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River low but carrying some colour. Fish proved difficult to find, this wasn't helped by the fact that there are very few fishable swims especially in the middle field, expected more from a WUF stretch. Very disappointed not good value for money.

WUF note - There are 8 swims cut in the top field of this beat and the lower field is open, grazed banks. It is simply not possibly to cut any swims in the middle field as the banks are too high and dangerous. This middle field is very short compared to the large fields either side of it. This beat has a total of 15 swims created with options to create several more. Please see the beat gallery on our website to see the swims available.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

We arrived bright eyed and bushy tailed the day started well had one barbel 7lb 5ozs in the first half hour no more activity in the morning. We left the water at 11am as the canoe traffic was high. After lunch we came back to the water at 2:30pm to find that all the rain in the morning had added colour to the water also the canoe traffic was worse than the morning so did not start fishing till 4pm when things eased somewhat. (I think some canoeist are oblivious to other users of the river as some decided to share there lunch right in front of my son's swim)
I love the stretch and know what it is capable of but will make a mental note to self not to fish at the weekends during the holidays.
The barbel was caught on pellet over loose fed pellet.

Bright sunshine today and the river had dropped. WAter gin clear. 1 brown trout 10", 1 grayling 14".

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Hard fishing on the day but a beautiful spot. The banks here are very steep so if your not too good on your feet or like a comfortable swim this might not be for you. The other downside is the Island. Every canoeist thinks it is a great spot to stop for a swim ,toilet, dump rubbish and skim stones. Some were very rude, drunk and not very nice people not why are they not policed? Even the locals I spoke to were not very happy. 4 rods is 2 many on this beat.

WUF note - This beat is bookable for 2 individuals or a group of up to 4 anglers in the same party.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Only managed 4 chub all between 2 and 4lb. All came on pellet.

4 Chub

Beautiful, hard to say more. Had great day apart from weather and doing an impression of the scared cat in Tom and Jerry when sliding towards the water. Raining hard and slippy but a great day. Three barbel, all over seven pounds and hard fishing but weather not ideal. Thanks WUF, great experience.

3 Barbel

Arrived at 4.30pm. A nice walk down the fields just before a big downpour whilst mixing the ground bait. I decided to try a lone piece of luncheon meat and had 2 bites straight away resulting in one barbel of 5 1/2lb. By this time my father in law had just cast in. We were getting lots of knocks on meat but even when hooking fish it was hard to get them in as there a lots of snags for them to throw the hook. David also missed a few and lost a lovely barbel at the net but was loving the action. I then had 2 barbel of 6lb+, 1 on krill pellet and one on garlic pellet. Time was flying when at about 8pm David got his barbel weighing 8lb 5oz. It was a cracking fish and made his night. I caught a lovely chub at 9pm before moving further up stream where on my 3rd last cast I caught a 9lb 3oz barbel. Although it was a shortish session we had plenty of action and should have caught more but its a snaggy stretch and this resulted in a few lost feeders. Plenty of salmon rising but it's very low with little flow in places.
Thanks to WUF for my late booking it's a great beat. Fished near the Weir Garden, only worrying thing was at 9.45pm as we left a chap on a bike with fishing gear was coming along the field towards where we had been. Back soon.
We were staying in Hoarwithy and also checked out Tressecks and Red Rail stretch and saw a chap from the campsite catching barbel but had no landing net. He said he had been told it was free fishing and had caught about 6 barbel.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

With the river so low we were not expecting to much, however with the overcast conditions and rain moving in later in the afternoon, we did manage to find some fish.
The barbel all came in two short spells, where as the Chub came all day long from multiple swims.
Sugwas is a great beat with lots of options as long as you are prepared to work a little.
Thanks Wye and Usk Foundation.

6 Barbel, 19 Chub, 1 Other

Probably not the best time to come, but the only window available for me before the season end. Advised by a guy from the farm I walked past the burgeoning balsam to the lower end of the beat where "the boys" would normally fish in low water conditions. I was greeted by some spectacular aerobatic displays by some pretty impressive fish, one in particular will stay in my mind for years to come! But alas, connecting with these bruisers proved another matter. With no discernible hatch and exhausting my repertoire/fly selection I moved up stream to more rises, constant throughout the day bar the showers late afternoon/early evening. I just could not connect with anything, even trying the French leader set up (more work needed with that methinks!). Ok, the conditions weren't the best but this must have been the most frustrating day I have had fishing, and I've had a few. A blank to be recorded and a retaliatory re-booking next season! Thanks once again to all at WUF.

Weather was overcast all day with occasional showers. Water level was low after recent dry period.
Very little happening in the morning with the only bites from the midges. Improved after lunch with the 5 trout taken on ledgered worm.

5 Trout