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A toughie today .... Only a brief visit really, from bottom of the beat up to the bridge.....She's low and clear at Cregrina ...And actually, although a warm day waters really cold!!!
Fished from midday to half one .... Four to the net, nothing huge, best about eight inches maybe .....
Good fun, two pukka risers...to sedge that were active from about half twelve in good numbers. They're very location specific here, when they're hammering the sedge . ....... Fun hits on the tiny Cdc and Elk though ....
The other two were in likely fast riffley bits, that had visible sedge activity above them ...Great fun, but this beat will suffer like last season if its not topped up .. Lots of skinned frogs, think i counted fourteen, obviously Tarka been really busy..... and im guessing full too !!!
The quick session really was because of a recce of the far wood, to see what squirrels activity there was ...Plenty of greys on the go, time for a visit with the Theoben.... bag a few before all the leaves are out !!!
Up in the Cwm Elan with a client tommoz, great fun ... time for a well earned cuppa now !!!!

4 Trout

Lovely stretch of river, 5 trout to the net a few more lost. Some large very spooky trout to try catch next time.

5 Trout

Great day fishing the usk lost one fish whilst talking instead of concentrating. No hatches to speak of and despite the warm weather no rising fish seen all day. The river itself has suffered a poor winter and is obviously recovering will be back again

Bright sun all day. Some hatches of March Brown and caddis. Caught four trout on unweighted spiders, including one nice fish around 22”.

4 Trout

2 Trout

Fished from 4pm, great evening, no fish caught

2 browns of about 10 and 13 inches. Lost a small fish on the dry and another very solid fish just before netting. Water 12 degrees. Lots caddis coming off in the evening. Few dark olives seen late afternoon. Fishing was slow going. Fish still seem to be in slower deep water.

2 Trout

Nothing Caught. Not a bite all day.

A day to remember on a simply magnificent stretch of the Usk.

We booked three rods, two via the WUF and one direct from Penpont House when we arrived at the venue. The beat is a fantastic mix of gutters, riffles, deep pools, and flats. Unfortunately, a very strong upstream wind and bright sunshine meant dry fly wasn't an option for us. Despite a decent hatch, we only saw one fish rise all day, so we stuck to nymphing and spiders in the faster runs and pocket water, which proved very productive. We landed 9 fish between us and lost a few more. The fish seemed to switch off during the afternoon meaning we caught nothing after 2pm.

Most of the fish we landed were around the 1lb mark, with two beautiful Usk specimens probably just over 2lbs, which made our day. Our first time on the Usk and it most certainly won't be our last!

9 Trout

Lovely water, fished the fly beautifully. Not fish seen and no offers. Shame to see such a great river in this way with a lack of fish that it once had!

Ghillie and owner very helpful in giving advice on beat etc. Will return again.