Feedback & Reports

18.00 to 21.30 middle swim of Leggs Meadow. Took 13yr old Grandaughter M to try catch her first Barbel, with shouts of "its pulling me in" she did at a weighed 8lb 4oz then caught 2 more of similar size. 20mm halibut pellet with swim feeder in near third of river. I caught 1 also but it was smaller!
Both Courtfield and Wye Bank fishing well now but early morning and evening/dusk providing most fish to hand.
Tues morning river rising and coloured, should fish well.

Well there is never two days the same!!!! Conditions were perfect, water clear and at good height, but where were the fish? Very little fly life on the water and what was, was minute. Fished hard all morning concentrating on spiders and nymphs but to no avail. Decided to fish the dry fly "small adams" and took three 10" browns fishing the rifts blind also a few small salmon parr. On the whole a disappointing day fishing wise " probably just me fishing poorly", but fantasic surrounding on a beautiful beat. Will be back!!!

Fished two sessions, morning and late afternoon/evening.
River rising and very coloured. Landed 5 barbel and about 12 chub.

Water dropping slightly and still carrying quite a lot of colour after heavy overnight rain (and one or two downpours during the couple of hours I fished!) but managed to dredge up 4 trout to 9 inches on heavy dark nymphs (all returned).

3 Rainbows by float/worm.
1 Perch off bottom/worm (Returned).

Lost count of the number of fish caught in excess of a dozen and at least as many dropped off, mostly small. All fish returned. Foshing was much better in the morning, the river appeared to be running down with just a nice amount of colour. The lunchtime rain with consequent increase in colour made fishing more difficult.

Nice location, though not easy to find. Drive through the
willow tree! Spent most of the day at the bridge swim. Took 6 barbel & 2 chub. Lovely quiet part of the river - we will be back!

Stunning stretch and running clear. All muddy water coming into usk from junction pool on this beat. Just one tiddler and not much sign of fish but we were there in the middle of the day so no real surprise.

Fished the lower end of the fishery. 9 barbel & 2 chub - best barbel 8 lbs plus. Lots of bottom weed which ended in one or two losses. Perhaps the most memorable part of the day was during the afternoon when we were caught in the most horrendous storm with lightning bolts hitting all around us. Needless to say we dropped the rods and took cover under our brollies. It didn't seem to put the fish off though!

1 barbel - 9lb, 1 eel on pellet - 3.5lb, 1 chub - 3lb. Very quiet, but river was rising and thunderstorms killed off the fishing.