Feedback & Reports

Good conditions. Fish healthy, classic Usk browns. Woolly Bugger, black.

3 Trout

Not a bite all day on worm again . Power bait being used by a lot of anglers has spoilt the fishing will never be coming back the bailiffs need to be chucking anglers off the water for using it . This water is supposed to be worm,fly and spin

A hard day's fishing. Fished hair-rigged halibut pellets with heavy feeders in the receding torrent. Little activity. Fished five swims each from the lower to the upper sections. All fish caught in the shallower, faster water in the lower half of the beat.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

River was up 2m with very strong flow which made fishing difficult . Only fished the afternoon but mamanaged to find the swims holding a few fish in the end . Large baits did the trick in the end.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

None caught

High water and flowing fast. Was a challenging day but managed 2 decent chub and weather was on my side, first time on this beat and would definitely come again.

2 Chub

1 Trout

Unable to fish due to river height after recent storm

On arrival a very high and heavily coloured river limited swim choice but we found a couple of fishable swims in the meadow and the first fish was caught within 5 mins of fishing. Another five followed between 9:30-12:00 and then things went quiet until 16:00-17:00 when two more fish were added to the tally. The river dropped by 2m during the day and the main feeding spell came mid morning as the river level started to fall. Also lost a couple of barbel to hooklinks snapping on rocks during the fight. As a result I would recommend the use of flourocarbon hooklinks and regularly checking line for damage as it does happen a lot. All fish came to pretty standard feeder rigs. Car got stuck in the meadow just through the gate and had to be rescued with the generous help of Don (thanks again you hero!). Don’t park here if the ground is wet! Highly recommend the fish and chips from The Wye Fry in Lydbrook.

8 Barbel

River level very high and water very murky making conditions difficult if not impossible. Only Corner and Vanstone pools fishable realistically. Still a nice day out and a beautiful beat.