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A lovely bit of water near Talybont on Usk. We arrived shortly before midday to find the river very quiet. By midday, a trickle of brook dun started coming off, which lasted all afternoon, allowing for non stop action up and down the beat until 4.30pm. Only two dry fly patterns were needed all day. We nearly lost count of the number of fish caught, but luckily the camera kept us honest. Two fish over 2.5lbs and most over 2lb. Make sure you've got strong nylon and good knots!

14 Trout

1 Trout

1 caught and released, several seen and got away. Olive hatch lasted a few hours in the afternoon. Dry fly

1 Trout

1 Trout

Overcast and colder today. River is getting very very low and is full of algae. Let’s hope the new legislation in Wales sorts this out.

1 Trout

Cold easterly wind but sunny. River the lowest I’ve ever seen it in spring. Flurries of March Brown. Six trout 10”, 11”, 11”, 14”, 16” and 16”, on TNT nymph and March Brown Jingler. A great day only marred by the intrusive noise of motorbikes on the A40 road above. Great to be back on the Usk having missed last year.

6 Trout

Low, clear water with bright sunshine and a sometimes blustery cold wind made for what was in the most part a tough day. At around midday there was a heavy, one-hour hatch of what I think were March browns and the Usk came alive with most of the fish caught in this period. Before that the river was completely quiet and you'd swear it was lifeless. In the afternoon a trickle of smaller olives and grannom kept some of the fish active.
The trout ranged from 1-2lb, caught on both dried and nymphs. All were in great condition and all were released.
Access to and along the river here is a little tricky in places but did not cause us too many issues. All-in-all a great day on the beautiful Usk in fantastic surroundings.

12 Trout

Tough day of fishing with the river very low and clear and clear blue skies, with bright sun all day. Not exactly ideal conditions for spring fishing (other than for grannom). They weren't many grannom about and we scratched about for the odd rising fish, ending up with three in the net and another couple lost. Some nice water through the beat, although access through large sections is difficult with thick tree cover along the banks.

3 Trout

As expected, conditions were tough with v clear water and bright blue skies. The warmth bought on the hatches , and increasing levels of frustration, as fish rose sporadically. They would come short to the fly so tried emergers and smaller patterns, with no success.
Eventually decided to put on a heavy peeping caddis that bought the only fish of the day.
This is a beautiful wild beat not for the faint hearted as access to the river is challenging. However for the value to be delivered the stiles between fields must be improved. I no longer expect to be performing acrobatics simply to get over a fence.

1 Trout

Very low water and not much trouty water to go at. Very short surface activity 10 mins or so around 1pm but didn't figure out what they were on . Beautiful spot for a blankety blank