Feedback & Reports

Perfect conditions for a day on my favourite beat, unfortunately the fish didn't want to feed of the top. All fish taken on nymphs, mainly from using the klink and dink method and the others from upstream nymphing. General size of 10" and one nice fish of 16". A few bigger fish dropped as they leaped wildly out of the water. Disappointingly I had to report a group of young men spinning at lower end of the best to the environment agency. No news on the follow up thought!

12 Trout

Unfortunately I caught no fish but this, I'm guessing, is a lot more to do with my experience (or lack of) than a lack of trout. Fishing mostly New Zealand style with weighted hairs ears on the point and a klink as the dry. I'll definitely be back for another go at those pesky trout.
Thanks for an amazing experience in such a beautiful place.

Weather was better than forecasted, but water levels were very low. All fish taken on heavy nymphs fished in the deeper, faster water as expected. Two nice trout to 16" remainder between 6" and 10". A lot of nice fish seen in the shallower slow water, but they were easily spooked. Not many fish rising to the abundance of caddis hatching throughout the day. Good day on a lovely beat.

13 Trout

Fine 12oz brown taken just above Highwell pool, on a Greenwell spider (wet fly). Low water so barely any need for waders. Good hatch of mayfly (or similar, I'm not good at identification) but very few rises. A few bites at Vicarage pool but that was if for the day. Humid. This is s beautiful stretch; saw dippers and a pair of kingfishers.

1 Trout

Fished an evening ticket (after 17:00) and started at about half-five in extremely humid conditions. A steady trickle of various colour mayflies coming off and fish rising fairly steadily; to the point that we were preoccupied for the first hour with covering rising fish in the slow sections - ones we seemed to spook bar a 1lb WBT taken on a spider of all things.
Leapfrgging up through the faster was where the action was more consistent. Four fish of 8-9oz were taken on Parachute Adams, Sherry Spinner and GRHE before fading light stopped us just short of Poplar pool. The fish were still rising with alacrity when we left and we only did so because wading was becoming very tricky indeed in the gloaming.
A beautiful stretch and one which we'll visit very soon to cover the four-fifths we didn't even look at!

5 Trout

All trout caught on dry fly (elk hair caddis, red body gold rib). Lovely stretch of water & hope to return soon.

2 Trout

River very low and clear. Strong downstream wind made presentation difficult. But there were rising fish. I persevered and was rewarded with 9 lovely Usk trout, all returned. Biggest 2lbs.

9 Trout

A moral blank. Other than the first fish, which wasn't landed, the others were of no size. A beautiful beat, but a very challenging day.

3 Trout

Bright sunny day, some fish rising in the morning but no luck for me. The highlight for me was when I saw a mink run down the bank and swim across the river. Memorable day despite no fish caught.

Our 3rd day on this trip and still the fish are not looking up, despite perfect conditions. We fished a tandem rig most of the day and the nymph again accounted for the vast majority of fish. Some real beauties up to 3lb lost before the net. Best fish today about 2lb.
Superb fishing thank you Wye & Usk Foundation.

20 Trout