sunny, light north easterly wind. Plenty of fly life but very few rises (too bright?). Fished with dries because that's what we like. Took a brace of trout each. Missed a few rises too. Only problem was the frisky herd of bullocks mid beat. I'm from a farming family but did not fancy spending anytime with them. Made a very nice middle stretch of the river unfishable.

4 Trout

Water still coloured but dropping after Friday’s storm. Should be excellent Tues when most of us are back at work!
Had to go up to a #4 double on the tube fly and a 1/0 Aberdeen on the FC to prevent the Shad hooking up; didn’t stop the blighters bumping the lures all day though. No Salmon hooked but had a good hard tug late in the evening at the Hut.
One day I’ll fish this beat in better conditions. Oh, and the canoes were polite if heavy; had to wade like a loon at one point to avoid being flattened by one bearing down on me sideways. Such japes eh?

1 Trout, 3 Other

Worm and Spinning

5 Trout

2 Trout