Feedback & Reports

Started fishing at 11.50am. A very short (5 min, sharp and intense hatch of March Brown at 12.20pm but no fish rising to them as the downstream wind was blowing them straight off the river. Caught very nice fish of 2lb on dry March Brown fishing 'blind' just after the hatch had occurred. 2 further trout, each @ 1lb 4oz caught on dry olive around 1.30pm in fast water near top of beat. Things became quiet at 2pm so fished 2 nymphs across and downstream. Not much action with this technique but caught a 1lb trout on pheasant tail nymph. A colder day with sun and cloud and a persistent downstream breeze.

4 Trout

Better weather conditions for fishing than 23/4. Cloudy, downstream breeze, air temp. 15-18C, water temp. 11C. Arrived at noon. An excellent but brief hatch of (late?) March Brown started at 12.10 pm and continued for 20 mins. Many fish rising. Had 2 on dry March Brown(Heddon). Moved upstream in search of a recurrence and was fortunate to come across a hatch of LDOs at 1 pm with plenty of fish rising. This continued sporadically for about one and a half hours. Caught 4 on dry olive. Trout averaged 1lb 2oz with two at 1lb 8oz. A nice day's fishing!

6 Trout

Great day had with guide Oliver Birch, very little surface movement there was a fly hatch about mid-morning when the fish were active.

2 Trout

Very pleasant day - sunny, clear, dry, downstream breeze. River running clear. A brief flurry of (late) March browns at around 12.10pm but did not interest the trout. Not much of a hatch for rest of day. Maybe the conditions were too dry and 'brassy'. Tried dry fly, dry and suspended nymph and a pair of nymphs, all to no avail!

Caught 2 and lost 3.

2 Trout

No salmon seen.

Cold downstream wind. Brief olive hatch about 1.30. minimal rise. Pricked one. No grannom.

A wonderful beat but very tough conditions on the day. Unfortunately the olives did not put in an appearance which was odd given the recent lift in temperatures. Very strong downstream wind made even nymph presentation tricky. A solitary but lovely 2lb brown caught and returned and a similar sized fish lost.

1 Trout

River at a nice height and reasonably clear after recent rain. Water temp 9 C. Air temp 14 C to as high as 18 C. Overall, a very pleasant day. Not much of a hatch, yet trout very inclined towards a dry Parachute olive imitation. Had 10 between noon and 3.30pm, all on this fly, all good fish with the best at 2lb 2oz.
A very satisfying days's fishing particularly after the very cold, lean times of March and early April!
Thanks to the staff at Wye & Usk Foundation for your excellent service !

10 Trout

Patiently waited for midday activity but the cold wind blowing down from the snow-covered Beacons never relented and what hatch there was only lasted for at best half an hour. One brownie caught on Hare's Ear Nymph fished deep but very little activity otherwise. Nevertheless, a lovely beat and will be aim to be back when spring finally arrives!

1 Trout