Feedback & Reports

A varied and very enjoyable days fishing with intermittent light hatches during the day but a good rise in the evening. We were a bit rusty with several takes missed and good fish lost before being brought to the net or hand.

9 Trout

Firstly, I would like to express my appreciation to the Wye and Usk Foundation. Today's fishing was the result of being given another day's fishing through the wash off policy so thank you!
That said, I had one of those comically disastrous days.
The first thing that happened was that I somehow snapped my single handed rod which I was going to use as this was left bank fishing and I'm not much of a left handed spey caster. So back to the 12 footer and I got to practice my left handed Spey cast along the platform. No luck with a Cascade but it does look very fishy.
So in the afternoon I decided I'd wade across to the other bank at a suitable spot and have a go with my right hand. I took with me landing net, 12 footer and trout rod, just in case!
The river thought otherwise and next time, I'll take a wading stick aswell! After a short swim, I also discovered that the pocket in my waders isn't waterproof and that my iphone isn't waterproof either.
After a thorough soaking, time to resort to alcohol and a note to myself to get better at left handed casting!

Water a pretty coloured still but improving all the time. Didn't quite pass the scientific nuts test. Felt good and just in the right spot, thump thump and a 3lb chub gave me a moment. 3 other Trout all around the pound mark took a Cascade tube. Lovely few hours.

3 Trout, 1 Chub

Fished the upper part of the beat. River was dropping, but still quite coloured. Had one good pull, but could have been a trout. Will certainly return!

1 Trout

8 Trout, 2 Other

Only managed a couple of hours in the early afternoon, hot and sunny with nothing rising in a river that I suspect was a little high. Fished duo with dark olive klink and pheasant tail nymph on point. No luck but an interesting little section worthy of another visit in the evening sometime.

19lb from the Boat Pool.

1 Salmon

No fish taken.

1 Trout

A 15lb Salmon was hooked on second cast by Green Bank Pool. It was on for 10 minutes prior to flipping off. A small brownie was also hooked, landed and returned.
The land owner was at his Lodge and was very helpful with advice etc.

1 Trout

A slow day with very little moving. The fresh downstream breeze not helping matters.
I caught a few small fish on a variety of nymphs but the only fish worthy of mention was a 1lber caught behind the waterfall near the iron ladder.
Fished the lower beat 9am - 1pm then moved location to the top beat. Had a look at conditions but decided against getting my rod back out.
All fish returned to the river safely.

5 Trout