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A strange day. Lots of fish rising in the morning and I ought to have caught a few more. Nothing much happening in the afternoon. Left early to watch the Europa League final so I didn't fish the evening.

3 Trout

Tough conditions. Usk as low as we've known it, hot and bright sunshine for most of the day. Lack of water has changed the character of the river dramatically so pools and runs where we'd previously caught now aren't holding fish. Still managed 35 fish between 3 anglers - all on the olive apart fron 5 on the nymph from the faster runs at the top of the beat. Five over 1lb, one over 2lb.

35 Trout

3 Trout

A beautiful beat with plenty of variety. Difficult very low conditions, but a number of takes on olives. Just the one half-pounder caught and released.

1 Trout

1 Trout

Changeable weather meant fishing was tough. Bright sunshine then thunderstorm and rain. Smaller trout taking dries in the larger pools but bigger fishing holding in the fast water towards the top of the beat.

7 Trout

Arrived late on the river at 2pm but fish were rising here and there. Fished dries only and had good fishing including a 2 and 3 pounder. Most fish were feeding on midge but there were also small numbers of Yellow Mays, Brook Duns and Mayflies but very few olives.

9 Trout

Fishing were rising sporadically through the day, but the action kicked off in earnest in the final hour of light. This is when I caught the largest fish of the day (maybe 2.5 lb), on a catskill dry-fly gifted to me by Simon - who I shared the beat with.

4 Trout

3 Trout

4 Trout