Fishing Opens on the Usk The fishing season started yesterday (3rd March – 30th September for trout and 17th October for salmon) and the Usk looked pretty good at Gliffaes, all be it, with pretty low flows, at about a foot above summer levels. We have had rain overnight so I expect the water to [...]

The fishing season opened on the Usk last Thursday with the river looking in a good state and at an average height for the time of year. A cold north east wind has been blowing ever since, but when the wind stops and the weak spring sun comes out so the large dark olives. We have had [...]

The last few days of rain combined with a spring tide has meant the level of the river Usk is very high at present. Although unfishable at present in a couple of days time the prospect for salmon fishing on the Usk is looking good.  Before the heavy rains of the last few days we [...]

This piece and the photographs has been supplied by Jonathan & Peter Steeds.To celebrate our fiftieth birthdays my twin brother Peter and I thought we would treat ourselves to the three day fishing package offered at Gliffaes – what a treat it was! Although we have done a fair bit of still water trout fishing [...]