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Overnight rain and some light drizzle early on with little wind. Muggy. Water coloured as the day went on but fish were rising on the lower pools most of the day. Olive emerger (c-d-c), para-Adams, and olive klinkhammer did the trick. A really good day on a lovely beat. Best fish nudging 2lbs, most around the 1lb mark.

13 Trout

River low, but steady hatch throughout the day. Wading was lethal as the bedrock was like ice, despite felt soles and studs. 8 trout all to the nymph caught throughout the beat. Very enjoyable if somewhat exhausting. Slept well! On a separate note, was slightly concerned to see the fields planted with maize. Does not bode well for soil retention if it rains hard.

8 Trout

None caught. Rather windy and no fish showing.

Just a trickle of March Browns coming off through the middle of the day. Four trout to 14" on nymph. All returned.

4 Trout

2 Trout

Two nice trout and two better still lost. No surface activity at all, just the very occasional March Brown around.

2 Trout

The day was colder than expected with no hatch of fly at all. There was just a few flies mostly taken by grey wagtails. I caught 4 trout, the largest of which was 3/4 lb. He leapt like a salmon out of the water to take the fly, and got to about 50cm !! He was safely returned.

There was a lot of plastic debris around the pool, largely left by picnickers, youths and whoever else is let loose there. I have reported it to the WUF.

WUF Note: Report received and we are investigating this problem.

4 Trout

Cold downstream wind and a lack of fly life but the better fish (best at 16.5") and two others lost all took size 16 Olive Klinkhammers fished on the edge of turbulent water at the heads of pools. One taken on a downstream olive nymph. Warmer weather and a bigger hatch of fly and no doubt this beat really comes alive.

3 Trout

Hard day on the Usk in warm sunshine, a few grannom in the air but nothing hatching. River clear and slightly raised I would say. Fished upstream nymph most of the time and a little bit of dry fly. Fished 9.30 till 5pm.
Walked into discarded barbed wire in the wooded section of the bank 100m below the hut that I saw and missed last year, tore my newly repaired waders, you have been warned.

8 Trout

8 Trout