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Any rain which fell in Wales over the last week seems to have missed the Usk. River very low. Dull and overcast with a brisk breeze with squalls on occasions. No fly hatch during the day so fished PTN in the faster water. Missed several takes. Perhaps should have stayed later - but the Lions game was calling!

1 Trout

The day was baking hot and the river is very low. Not ideal conditions to put it mildly. We fished on through 25 degree heat and cloudless skies. The sun on the water was relentless. None of this explains why having tempted a fish up to a dry fly in about 6 inches of water, I failed to land it.

No matter we had a lovely day sitting on the river bank watching the river and speculating on how good the fishing would be with the right amount of water and a bit less sun. Just goes to show there is much more to a days fishing than catching fish although a fish would have been a nice bonus.

Water very low and clear. Good fly hatch throughout the afternoon but very few fish showing. Two small trout at about 7pm otherwise nothing

2 Trout

Sultry overcast day with a gentle breeze. River low with algae build up in slow flowing areas. Southern arm of the river which flows around the ‘island’ at the bottom of Dinas now a trickle.

15 minute hatch of olives at 14:30 caught the attention of the martins but not the fish. Same with hatch of pale wateries around 17:00.

Three WBT on PTN fished on the edge of the fast water at the top of the beat

3 Trout

Great day fishing, mainly using emergers had many takes and a few fish. Stunning scenery, most of the action being late evening.

6 Trout

Weather very mixed, brilliant sunshine one minute, blowing a gale or tipping down the next.
That having been said, the fishing was good. 4 wbt (largest 1.5lb) - two on gold head nymphs, two on shuttlecock emergers. Missed several positive surface 'takes' and lost a further two fish.

4 Trout

Brilliant day. The rain helped in the evening. Had six fish the largest around a pound and in mint condition. All put back where they belong. Good fly life in patches but as it went dark the river was boiling and was really good sport.

6 Trout

Good hatch and caught one WBT on a dry fly and one on a heavy hare’s ear in the faster water. Hooked a few other fish but didn’t get them to the net.

2 Trout

7 Trout

Had a day on Dinas and Abercynrig - water was low but not low, low. Conditions were hot but overcast at times. Not fished Dinas before but some lovely water - a nice mix of glides, pools and runs. Had several fish at Dinas but a lot more at Abercynrig as I fished there in the evening when the hatch and rise was superb. 16 fish at Abercynrig. Most fish 3/4lb but some over a 1lb and one of 2lb. All on dry fly.

16 Trout