Frank and I met up at 10am near the ancient stone bridge over the Usk at Llangynidr.  The river is wide at this point, with two islands splitting the river into many different currents, and broken up with rocks. Frank spent some time leaning over the bridge studying the river below, and it wasn’t long [...]

It was good to spend the day with Richard at Trostry on the river Usk. Although any one who know the Usk will be aware of how fickle she can be especially early season.

Wow, what a day. I fished a new beat to me on the Usk today.
It was day that that promised much and then delivered. Its always nice when that happens.

Today was Wild Trout Trust day. I had donated a days guided fly fishing to the WTT annual auction this year. This was won by a chap who wanted me to come to his syndicate beat on the middle Usk just downstream of Pant-y-Goitre bridge. The brief for the day was to give him a [...]

I have spent the last couple of days fishing on the Usk and there have been a plethora of flies and insects on the water but which are the best flies to use on the River Usk?