Feedback & Reports

4 WBT to 30cm caught on PTN, para adams and GRHE. Camped by the bridge on the previous night and caught the first fish there shortly after stepping into my waders.

6 Barbel and 1 Chub. River rising steadily throughout the morning.

Third time here this season and the third time its had 5 ft plus on! Lovely sunny day though, started at 2pm just as it began to fall and was immediately amongst the fish Barbel and nuisance chublets. Quiet period between 4pm and 6pm as it got very hot then they switched on again. Large chunks of meat pulled in 3 barbelat 9lbs+ and an 8lbs+ in the next 40 mins before my landing net handle broke under the hammering its taken these last 5 weeks. Tried to fix it but it wasn't up to it. No way of landing fish so went home happy and sunburned.

Water coloured and flowing fast. No fish caught, lost one that felt like a small fish anyway. Lots of a variety of fly life around but no obvious fish rising. Lovely and unique stream - hard work though!!

One point, in the passport book it says 5 vouchers and on the box it says three. I put in 5 but it might be worth updating the sign on the box.

The river had risen with yesterdays heavy rain being 5ft up and swim selection was very limited. Despite 4 of us fishing all day we only managed 2 barbel between us - very dissappointing as normally find fish feeding well in such conditions.

3 barbel to 8lbs and no chub today on a fast rising river, all caught again on the pellet feeder. Courtfield is a lovely fishery , Don very helpful and booking with Wye and Usk Foundation is so easy, highly recommended.

Arrived to find the river just right. Fished midway down the beat and at the end. In the first 30 minutes had two barbel each. Then the river started to rise and even with chest waders decided to head for the higher banks. Over a cup of tea the river came up another 6".
Then the branches and trees started to drift down in the flow together with the odd sheep.
It goes to show that even if you had no rain near, somewhere in the catchment area they had lots. Please don't underestimate the power and speed at which this river rises. Safety always comes first. Can't wait to return though as this beat has been little fished.

Great day river in fantastic condition, caught a nice chub 4lb and a brown trout on size 8 cascade, unfortunately no salmon.

4 trout caught (largest about 30cm) and 3 lost. 2 on PTN Variant fished duo, 1 on parachute adams and 1 on x-caddis. Fishing blind with a dry in likeley spots produced plenty of rises. Thanks to Simon at WUF for suggesting I fish despite the river recovering from the wash-off of the previous day.

Spinning on high water, reasonably clear when I began, but it rained steadily throughout the morning and with the ground as saturated as it is, the river rises very easily. One lightly hooked fish lost after 5 minutes play in the House Pool. One 32 inch cock fish, slightly red, caught from tail of the Boat Pool. After which, with the river rising rapidly and becoming thickly coloured, the action stopped and I left after lunch.

Brian Skinner had two more fish from PYF last week, which makes 15 for the beat this year.