Feedback & Reports

A hot and sunny day made it tough. Only two fished. A couple of chub and a perch added to a solitary barbel. Very nice beat and look forward to returning. Can the Wye Usk open another swim above the current top peg? This would give more options in the faster water.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub, 1 Other

Loads of little chublets and dace as well.

2 Trout, 4 Chub

Weather was great, with the river lower a lot of good access though suffered with getting snagged up a lot early on in the first few swims. Gorgeous days fishing regardless

1 Barbel

A very wet and windy day. Best barbel 10lb. Chub mostly in the 1 to 2lb bracket with 4 close to 5lb.
All on float tactics

1 Trout, 1 Grayling, 3 Barbel, 23 Chub

Really hard day. Fished mainly the upstream fast water with pellet and meat. 2 bites between all 3 resulting in one large chub 5lb 12oz.
Bonus was the weather.

1 Chub

8 Barbel, 6 Chub

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

Tried the fast water opposite the Wier moved three times, not bite. Moved down to the deeper water further round.
Finished up with 5 chub biggest 5lb 4oz on meat.
Couldn't find the barbel

5 Chub

Quality chub and barbel all on 14mm pellet.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Had to remove heras fencing from the approach road to the fishery, 12 panels had blown onto the road...when I finally arrived to the river it was a good level and clarity was good, temps still low so decided deadbaits in deeper slow water would be the main approach for the day. Quite mild for January however the wind was horrible and squally.

Worked all of the downstream deeper areas with deadbaits but no interest, tried off the bottom and on it plus leaving for an hour. Also moving it everything few minutes but nothing could tempt a take. Tried lures in the deep areas but nothing doing.

Made my way back up to the Weir Garden area at 3pm then the wind decided to stop. Put the deadbait gear in the car and decided to try the fly. 3rd cast in the boat house swim and had this mint 14lber, saw her take the fly...brilliant!

Perhaps if I had fished the top area for longer I would of had more success as its alot more sheltered. Thankfully the fencing was still up when I made my way home.

1 Pike