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Chainbridge Beat, River Usk

Chainbridge Beat is a cracking, rare day-ticket section on the mid/lower River Usk, a few miles upstream of Usk town. Just over a kilometre long, it offers salmon and wild brown trout fishing across six named pools.

Run by The Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport) · checked 12 Oct 2026

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The lowdown

  • Fishing is mostly from the right bank, with roughly 0.5 kilometre offering double-bank access. That gives you a decent spread of water to explore.
  • There are six named pools, including Rock Pool, Upper Rocks, Wood Stream, Bridge Stream and the Cables. Plenty to keep you busy.
  • Rock Pool is probably the best salmon lie. Upper Rocks and Wood Stream are productive pools too, so don’t rush past them.
  • Bridge Stream and the Cables are worth a proper look with a fly when the river has a bit of extra water. Higher flow can bring these spots into their own.
  • All the pools can fish well with a spinner, but check the seasonal rules carefully. Salmon fishing is fly-only until 16 June at the owner’s request.
  • Trout fishing is fly-only. The beat is noted for excellent wild brown trout fishing, with generally good numbers and fish of average size.
  • The riverbed is mostly gravel, although bedrock and heavier stones make some wading trickier. Wading difficulty is mixed, so take care as the flow lifts.
  • Some sections involve a 350–500 metre walk from the private car park next to the water. A little faff, but handy parking is right by the fishery.
  • There are only three tickets available per day, which should help keep the beat feeling peaceful. Salmon fishing is catch-and-release, while two trout may be retained per rod.
  • Dogs are allowed but must be kept under control. The beat also operates a wash-off policy, and national fishing byelaws apply.

Methods: Fly fishing is the key approach, with trout always fly-only and salmon fly-only until 16 June. Spinning can also work across the pools where permitted, particularly with a bit of colour and extra water.

Access & tickets

Full-day salmon ticket

Fishing Passport ticket

£45 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Evening salmon ticket

From 5pm; half-price evening tickets are available from 1 May after 1pm on the fishing day

£22.50 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Junior salmon ticket

Fishing Passport ticket

£15 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Tickets are booked through The Wye & Usk Foundation’s Fishing Passport scheme. A maximum of three tickets is available per day.

Fish the club names

trout

Key rules

  • At the owner’s request, the beat is fly-only until 16 June.
  • Trout fishing is fly-only.
  • Salmon fishing is fly-only until 16 June.
  • Salmon fishing is catch-and-release at all times.
  • Two trout may be retained per rod.
  • Trout under 9 inches must be returned under the byelaw.
  • National fishing byelaws apply.
  • Dogs are allowed but must be kept under control.
  • The beat operates a wash-off policy.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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