Fly Fishing The River Usk With Spiders, Dry Fly and Euro Nymph

Andy heads off t0 the river Usk in Wales, on a three day fly fishing trip. Armed with spider, dry fly and euro nymph techniques, he's hoping for some of the large brown trout which the river is famous for. Early season fly fishing can be tough, and Andy finds things aren't going to plan! By utilising north country spider fishing, dry fly fishing for brown trout, and euro nymphing though, he's able to find fish, but can he land them?! The first of a three part river fishing videos series fishing adventure, this river usk fly fishing trip for brown trout can only get better......
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[@IBandAndyFishing]

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[@zacharybattams9453]

That looks like a great bit of water Andy and some lovely fish to the net, it did make me chuckle when you spoke about your excitement…..like a kid in a sweet shop…..that’s me every time I get near water 😂

[@IBandAndyFishing]

One day it'll wear off, but it aint yet that's for sure!

[@nbrosens]

That's the farm beat just south of Talybont isn't it? I fished it last year but it was hard as a coffin nail..

[@stephenbuckham9964]

I'm not suprised that's your favourite place to fish it's beautiful just like the fish especially the first one it was a beauty. Good to see you back on the water great video

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Stephen, would have loved to have caught a few more this time!

[@stephenbuckham9964]

@@IBandAndyFishing Next time

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Lovely weather. Great fishing

[@IBandAndyFishing]

thankyou very much!

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Nice session Andy, and nice to see you out again 👍 That venue looked lovely.

[@karlnoonan5597]

Great video, Andy. It’s been a few years since I’ve been on the Usk but it really is a beautiful place in the early season.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

it really is, and the realistic chance of a hatch in March is irresistible!

[@nicholastully7865]

Andy that's why it's called fishing not catching. Great video as always.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

You got that right!

[@richardbawcombe8036]

What a lovely day to be out! It’s a stunning stretch you’re on and you caught a few. I’m sitting at home wondering what on earth is going on with the weather, for the first time in years it just doesn’t seem worth going out at the moment.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

it's horrific out there at the moment, really awful. The worst start to a trout season in years I reckon

[@laurieharper1526]

That river looks gorgeous. Hoping to be making a trip down to the Towy soon. Hard to beat Wales for great fishing and lovely scenery.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I agree Laurie, it's a stunning country!

[@minimal_enthusiasm5971]

Nice video, man! Looking forward to seeing the next installments of your Usk adventures 👍

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I like the enthusiasm!!

[@davidrobinson1607]

Morning Andy. With all the places you fish, it is good to see the Usk gets your juices flowing! I live an hour away in Gloucestershire and have just joined a local angling association. The place is amazing - fantastic scenery and wildlife, sometimes getting within feet of mink and otters. I have fished the Usk 5 times so far and my returns have gone: 2, 1, 7, 17 and last week none. I have found a raised water level with a bit of colour best for fishing March brown and LDO weighted nymphs and spiders. The way those 2 pounders take on the swing when they are on it! Last weekend was lower and very clear and without a cloud in the sky. Struggled. I do find clear conditions more challenging. Keep up the good work. (I am heading off to the Usk this morning, so wish me luck!)

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Hi David, how did it go?!

[@davidrobinson1607]

@@IBandAndyFishing Managed 5 in a (for me) short session. Biggest 1.5lb. Took me about 10 takes before I hooked one! There was an awkward upstream wind, and it was cold. Four took a weighted march brown nymph, and the last one I actually managed to tempt on a dry.

[@moldfinger]

yes! the long anticipated spider video! :) great stuff

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Not yet, soon though I promise!

[@moldfinger]

@@IBandAndyFishing Its cool Andy, I'm only messing banging on about the spiders :) I got some clues in this video to keep me ticking over

[@robertdoesfishing]

Fantastic vlog Andy, and what amazing fish well done 👏

[@iainfraser2474]

Hi Andy, a very good video and always good to see someone else who strikes too early occasionally. One of your best videos for content and visuals. Thank you for your time and hard work for the benefit of others. With a lot of still water comps and a golden wedding coming up I doubt I shall get much river fishing in until September when I have our EPFFA Open Rivers comp on the River Ure so until then its just local still water lakes and a few trips on the Midland Reservoirs. Best wishes, Iain Fraser.

[@laurencerowland4780]

Cool shilton reel.

[@philipnicholas9371]

Great video as always Andy and I’m looking forward to the next one!

[@tjdevel07]

Great early season session!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

cheers Jed, I missed a trick on those risers for sure!

[@Devon-School-of-Fly-Fishing]

Great work Andy.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

thank you very much!

[@wvlongshooter3912]

Great video!!!! Great casting too!! Thanks!!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

gotta make the casting pretty cos the fishing wasn't great!

[@timothysmart8528]

I enjoyed this video Andy. Lovely spot too

[@IBandAndyFishing]

thanks Tim, it's a stunning beat!

[@dontcomment6012]

Hello, I'm on the river Llynfi valley. I enjoy the videos

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I've never been there, where is it?

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Looks like a lovely piece of water, and great to get one on the dry. I think storm Noa may have put paid to this weekends action down here in Devon!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I think it might have knackered it up here too Chris, what an awful start to the season!

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

@@IBandAndyFishing One of the worst I can remember for a while, last March was glorious! Next week looks more promising, thanks for all the helpful videos, I actually managed to catch some fish tightlining on Saturday copying your beginner video.

[@olliestaniforth4901]

Absolutely love your vids ! I live near a lovely beat of the river wharf and have had some recent luck and got my first 2 fish on streamers within the same hour , being only 16 your vids are super helpful for learning about trout fishing , THANKS A TON 🔥🔥

[@FishingInWales]

Great vid Andy!!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Wales!

[@ericlong9085]

Good job, some nice fish

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Cheers Eric, I made it hard work!

[@janbobrowski2474]

It does seem to be a March brown year, lots of fly and fish on the Lougher and Tywi. You should try the Lougher if the water gets high, it drops very quickly.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I barely saw one in three days, other than a five minute flurry in this video, just didn't happen 🤷‍♂️

[@markhearn8309]

Nice fish bud! We were there a couple weeks ago, river was a torrent! Ended up at Talybont reservoir had some decent fish there, even a small salmon

[@IBandAndyFishing]

That's amazing, good change up that's for sure!

[@tomhammerton7697]

Despite being on different continents our fishing experiences seem to have synced up! Everything you said about fishing the Usk, could have been applied to my session last night on Pine Creek. Conditions looked perfect for fishing a dry fly, and I even bought a dozen flies on my way to the river to fill some gaps in my fly box I have not had time to tie. Of course the fish had other ideas! I think I got there too late as it was an after work session, and when I first arrived there were plenty of bugs in the air, but notably none on the water. I never rigged the dry fly rod. I don't think I have ever worked so hard, fishing 3 hours to produce one Rainbow, long after the sun was down behind the canyon rim. That came on a micro streamer I had put on the point of my euro rig in a last desperate attempt at a deep narrow section! I had fished every possible kind of water from pocket water in the rapids to flat slow pools and everything in between. The more I learn, the less I seem to know! Great job with that Brown Trout, very unlucky with that other fish that got off at net time. The thing is, the hard days just make the good days so much better! Thanks for the video, and I look forward to seeing day 2 very soon.😀

[@IBandAndyFishing]

In some ways I'm glad it isn't just me! It's been an awful start to the season here in Derbyshire, hopefully things come right soon.....

[@jamesalexander4203]

Great content Andy.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Cheers bud!

[@chrisholmes8197]

The way you roll cast those spiders with such ease is mad. Everytime i try and do that the flies just get caught up in friction with the water and the line ends up going nowhere. Usually takes me multiple attempts to get any distance at all. I seriously need to get a days guiding with you because I'd love to be able to do that so easily.

[@chrisholmes8197]

And now you're saying you aren't even doing it properly haha

[@IBandAndyFishing]

We can definitely work on that one Chris, no problem at all 👍👍

[@geoffreyshort5380]

When will we see a video of the two of you competing against each other?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

We're hoping to do an IB vs Andy soon, we need it to stop raining though!

[@iestynevans5673]

Which beat of the Usk Andy? Love seeing someone using single handed spey casts btw

[@AlistairRoutledge]

Awesome video as always, Andy. Would love to hear your thoughts on the Shilton, maybe a review in the works?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Deffo a review coming on that. What a bit of kit!

[@mrchilds57]

Great video; yours a few others are the ones I look forward to as they are informative not just watching someone else trying to catch fish. Is that stretch on the Wye & Usk passport fishing? I can’t wait for the water level to be right to get out on the upper Severn or it’s tributaries. Looking forward to the next episode. I notice Chris Mathew’s comment on the tight line (euro nymphing) when I saw him trying on a video I thought of recommending your videos to him

[@Randomstuff-ri8mk]

Great video! I recently had two big trout on my local river in Ireland on an olive.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Nice work bud, has it been a good start to the season?

[@Randomstuff-ri8mk]

@@IBandAndyFishing very good start to the season!🎣🎣

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I'm glad yours has been, it's been awful here 🙈😂

[@stuartday3232]

Hi Andy. What is the significance of that blue(ish) thumb print on that 1st fishes cheek? Ps stunning location, used to love swinging spiders.

[@MrClouston88]

How much is it to fish that beat? Looks great! Love the videos

[@marcocapozzella]

Great stuff as per Andy great take on that first fish , can i ask what your leader set up is for fishing your spiders spacing leader length etc. Cheers for the upload

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Hi Marco, for this method of spider fishing I use a 7' tapered leader (an old 9' with a foot or so off each end), then two tippet rings about 30" apart each with a 5" dropped. The point fly is another 30" length of tippet

[@TheSqueak11]

If i didnt want to use the french leader what else could i use for the leader instead

[@georgeholmes6099]

Hi Andy, new to the channel! Great video! Can you fish this on a day ticket? Do you do lessons? I was also wondering if there is a video on a spider rig - is that 3 wet flies? And on the dry fly rig, you just using one weight of leader from the main line to the fly? Cheers

[@DavidCESmith]

Very nice Andy and many thanks in sharing your knowledge and perceptions. Will be trying the wet fly method when I'm there in a month's time - depending on conditions and fish behaviour. If there was less flow, would you advise using a less heavy point fly? Also, would you ever consider using spiders without a weighted point if the fish were taking on the top? Kind regards, David.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Hi David, it isn't just speed of water but depth too. Where I started fishing the spiders was deeper than I usually like to spider fish (between 3 and 4 feet) hence the heavier point fly. Where I caught the fish was shallower but much faster so I felt like I still needed the extra weight. Also, I wasn't seeing rises so had to assume the fish were sat deeper. Ordinarily I'd try to fish less weight/weightless on the point because I prefer the presentation. Had I have been seeing rises I'd have definitely fished lighter

[@DavidCESmith]

@@IBandAndyFishing Thanks Andy. Advice much appreciated.

[@robertmajor4904]

Andy great video! What is your spider set up, line and leader? Thank you,

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Hi Robert, for this methos of spider fishing I use a 7' tapered leader (an old 9' with a foot or so off each end), then two tippet rings about 30" apart each with a 5" dropped. The point fly is another 30" length of tippet

[@robertmajor4904]

Thank you Andy, very appreciated!

[@christianmcdonald650]

If you don’t mind me asking, what beat are you fishing?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Hi Christian, I'm sure you'll understand that we won't name beats on the videos, but it's a WUF beat and it's available on a day ticket 👍

[@matwatson5383]

Andy, what length of leader do you use for spiders?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I use 7' of an old 9' tapered leader (cut off a foot from each end) then space 3 flies 36" apart from each other

[@andypeutherer4218]

How's the floating jobbies situation going?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

It got better through this weekend put it that way!

[@andypeutherer4218]

@@IBandAndyFishing less excrement in the water?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Ahhhh apologies, I misunderstood. I didn't find any evidence of recent releases, put it that way.

[@andypeutherer4218]

@@IBandAndyFishing good, I wouldn't go near a water in Egland myself. Too scary for getting ill. Get yerself up to Scotland man

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I've been getting in them for 33 years and not been ill yet! Planning a trip up to the Annan soon I hope 👍