Feedback & Reports

Evening fish, 5.00pm - 8.00. Overcast, no breeze. Fished 300m down from the bridge, and started with #16 orange spider and bibio and had a couple of knocks but no takes. No obvious hatch but the occasional rise became apparent, so switched to a March Brown and drifted it just below surface - first fish to the net was a 10” brownie, with the second 12” 10 minutes later. Just happened to catch it right, then went quiet. Both were beautiful condition fish (and my first ever on the Usk) so smiles all round! Both returned. At 8.00pm it started to get quite lively with regular rises - lost one more when I missed the take, but then had to go in for my tea!! Great evening fish that will be long remembered (already planning the next trip).

2 Trout

Very little fly despite nice calm overcast conditions, so not much surface activity. Aside from a very feisty 17”er, the fish were small. Most caught on nymph.

8 Trout

8 up to 1lbs. Mainly on nymphs

8 Trout

Fishing well

4 Trout

Chilly start to a lovely day but nothing moving. Tried small nymphs and dries to no avail. Still too early possibly.

6 Trout

The cloud cover forecast when I booked did not materialise - bright sun. Usual profusion if Usk valley wildlife but no fish

No fish caught or seen today. Very Bright and warm. The beat is lovely though, will be back.

2 Trout

Just a quick hour and a half on the Pinsley Brook , the usual two beats , WUF and private one , fished from six , still muggy but the sun loosing its shine for the day , and casting long shadows . . . thankfully . . . .

Usual haunts , just watching the water , then sneaking covertly into position , takes some doing , although the first fish, I managed to get within five yards and still splashy rises , kneeeling in the water , and getting closer and closer , then a catapult cast , bang first fish on , feisty little seven inch brownie , quivpckly released !!!!

Same tactic on second fish , sneaking up to a rise , Parachute Adams again , and got very close , released fly and thankfully landed delicately , in his feed lane and wallop , another on , perhaps eight inches , went ballistic in the clear water !!!!

Last fish , caught about ten to eight , same stamp , and the one place I can actually cast , and text book , nice rise to the eighteen Adams , great fun , and a fun hour and a half , rounding off a very pleasant weekend , time to hit home for a coooooooool amber nectar !!!!!! Back soon !!!!!!

3 Trout