Feedback & Reports

Lovely bright day,river slightly coloured and running fast. All fish taken on nymphs and despite a few hatching flies nothing seen rising. Saw a cormorant part way down beat and what looked like otter prints on shingle area above weir.
Thanks to Wye & Usk staff for the usual friendly and efficient service.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

Honddu is slowing waking up. 4 fish to a paraadams in a couple of warm afternoon hours.

4 Trout

3 Trout

River quite low but perfectly fishable. Bright sunny day with very little wind. Had a 12" brown first cast on a march brown dry from the bridge pool. Two more about the same size quickly followed - these two took a small olive nymph, then lost a larger one just upstream. All quiet for the next couple of hours - a few march browns hatching here and there and some grannoms too. Later on had two more from the flats on copper head pheasant tail. Great day. Lovely beat.

5 Trout

Another beautiful day to be by the river. Unfortunately, although warm, the insects did not seem to want to come out and play and consequently the fish were happy to stay mainly out of sight.
Very few rising fish seen. Those that did rise were shown a fly but only two fish, both under 1lb, succumbed. Successful flies were size 16 para adams and size 12 black klink.

2 Trout

Low water, no fly activity, no fish seen, but otter fishing upstream. Nice day out.

6 Trout

River in perfect condition and lovely warm weather. Darren White caught his first ever salmon at nine pounds followed shortly after by another at nine pounds again form the same spot caught by Wayne Little. A wonderful day helped greatly by Mick as gillie who is very helpful and knowledgeable as well as good company. I hope he has recovered from the evening afterwards! Both fish caught on flying C's.

2 Salmon

My first visit to this beat and my first grayling, 16inches of beautiful fish quickly followed by a second of 15 inches. Both to a ghptn. Two trout one of 9 inches and the second of 11 inches both to a gold headed bug and finally a smaller grayling of 11 inches again to a ghptn. I only managed the bottom half up to the bridge and then stopped as the leak in chest waders was making my right foot very cold and uncomfortable. I will return!

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

Fished this beat from 11 til 3.30 in bright hot sun but with a pleasant but annoying downstream breeze making casting light line a bit tricky. Started at the all weather parking spot and fished a small PTN as surprisingly not much fly life and nothing rising. Got into my first fish almost straight away and managed another two before heading back to the van, not quite making it to the very top of the beat. I got the distinct impression I was leaving just as I should of been starting but by the time I'd trudged all the way back I was parched. More like the middle of June than April.

3 Trout