Feedback & Reports

A very hot, sticky and uncomfortable day for fishing, standing in a hot sun all day, without any sign of a breeze. Following the recent floods, the rivers now beginning to fine down to noted summer lower levels, with numerous plume's of streamer weeds now showing. Despite me having doubts on whether the fish would feed, quite surprisingly in part they were there.

Fished 2 x 8mm hair-rigged halibut pellets behind a pellet / hemp / groundbait 50g feeder from 5:00am to 11:30am (6.5hrs), with fish taking from the start, with a lull in feeding through the middle, and then a pickup in action towards the end. On two occasions, a chub took my bait as it hit bottom, and before I got to put the rod on the rest. No photographs or fish weights were taken in that heat. The fish were netted, unhooked, rested in the net, and released promptly each time.

River level at the Ross-on-Wye gauge (Friday 4:00am) - 0.53m; weather - sunny all day, 24C, no breeze at all. Netted 1Nr barbel circa 6.5lb (lost 2Nr others), 18nr chub (lost 3Nr others). NB: A few salmon showing up and down the river.

Tight lines everybody.

1 Barbel, 18 Chub

No fish taken.

Hot and sunny clear day. Fished the wooded section as had been successful there before. Caught a number of chub and could have had a lot more but decided to move to try to find the barbel. This was surprisingly difficult. Eventually picked off two in the top field. My colleague sadly did not manage to get a barbel but at least he had a chub or two and got to see mine!

2 Barbel, 10 Chub

Till 7 p.m. no fish rising. One 10 inch grayling.

1 Grayling

A hot and sunny day. Fished from 2-8pm and most fish were taken in the evening from the croy at the very top of the stretch. 1 eel caught in addition to the chub and barbel.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Other

Hot, bright day. River was like a sheet of glass. Lovely scenic beat with one brownie of a 1lb on a dry (returned). Thank you to Allyson at the WUF office for continued advice and guidance! I hope to make another booking somewhere on the Usk later this year.

1 Trout

RIver clear but water temperature shot up with the hot weather . fished feeder method but fishing difficult in the hot and sunny conditions. One small chub later on in the evening.

1 Chub

Normal feeder tactics, 1 rod fished 4 swims catching a nice 9lb barbel.

9 Barbel, 10 Chub

2 Rainbow trout. Both caught on a red and silver spinner

2 Trout