Feedback & Reports

Bit of a grueller due to low water conditions - also fell foul of the snaggy conditions on the main river bend (lost alot of gear). 2 chub very early on then nothing throughout the day. Then as dusk fell the river came to life!!! Critically balanced pellet on a long hook link did the main damage, to both feeder and straight lead tactics. Utilisation of the 1 hour after darkness was absolutely vital to our (limited) success. What an absolutely stunnning beat, which will only increase in beauty as the autumn wears on.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

Last day of a five day holiday on the upper Usk. River was the lowest I've ever seen it at Penpont, much reducing the amount of fishing available. Very sparse hatch of small olives. 1BT 12" on a PT nymph - returned. Spooked several good fish hunting autumn dun nymphs in the shallows. Impossible to get a fly to them before they see you! Tough fishing on a beautiful September day.

1 Trout

Trout caught on GRHE pattern nymph. No surface activity.

1 Trout

Low river conditions and anglers fishing from the opposite bank limited swim choice. Managed to catch an 8lb barbel and two smaller barbel late afternoon.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

9 Barbel, 5 Chub

Other = dace + 1 eel
1 angler trotting down from bridge end using single sweet corn & he caught all the chub & barbel. Other angler using open cage feeder with halibut pellets into pool downstream from rocky outcrop then switching to free lining luncheon meat from rocky outcrop catching 1 eel. The beat owner arrived just before the end of the days fishing and offered some advice + offered to lend me a pair of waders which I accepted to use on the 2nd day.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub, 20 Other

Difficult fishing in low water. Although a lovely day, and a stunning place to fish with Autumn colors just touching the trees. There was a slow trickle of fly coming off all day and the trout were occasionally rising, but it was the nymphs that did the trick, best fish was about 1 1/2 pound.

10 Trout

9 small barbel, 6 chub.

9 Barbel, 6 Chub

Dry fly - Comparadun.

4 Trout

17 x trout 6-8 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. At a time when virtually every kind of river fishing is being affected adversely by lack of water, this one is holding up better than most, despite clear, slow pools and slime on the bottom. No monsters, though. Smaller fish today and uncounted numbers of parr.

17 Trout