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A few fish rising in the morning, then very quiet the rest of the day. Water quite low, chilly wind blowing down river. Very enjoyable day despite only 1 fish which took a small green Klink. Hope to return for another attempt. Lovely beat.

1 Trout

Pretty hard going for two fish. It is a lovely beat and looks as though it should be a lot easier. Fish were rising but refusing to take almost everything !

2 Trout

First time on the Usk, river appeared VERY low for the time of year. Fished from 5pm to 9pm, saw some massive trout in the pools and flats which were very slow moving and crystal clear, fish were extremely wary. Spooked loads of fish wading even in ultra stealth mode. Loads of flies hatching mayfly, olives and others I couldn't identify. Missed a couple of takes on a para Adams dry fly early on but fish seemed to be taking nymphs just below the surface. Got my reward for some hard work late on with a 12 inch wild brown trout then lost one about the same size fishing an unweighted nymph just sub surface. Big fish were ultra wary and spooked very easily, probably due to low later conditions. Observed several very big wild brown trout sitting in really shallow water. Will return, lovely beat.

1 Trout

4 Trout

2 Trout

River low, clear, but in great condition, a truly lovely beat on the Usk.

6 Trout

3 Trout

1 Trout

First fly fishing experience on a major Welsh river, the Usk at Penpont. Safe parking on site and v close to fishing..
River, I'm told, was slightly up after some rain in recent days. Occasional rises only. Probably saw no more than half a dozen trout on the half mile of beat I tried to cover. Highlight was targeting and landing one wbt c. 3/4 lb, which fought very well, on Klink and cdc point fly. Aiming to find out more about the best beats on the Usk for larger populations of wbt.

1 Trout

Lovely beat will return