Feedback & Reports

First time on the beat. It’s a beautiful setting and a wide variety of water, including pocket water-style riffles, gutters and occasional glides. The Usk had received much needed rain in the preceding days, causing a couple of sharp lifts that has cleared out quite a bit of the algae. The water had good clarity and height (0.34 on the Trallong gauge, dropping 4cm over the day). Despite that, there was very little fish activity, with sporadic hatches only resulting in occasional rises. I connected with a couple of brownies, one of which broke my tippet, but didn’t land either. The wading is tricky in places, with undulating bedrock and sharp drop-offs, so I was glad to have my wading stick. There is quite a lot of bracken lining the banks, which affects access to the river and the back cast in places. It needs a good strim before it becomes a problem.

A very slow 2.5 hour evening session despite some extra water. Fished the lower part by the house, great water but they weren't really having it. Few rises seen. A couple of fish 12 - 13 inch landed and a few better ones lost on streamers/nymphs. Last evening of the year for me, it is getting decidedly autumnal.

2 Trout

I saw the water was up, so thought I'd have a go. No surface activity at all, but caught four on nymphs as the clouds gathered, including one of 2¾lbs.

4 Trout

What a stunning beat .. myself and my old man (73)..started at the bottom of the beat and worked our way up river i set up on french leader ..and fish 2 of my favourate jigs a size 16 hot collar pheasant tail 3 ft up the tippet from a size 12 peeping caddis on the point...my old man went for the dries and small nymphs....in total i put 10 lovely looking browns in the net and all went back fighting fit...i must say there are a few surprises to be had ..

10 Trout

Just an hour at dusk. Fishable; 2 small trout on duo (nymph).

2 Trout

Evening session on upper half of the beat. 6 fish to the duo method, biggest 47cm. The water here is nice and cold - 14 degrees.

6 Trout

All fish caught on dry dropper techniques. All fish returned.

6 Trout

Slow start early doors, just picking up the odd fish from every other run. By 1pm we figured out where the fish where happiest feeding and we slowly started to pick up fish consistently for the next few hours. Lost a nice fish of about 3lb, average size for the day was 25-30cm. Stunning water, brilliant fish, highly recommend!

20 Trout

Two browns taken on nymphs. Apparently didn’t have the dry’s they wanted.

2 Trout

Quite a few fish rising as there was fresh water in the river. Caught two on dry Daddy. Nothing doing using nymphs. Lovely evening.

2 Trout