Feedback & Reports

(guided by Kim Tribe) 8 Trout, one estimated at 4.5lbs - length 22 inches girth 10. All returned, all caught on nymphs.

Email to Kim: "Thanks again for a great day of fishing on Sept. 2!! When you get a chance please e-mail me the pictures you took with your phone camera, especially the 22" Brown picture!

Don't know when I will return to Wales again but when I do I will definitely contact you for some more fishing and will let my friends know of you also."

Fished on the 2nd 3rd and 4th Sept. 1st day had 1 barbel 8lb 4oz - lost 2. Had 2 chub to 5lb 1oz. 2nd day 4 barbel to 8lb 2oz and 2 chub. 3rd day 7 barbel to 8lb 3oz plus 2 chub, all caught on pellet boilie combinations. All the fish bar 2 came from the lesser fished swims, enjoyed the fishing, always something to think about, will return.

8 barbel caught between three of us to approximately 7lbs - don't weight any of them unless they look near double figures. Also a small chub caught, and plenty of fish topping throughout the day. All fish taken on pellet from slower water, sometimes leaving the rod in for up to an hour before it went over. The fish were all in immaculate condition, from immaculate surroundings. Lovely day - thanks for all the advice and help at the WUF.

1 small brown trout returned - an enjoyable day never the less.

What a cracking beat! after the resent rain river is back to crystal clear making the fish very spooky, caught 2 brownies 8" 10" lost a few should have caught a lot, the story of my day, fish were rising readily but difficult to see what they were feeding on, success with olive clink and ducks down, fish returned safely.

1st time fishing any of the WUF beats. Got there early doors and in my excitement walked three meadows only to find I'd left my bait in the car. Made the trip again, but still forgot my hali crush for blocking feeder, gutted! Had PVA, so using this method fished several swims in the morning slowly making my way back to the car for lunch. Caught 2 Barbel to 6lbs and 2 small chub on 2 8mm Halibut pellets superglued to hair with PVA stocking full of pellets. In the afternoon and once reunited with hali crush took 18 Barbel to 8lb 11oz again on 2 superglued 8mm pellets; however, this time with an open ended feeder full of pellets and blocked with hali crush. Warning! - lost several fish early in afternoon on rocks, you really do need to hall these fish up hard and to keep their heads up.

Morning vs. afternoon - was it time of day, swim, or tatctics? Guess I'll never no. Beautiful location and excellent fishing. Will definitely return. Thanks WUF!!

Just a quick line to register a nil return for my day on Bridge Meadow on the Usk.

Very slow day, bright & sunny, only a few Chub all day up to about 4 pounds.

This was a last-minute booking having received an e-mail from the Foundation regarding late availability on this beat - much appreciated, as it helped me to decide which beat to fish! The river was still carrying some colour, but had obviously dropped significantly over the weekend. Fished from about 11am to 6.30pm, mostly in bright sunshine, so a catch of 4 barbel, with a brace at 8lb 14oz and 9lb 8oz and a single chub of 3lb 8oz seemed a fair return given the conditions. The usual pellet and meat were the successful baits.

Awesome fishing, river low, and sparse hatches of flies during the afternoon. Couple of dozen grayling nothing much bigger than a pound. and a dozen or so trout best 2lb on a Klinkhammer. Fish came to a range of pheasant tail type nymphs, Klinkhammer and Olive emerger CDC patterns. Wonderful experience of an otter fishing the same pool at the same time, seemed to be totally oblivious to me and came within a 10ft or so. still caught fish in the pool after he went through!!! Lots of other predators on beat, you may have an issue with Cormorants (*2) and goosanders. Large flock (12+) birds in the upper area of the beat.