Feedback & Reports

Started fishing around 07.30 hrs at the top of the beat then around 16 swans moved in, not a bite. Moved down river 11.15hrs. 2 barbell by 13.00 hrs ,then not a bite until around 14.20hrs then 9 more and losing 3 by 17.35hrs then they went off the feed .packed up around 18.15hrs as a long drive home. All fish caught on pellet using a pellet feeder. The river was running fast with a slight colour and a good level of water. What a GREAT days fishing. Thank you ALL at the Wye & Usk Foundation

11 Barbel

1. With the beat as busy as it is I would expect to see more catch returns, you don't have to post where you fish just give an indication if it's fishing well or not. I do a 7 hour round trip and still post after every session!
2. I fished 5 different swims on a rotation and had to spend at least the first 10 mins in each clearing up discarded line and picking up hooks and swivels. If I can take it home so can you!!!
3. The fishing was really good I had 15 of the barbel by constantly changing swims and resting a small baited area. It pays to fish the swims where others fear to tread...
WUF it's a lovely beat but tricky for those less able, with the money the owner makes surely they can be persuaded to introduce some wooded steps to open up some of the better looking sections.

17 Barbel, 4 Chub

A day filled with much hope at the start, river: perfect height, moderate amount of colour, but clearing with every passing hour & overcast. A full day fishing and no catch.. certainly made me question my approach considering another chap fishing, Connected with 5 fish landing 3 of them! A blank is one thing, but when there is a lot of action for another fisherman you do start to become confused! Great to meet both him and Chris, hopefully see them again soon.

too high to fish

First time on this stretch, tough day! River at a good level, but the weed is dying off & it caused problems! Fishing any further than a rod length out and you was reeling in within 2 min, due to heavy weed. If we fished a rod length out, we might have got 5min if lucky. Once we realised this was our only option we caught a few fish. Beautiful scenery! The hill is a killer in the rain, but kinda adds to the adventure!

3 Barbel, 7 Chub

Shared a rod with my son and despite torrential rain showers and strong gusty wind and low water levels spent a great afternoon with half a dozen wbt including two at 10 & 11 inches landed and released. Plenty of flylife- caddis and small olives even in the rain with plenty of rising fish in the deeper spots refusing elk hair sedge flies but immediately taking a para adams. Cowgates halfway up the beat in a serious state of disrepair but no sign of animal induced erosion as bank side fences either side are all intact and of good quality. Lots of leaf litter in the river more due to storms than autumn but it won't be long.

6 Trout

1 Sea Trout

Not to many hatches coming off the wind and rain did make conditions tricky, river height was a good level we did pick some rising fish with olives fish also taken on the french leader in the tail of the pools best 2 grayling close to 2lbs

2 Trout, 19 Grayling

Unfortunately I arrived too late in the day and decided not to fish.

2 Barbel