Feedback & Reports

Arrived at 4pm to miss the bank holiday canoes and found the river looking great. The fishing however was slow and we waited 3 hours without a bite. A flurry of activity in the last hour saw 3 barbel landed and 1 lost, plus 2 decent chub.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

Fish rising sporadically all day - caught 5 grayling all on dry fly - mainly small, best fish just over a pound.

5 Grayling

First trip on this beat and was very happy with the water available. Very hot and bright with 2 fish coming between 6:30 and 7:00 am with the rest in the evening. 12 Barbel and one Chubb all caught on pellet.
It would be nice to see the riverside path cut back as it becomes overgrown and impassable after about 100 meters and there looks to be some lovely swims if it was cut back. This aside having walked only the section from the parking to the down stream limit there is more water easily available than can be fished in a day.
Huge thanks to Wye and Usk as this is a fantastic beat and a pleasure to fish.

12 Barbel, 1 Chub

First time fishing this beat and struggled to connect with the grayling. The five to hand all between 12-16 inches , the trout mainly small. Fished from 12-5 pm and saw 5 rises from grayling and only a couple from trout. I opted to Czech nymph and maybe should of got out the french leader as takes were very subtle. Did try the dry for a while in the runs but sadly only salmon parr came up and after a few it was back to nymphing.

10 Trout, 5 Grayling

Lovely stretch of river but very overgrown and access very difficult in place and steep. Fished the top half of the river good evening rise but the fish were easily spooked as the water is still very low, managed to hook 1 fighting fit trout and missed a few on a grey duster.

1 Trout

Very poor fishing , Only 3 fish between 3 of us.

3 Trout

Super sunny and hot, tried a few pools but probs had to be there late or early to get the full benefit of this lovely beat, great access, thanks WUF

2 Chub

So took my son out fishing the Usk for the first time, so we effectively shared a rod, had a fabulous few hours. Had to dodge the holiday makers later in the morning / day, but really no problem with this. Caught on nymph fished french style in pocket water. Great picture with my son having caught an 18inch Usk Gold. If you want a secluded beat avoid this on sunny school holiday days and especially bank holidays!

8 Trout

I am reminded what an impressive place the Llangoed Pool is. It is in part the way the shelf simply ends and drops into inky blackness, which I understand is 7m deep or more, even in low water!
I often take my elderly mother along so she can sit and admire the surroundings. She went for a walk for 20 minutes, during which I caught 4 trout, and nothing for the rest of the day. She missed all the action!

4 Trout

Weather was very hot & clear skies. Fished from 14.30 until 17.30, but without any success. Never actually saw any fish either.
However very nice beat, will try again when weather is more conducive. A pleasant afternoon.