Feedback & Reports

First time on the beat for me. Bitterly cold but brightening and warming up later in the day. Water level was low - the gauge a Brecon was at 0.31m. Not much activity from the fish or insect life.
Managed small 2 WBT on GRHEs both returned safely. One, about 100m up from the road bridge and one about the same distance below it.
Amazed to see dog walkers on the opposite bank letting their dogs run off the leash in a field full of sheep - it takes all sorts!! Luckily for the dogs the farmer and his gun were nowhere around.
Able to make use of the on-site parking arrangements as it was a dry day, which I have to say was very useful. It was good to get out on the river but could do with a bit more water - and if someone could turn the cold wind off that would be appreciated please.
Tight Lines.

2 Trout

Nil catch. Cold and dull.

Cold and windy day with no hatches or flys seen. River very clear. One very healthy 1lb brown trout landed on a small copper beaded hare's ear nymph fished deep just upstream of the road bridge. One other fish hooked but not landed on a PTN.
Two Cormorants and one Goosander spotted on the stretch throughout the day.

2 Trout

Bright and breezy day and water cold and clear. We managed 8 very healthy but lean trout, all taken on small nymph patterns and all safely returned.

8 Trout

Still very cold but water has dropped by about 10" since yesterday, a nice 12" Brown caught 100yds above the A40 bridge on a size 12 hares ear goldhead fished deep.
Very cold wading and a wayward hook in the thumb (ouch) forced an early finish at 3pm and the trek back to Oxford.
Thanks to the Wye & Usk and the organiser of the Oxford Ice Fishers - John Lewis, we look forward to returning in the Spring proper!

2 Trout

Very cold still with wind chill and fast high water. Middle of the day best and a few 10" plus Browns caught using single nymph on a sinking leader.

3 Trout

A very cold day with the river up and carrying some colour. A trickle hatch of LDOs started at 12.30pm and finished at 3pm, with a few trout rising to them. The rises seemed localised to pretty much one pool. We managed 7 trout in the 12oz - 1lb class with size 14 CDC Dun seeming to be to their liking. Tough conditions but braving them was well rewarded. Lovely to be out and opening our accounts for the new season.
Some constructive criticism - the directions could be better and would suggest that as well as directions assuming you're coming from the north, to include some assuming you might be coming from the south up the A40.
WUF Note : Thank you for this. The beat information has now been updated to include directions from Builth Wells, Abergavenny and Merthyr Tydfil.

7 Trout

Lovely day. All fish caught on a small nymph just after lunch just by the car park area.

4 Trout

River very low. Fish caught on nymphs in riffles, slow glides very tough fishing.

6 Trout

Difficult day. One bite and one fish to nymph in the wind.

1 Trout