Feedback & Reports

Sun & clouds, nothing rising, very little hatching, and water high and slightly coloured from the rain. Pretty river but challenging due to tree cover.

Winkled out 1 beautiful brownie (approx. 10") from under a tree canopy on a small black Adams. Released.

4 rods : River running high and coloured but managed to catch loads of Barbel to 8.10lb plus a few odd chub. Luncheon meat and pellet being the best baits.
Lost 1 rod to a really savage bite, if anybody is lucky enough to snag it whilst fishing there please contact the Wye & Usk Foundation on 01982 551520.

1 chub 3 lb 8 oz. 2 barbel to 9 lb 3 oz

A very wet day, but fantastic surroundings. 4 barbel, 3 chub, 1 eel and a perch were caught. Some annoying canoeists (stag weekends) hitting our lines, but apart from that a wonderful day. Will be booking again soon. Thankyou.

27 July 2009. Holme Lacey. River about 3' up but suited the barbel. I ended with 9 fish to 7-4 and my fishing buddy, Andy mills, had 4 barbel up to 8-6. We both had a number of chub but relatively few probably due to the high water.

28 July 2009. Preston Court. Nice water but access to swims a touch difficult; needed a dog spike and rope for some. Fishing was slow as the river was higher. I ended with 1 barbel of 7-14 and my buddy Andy did well and had 6 plus a couple of chub. I had 1 4lb chub too.


30 July 2009. Sheephouse. Fished the middle beat with water about 6' higher. Access very difficult and struggled all day to get to swims so ended staying put most of the time, fishing the inside of a bend. Buddy Andy had 3 chub and I had one, but no barbel.

31 July 2009. Lower Carrots. 6' of floodwater had run off from the previous day making the water eminently fishable. I had 12 barbel up to 7-10 and my fishing mate Andy had 9 barbel up to 8-7.

Greatly enjoyed the fishing on the Wye beats with only Sheephouse a disappointment due to such limited access.

The barbel preferred pellet and we tended to pick up chub on meat.

Stayed at Canon Bridge, lovely place and had some barbel from their stretch too. Back in a couple of weeks.

River around 7 on the guage at Rhayader which seems a good height for this part of the river even though a bit high for below Rhayader. 12 grayling, all about 14" they felt like 2 pounders with the pull of the water. Also 3 trout to 1/2 lb. A delightfully easy stretch to wade at the top end Lower part at Dernol access difficult along bank, could get to the footbridge. Hope to explore further next time.

6 x Barbel to 7lbs 7oz. 10 x Chub, 1 at 5lb 8oz !

Very nice looking beat, however could do with some serious chainsaw work, as i was unable to get out from under the trees in the higher water thus could not fish some parts as well as would have liked.

Shall be back when slightly more settled and lower water.

Heavy rain river rising and coloured between the two of us we caught 6 barbel best 7lb 6ozs and 3 chub best 3lb 12ozs

I thought this was going to be the day for my first Usk Salmon but had to settle for 4 Brown Trout to 2lb on a silver stoats tail! Whilst hight the river was fining down and looked ok. Some nice pools on this beat that could be even nicer if a chain saw was employed for a day or two.