Feedback & Reports

River looked perfect - about 2 foot up with a tinge but this made the broken water swims upstream difficult to access. I used a rope to get into one then sat out in the water. Caught a good barbel - possibly 9lb plus on meat casting across and lost another on double 8 mm pellet. Strange no chub. Mick fished nearer the start and in his 3rd swim caught another big barbel - again well over 8lb on meat and a 4lb chub. He cast to 3/4 as far bank shallowed up a bit.
Looks like a boundary where fish are fewer but good in terms of size. Fished feeders all day with pellets ,hemp and a bit of groundbait through the feeder. Travel light as walk to the end is long plus 1 stile, 1 gate and a really uncomfortable iron bridge over a tiny feeder stream. Croy swim looked like it had loads of potential but could not decide how to fish it - too many options.
Lovely quiet beat with the far bank covered in glorious woods in places. 3 mewing buzzards overhead most of the day. Saw one walker and a couple of canoeists.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Four fish over 2lbs; one wetting. Fallen tree near top end needed some deep wading to negotiate. Lovely water but very slippery under foot! Out of interest no salmon seen or heard.

20 Trout

Lots of river to fish but only caught in 2 swims. Beautiful surroundings easy access, will return here for another crack at it, enjoyed our day.

4 Barbel

Another unbelievable day at one of our favourite beats. The fish are a lot more cagey at this time of year and it was a struggle to hold them for any amount of time. We both had the centrepins screaming on one occasion which was something to remember!!
Fish caught from different areas on the beat.

26 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Feedered meat and pellet
6 Cormorants sighted - one surfaced at bank under rod

9 Barbel, 1 Chub

4 fish caught and returned, all pulling a Peter Ross through the wave.

4 Trout

Had a great morning with my grandad, we were done by 1pm with our limit caught, I've been fishing the usk on and off since I was a kid a good 20 years or so, and this was one of the best outings.

6 Trout

4 Trout

River quite high and more coloured than on my last visit. No hatch to speak of and so few trout rising. Caught 3 WBT on PTN, all returned in good condition.

3 Trout

River running relatively high and a blustery wind made matters interesting. No sign of WBT. All Grayling in very good condition. One my PB of around 1.75 lb. All caught on gold hare nymph. No rises.

4 Grayling