Feedback & Reports

First visit to the Usk and I will certainly be back. 2 Trout on olive klinkhammer and bumped three others on nymphs. First fish was around 2lb and stunning! Other was around the 1lb mark.

2 Trout

Fished Dry fly and caught 2 fish. river was pleasant to fish. Tricky beat to access, down the steep overgrown steps, this should get easier when the ground dries out. Also difficult to wade across to fish from the left bank, probably easier in lower water. plenty of rising fish in the glide at the bottom of the beat.

2 Trout

Bright sunny clear day. There were trout rising consistently first thing in the morning and managed 1 on a dry. Soon after the fishing slowed right down as the morning went on with only the odd rise.I Fished a dry dropper and caught 2 more and losing one small trout. All trout were a very reasonable size. There was one other person fishing, when I got home I checked online and said it was booked by 1 rod which was me, and he was not parked in the car park which was strange.
So I’m not sure whether he was poaching or lost from another beat.

3 Trout

Arrived with only half the beat fishable due to several parties occurring on the far bank. Very little fly life or rise until the last 2 hours of light when the river came alive. Small hatches of upwings, odd mayfly and smuts with fish quite particular, only taking a brown upwing dry. Lost a further 2 and missed several rises. Far better priced stretch this season at £25.

2 Trout

Hot sunny day with plenty of fly life in late afternoon but no trout rising. landed one half pound trout on GB Olive Nymph.
1st time on this beat so happy with result. Lots of dogs in the river and people throwing sticks & stones on the opposite bank to cope with.

1 Trout

One long distance release for J.D. from Ledbury otherwise quiet. Our thanks to D.R. from Bristol who advised not to set up until after the jungle adventure from carpark to river bank. A run through with a bill hook would not go amiss.
D.R. from Bristol was right about the wading- definitely "stumbly" rather than gravel: Not good for dodgy knees.

Both fish taken while prospecting with a dry fly. Only saw one rise other than the ones i could lure up.
First time on this beat... challenging access if in a motorhome- was actually very alarming at points down the access lane! I highly advise anyone to set their rods up once down at the river rather than attempting to navigate the overgrown path with rods set up. Would have much preferred to have been on the other bank but really no chance of crossing the river!
Anyway, my first Usk trout in the net which is lovely, but i would look to explore other beats on next visit to the river.

2 Trout

Smattering of grannom in the morning. Fish not interested. Brief rise around 14:00 to ??River high but clearing.
7 trout on dry flies and nymphs

7 Trout

A day where all risers were converted into netted fish… there just wasn’t many risers to the good hatches of fly!

2 Trout

difficult to find. didn't know where to park.