Feedback & Reports

I found the river in excellent shape, a few inches up and slightly coloured, and immediately started getting busy with trout to a pound or so on heavy nymphs and the spinning rod (most returned). It was a fine day and I didn't think there had been much rain, so I was surprised when the river began to shoot up - I measured four inches in 15 minutes at one point. Unsurprisingly As the water coloured up the trout stopped taking and the fun was over. No sign of salmon except for one heavy splash from the head of the pool. I stuck to the main pool, which amounts to a good 300 yards of some of the most salmony-looking water on the Usk. It's easy enough to fish when lowish, but it gets a bit tricky once the walkway is under water (ie when there's more than about a foot of extra water). At any height most of this pool is far too rough to wade, and because of the high bank and trees it's very difficult to cover it with a single-hander - I was alternating the spinner with a trout leader on a double-hander. There is some justification to earlier comments about difficulty of access on this beat. It doesn't appear to be possible to reach the left bank unless it's low enough to wade across by the island. The upper part of the right bank is extremely overgrown (though very trouty when low). Please note that the 'white gate' is long gone - there's just a gap leading to a steep and narrow path down through the jungle to the water. Best to access the main pool by following the public footpath downriver and climbing over the barbed wire.

6 Trout

River was too fast and dangerous to fish.

River was low and clear, we tried most options all to no avail sadly, must do better next season!

River level not ideal but tried with various small flies - couple of bites but nevertheless had a great day in beautiful surroundings..

Water levels relatively high. Small trout caught.

1 Trout

We found this beat rather hard to fish. The long flat at the bottom of the beat was up to waist with the river at summer level so would have been very difficult to fish with any more water coming down, as would the streamier run alongside the walkway. Access from the high bank was difficult. Fish were rising most of the day coming to mainly drys, sometimes targeting a rise and other times speculating. Best fish was 16". SC caught what he is sure was a small sea trout approx. 12". JT spotted a Mink in the undergrowth and then climbing an overhanging tree. A good day with bright and warm sunshine which didn't seem to put the fish off

14 Trout

River perfect, four good fish up to 3lb, all taken on dry fly, no fish taken.

6 Trout

Dry fly river good five trout up to a pound.

5 Trout

The white gate referred to in the fishery details no longer exists and the track down to the river was completely overgrown with brambles. The riverbed was predominantly boulders and not gravel (as referred to in the fishery details), so the access to the river, for two older anglers, was both difficult and quite dangerous.

1 Trout

Promising water level, but a bright day. Path to water overgrown. Otherwise enjoyable fishing on the fly.