Feedback & Reports

Second visit to this lovely stretch and were encouraged to see fish feeding on the surface from late morning and then frustrated not to contact any despite multiple nerve jangling swirls at dry flies.

Saw three mink during the course of the day including a couple that ran along the field edge so close to me I could have nearly got them with my wading stick! On the subject of pests also had a double canoe come through the stretch during the day!

River level good and water clear. The day was generally bright and sunny but with a steady breeze blowing in from the west.
Quite a few sporadic hatches (March Brown) throughout the day with the odd trout rising occasionally.
Netted a WBT at the lower end of the beat on an Olive Klinkhammer. Three more good takes at the top end of the beat.
My friend caught two in the upper ripples of the section.
Towards the end of our session (3pm’ish), quite a hatch of March Browns brought the trout alive. He switched to the nearest fly he had that resembled the hatch and hooked one almost immediately. It threw the hook after quite an aerobatic display!
A lovely beat on a very picturesque part of the Usk with Pen-y-Fan as a backdrop. Will certainly return on another occasion.
All fish returned safely.

4 Trout

All returned. Cool downstream wind and temp of about 12deg C with low clear water. very little flylife and only 2-3 fish seen rising all day. Mink sighted on left bank. Fish came to Copper john fished deep after blanking on dry.

4 Trout

Tough day, river high but clear. Wading tricky. Both fish taken on PTN. Brief hatch and rise around 3pm. Cool later and killed off the day.

2 Trout

River level good - 0.4m at Brecon station. First time on this beat, good access. Parking at top of beat. Fished a half day from 1:45 to 5:30 Breezy, some sun, but scudding clouds and a spot of rain later on. 13 degrees.
Fish keeping their heads down , but a hatch of some sort of upright at about 3pm brought a couple of fish up to feed off the surface in the slower water. Fish caught nymphing in the faster riffles with a Small PTN and a larger HEN.
Nothing taken on the surface.

5 Trout

River clear and with good flow. Very little insect life. Air temp 14C . Water temp 8C. Not much moving. Caught both fish on large nymph. Better fish 13 inch.

2 Trout

Blustery day with strong downstream wind. Water clearing after yesterdays rain.
Tried nymphs initially, hooked 3 small fish (about 12 oz) and landed 2, at the downstream end of the beat.
About 1pm went to top of beat to try dries.
Nothing hatching and no fish moving. Turning over the leader into the wind was hard work. Gave up just before 3pm with no interest whatsoever.

2 Trout

Strong wind and the brief burst of Spring warmth over the weekend had gone. Water clear and still falling. No hatch and only three rises seen and none interested in the various offerings from my fly box.

First time on this beat - good stretches but short compared with the neighbouring beat Dinas fished last year. Given they are priced the same perhaps Dinas offers better value.

Beautiful day but fishing conditions challenging with river high and in full flow in bright sunshine. Managed to catch one wbt of 10-12 inches on GRHE which was returned safely.

1 Trout