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Five trout to the nets, Olives and Iron blues. A nasty draft down the river for most of the day hindered presentation but patience and a few calmer moments helped us prevail. No Usk gold by any stretch of the imagination but AB finished his week end Usk experience with a grin.
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5 Trout

Started fishing at noon. Occasional fish rising. Just before 1pm, a nice hatch of March Brown, which stimulated a reasonable but short lived rise. Had a 1lb 13oz trout on a dry MB. Some olives hatching sporadically from 1.30pm until about 3pm. Five more trout between the two of us. AT 8C - 10C, WT 8C. River at a good fishing height and clear. Dry, cloudy, sunny periods in afternoon. Feeling cold in breeze but generally a pleasant day.

6 Trout

Lucky with the weather. Good hatch LDOs and trout switched on around lunchtime. Caught and returned 2 beautiful WBT of around 1lb.

2 Trout

1 Trout

All caught on spiders fished wet. River steadily rising following overnight rain and heavy rain in the morning of fishing becoming coloured by mid afternoon. No fish taken.
NB booking made on my behalf by Oliver Burch who acted as a guide on the day.

3 Trout

Three trout caught in total, all released - 0.75lb, caught on a grey Parachute Emerger, to Anthony Lavers; and 0.75lb and 2lb, both on a CDC Emerger, to Ben Tyser.
The weather was much warmer than the previous day at Ashford House, and that perhaps explained the much more persistent hatch (March browns and Large Dark Olives again). It lasted from about 1 o'clock to 4 o'clock at least. We had trouble keeping our fish on - we lost a further three, and missed another two...!
A lovely beat - really enjoyed exploring it.

3 Trout

Wet Fly. Water strong and faint colour.

1 Trout

Cloudy with sunny periods. River low and clear. No success with nymphs early on, but several hatches after 1pm (some March Browns, lots of olives), and 5 trout caught and returned on dries, two good fish.

5 Trout

Breezy day with showers and cloud but sun in between. Weak hatch (Dark Olive) in early afternoon. Tried all methods but fish seemed deep. Only saw 1 rise all day. Picked up best fish of about 1lb from lower pool on copper John fished deep. Beat not as good now, the Dinas part is no longer included. OK for 1 angler but no more.

4 Trout

Arrived in dry at 0930 with temp 9C and very light SE breeze. By 0950 drizzle started turning to very heavy rain for half an hour. When we left at 1600 temp 16C. River flowing fast, a little high and a bit murky. Saw less than half dozen fly (March browns?). Saw no fish at all. Tried various nymphs and a March Brown.