Feedback & Reports

My first visit to this beat. What an impressive variety of water - fast runs, gravel flats, pools - something for everyone. Caught 4 WBT @ 10" - 12" on #14 parachute Adams plus 1 OOS dace from the flats above the bridge.

My thanks to the ladies at the WUF office. I asked for easy wading and that's just what they delivered, making it a very enjoyable days fishing.

Arrived at 9am, began fishing rock pool, water low for time of year, 4-5 small trout of between 5-10" and a very energetic dace of around 12" all on a gold head hares ear and returned unharmed.
After lunch I spent the afternoon fishing dry fly at and below the bridge 3 small trout caught on a greenwells spider, all returned, one fish with recient injury (classic pike bite pattern)first signs of a mayfy hatch around 4 o-clock as I was leaving.
Thanks for a fascinating day on a truly beautifull river.

Strong downstream wind made for difficult conditions until it started to drop late in the evening (8pm) and a good olive hatch started. Finished with 4 trout to just under 2lbs and an out-of-season dace, all to olive emerger and gold head. Some large trout were witnessed in the margins with one pushing 4lbs sat underneath Boughrood Bridge.

1 x 7lb salmon from the Tymawr Pool on a spinner.

1 out of season Chub and 2 B.T. UP 12OZ.

Low water, sunny and v windy
Rod 1: 2 wbt 10", 6 wbt small <6", 1 grayling.
Rod 2: 1 wbt 9", 5 wbt small <6".

Vain hope of Salmon but needed the casting practice! Also tried for trout and a few small brownies caught near the bridge plus a salmon parr.

6 brown trout to 1.5lbs (all released) plus a couple of dace in 4 hours of fishing. All fish caught on cdc emergers on the flats or small gold headed nymphs in the faster water. Got broken off by something very large in the tail of the Mill Race which came up and took a klinkhammer before tearing off at a rate of knots. Not the easiest day's fishing but overall a very enjoyable afternoon.

37" (C.20lb) hen salmon from below the Bridge. 3/4" flamethrower tube fished on an intermediate line. Very strong fight.

Final joint catch record was 2 grayling (estimate 10 oz./8
oz) and 2 Salmon Parr which was not surprising considering the weather conditions. The location and environment was delightful and I look forward to returning to the Wye/Usk area in the future.