Feedback & Reports

Fished all day saturday, river low and clear, first time on this beat, the owners have made access very easy, probably the best I have seen on the Wye. Very quiet area, only a few canoes so location and access fantastic. With the conditions the fishing was limited the area is shallow with a couple of deeper holes which are close in on the right bank directly in front of the fishing area so clear water does limit these. I managed 5 chubb on the left bank, two of which came on the float all in the 3 to 4lb range, one imediately below the bridge wading and 4 from the first platform. My fishing partner fished a few swims on both banks and had to wait until about 5pm to get his only fish of the day, a 5lb chubb. Variety of baits used, fish caught on meat or large bunches of maggots. Only had two bite on pellet.

Caught trout and parr, alas no salmon. The water was at a good height and very clear 1.5 mtr visibillty and fish could of run the total stretch in this height. The bridging plank has gone to walk out to the boards, which does make life difficult getting accros. Ok if your brave and have the balance of a mountain goat, its achievable but dangerous. We didnt see any fish show all day which was suprising. The bridging board needs replacing urgently before someone has an accident. The comment about felt soles and studs needs to be heeded, we both have the above and its still tricky. be carefull. Gromain great water to fly fish, always enjoy it, remember to ask for the padlock combination to use the hut.

Fished for 12 hours. Had a couple of good pulls both in Vanstone so was in the game but didn't come to anything. Few fish showing in Vanstone both early and late. Last time I was there I wrote that pool notes were wrong about the hight that left the stones in the Maddox exposed. On further examination I think one of the stones has been displaced by the floods. Explored upper half of beat more. There is a surprisingly large amount of nice fly water up there and it's not so hard to access. Pool markers would be helpful though.

Fished evening - nil return but beautiful surroundings.

7 x brown trout - all between 6 and 10 inches. All taken on dead drifted Green Goldhead Nymphs and Goldhead Copper John - size 14. Beautiful river and enjoyable fishing, thanks very much, will definitely come back.

Nil return. The river was gin clear & not high enough for a fish. It was also a very sunny day with no wind in the morning which did not help. No fish seen at all.

Zero.

First rod - Nil. Second rod - One small trout.

The Usk was in excellent condition, running clear and at a nice level for the tricky wading. Quite overcast and mild. A few Sedges and Olives about but not a sign of a rise anywhere. Set up fishing the duo with a Copper Head Black Nymph on the point in the streamier runs and got into 8-10" fish fairly quickly. Sport dried up and I switched to french leader style in the deeper runs to no avail, losing my best flies on the bottom (hey ho). Altogether a lovely day, best fish 12" bar of Usk gold.

On the downside saw 3 Goosanders halfway up the beat, never a good sign.

Really Nice strech of the river, I think we must have caught it on a bad day, bright and sunny with the river a bit low and clear for the barbel, who knows. After a good start with an early 3lb chubb and an 8lb Barbel we struggled throughout the day, fished most of the pegs on the top half of the beat despite a canoe competition held on Carey Islands. Found a few fish in the evening to end up a total of with six quality fish between 7.5lb and 8.5lb. All fish fell to halibut pellet on the feeder with Hemp and Pellet for feed. Parking at the top of the beat is in a ploughed field! With a long walk down through the woods to the river, really tough on the way back up at the end of the day, travel as light as you can. Another Great day on the Wye, pristine fish and countryside, many thanks.
In my opinion this beat does not support four anglers per day, especially when L.Ballingham only allow 2 rods per day.