Feedback & Reports

Fished from 12 noon until 4.00pm. Cool day with temperature falling from 10C in morning, to 8C with the continuous light rain, which started at 1.30pm. Water temp. 9C. Hatches of march Brown and olives intensified from 1.30pm, encouraged by the rain. The trout responded well and I had 10 on dry olive patterns between 1.30pm and 3.30pm, at least 5 over a pound with the best at 1lb 8oz. An excellent day's fishing!

10 Trout

Overcast and cool, rained all afternoon, very low and clear. Hatches from 12ish. Caught 4 rising fish, one a very good fish at about 4pm.

4 Trout

Weather better than forecast, no east wind although quite chilly. Fished the bottom of the beat, between the two weirs before it drops down into the lower pool. No surface activity but they rose to a dry when presented.
After lunch I fished the lower section of Dinas, which I had booked, shame they have split the beat.
Steady LDO hatch from 12:30 to 2:30 , fished up from the stream to the sewage pool. Lots of fish rising. 15 fish for the day between 10 and 14 inches, all hard fighting and lively
Great days fishing. Thanks as always to Wye and Usk for excellent service

15 Trout

Five trout to the nets, Olives and Iron blues. A nasty draft down the river for most of the day hindered presentation but patience and a few calmer moments helped us prevail. No Usk gold by any stretch of the imagination but AB finished his week end Usk experience with a grin.
West Ham 4 Tottenham 5.

5 Trout

Started fishing at noon. Occasional fish rising. Just before 1pm, a nice hatch of March Brown, which stimulated a reasonable but short lived rise. Had a 1lb 13oz trout on a dry MB. Some olives hatching sporadically from 1.30pm until about 3pm. Five more trout between the two of us. AT 8C - 10C, WT 8C. River at a good fishing height and clear. Dry, cloudy, sunny periods in afternoon. Feeling cold in breeze but generally a pleasant day.

6 Trout

Lucky with the weather. Good hatch LDOs and trout switched on around lunchtime. Caught and returned 2 beautiful WBT of around 1lb.

2 Trout

1 Trout

All caught on spiders fished wet. River steadily rising following overnight rain and heavy rain in the morning of fishing becoming coloured by mid afternoon. No fish taken.
NB booking made on my behalf by Oliver Burch who acted as a guide on the day.

3 Trout

Three trout caught in total, all released - 0.75lb, caught on a grey Parachute Emerger, to Anthony Lavers; and 0.75lb and 2lb, both on a CDC Emerger, to Ben Tyser.
The weather was much warmer than the previous day at Ashford House, and that perhaps explained the much more persistent hatch (March browns and Large Dark Olives again). It lasted from about 1 o'clock to 4 o'clock at least. We had trouble keeping our fish on - we lost a further three, and missed another two...!
A lovely beat - really enjoyed exploring it.

3 Trout

Wet Fly. Water strong and faint colour.

1 Trout