Feedback & Reports

LDO and MB hatched in short bursts from 1pm to 4pm. Two very good fish lost in the first flurry of activity, the bigger of the two would likely have been an Usk PB (c.20”) but broke the connecting knot when close to the net after a wrist aching 10 minute fight. Four fish to 13” eventually made it to hand, all caught on a March Brown Jingler.

4 Trout

4 Trout

Smattering of grannom in the morning. Fish not interested. Brief rise around 14:00 to ??River high but clearing.
7 trout on dry flies and nymphs

7 Trout

Cold downstream wind and plenty of water in the river made for very tough days fishing and no fish caught.

Cold downstream wind. Tough day

oh my, well how old is that beat map? From top of beat parking space , by bridge, no track as detailed. Once found followed it back towards bridge and the old 4 wheel drive track disappears and ends up foot path onto private drive. Must be ancient!
Given that what a beat, always wanted to fish this, proper mountain goat territory not for the feint hearted. Too high really at a foot to give access to the water. Be back once height suits better. 6 fish fishing softer edges of the runs.
Update the map please, only fair to anglers.

6 Trout

Fairly Fresh and in very plump condition Hen fish. 86cm or around 15lbs

1 Salmon

1 Trout

First day GAS beats above Abergavenny were really fishable at last: 1 foot on the WUF Brecon guage and 0.33m at Crickhowell. Clear water pushing through but chilly at 9 degrees. Quite a few Grannom about but were returning pregnant females from earlier days’ hatches; remarkably no Grannom hatch in the sun today before the breeze got up (and the air temperature rose to a heady 12 degrees). Saw a few solitary March Browns either side of midday - none solicited interest from fish, but I did have three on an MB emerger and dropped three others. Grrr! A hatch of olives between 1 and 2p.m. finally got a few fish rising, of which four stuck to a dark olive UB Duck’s Dun: the best 16”, a nice 1.5 pounder. Hopefully this heralds the river coming to life again: Olive Uprights, Large Brook Duns and Yellow Mays next?

7 Trout

Warm sunny day at first, quickly turned cold with downstream gusts for rest of day
Over 1’ on Brecon gauge
Just about handful of upwing flies seen, and only one rise
Four trout 6” to 16”, two on weighted spider, two on streamer, fished with sinking polyleader

4 Trout