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A lovely stretch of water with loads of variation. The water was low but there were plenty of different flies around the river including suplhurs, may fly, grannom, stoneflies, olives, midge and brook duns. Early in the morning nymphs worked well in the deeper pools at the top of the beat resulting in one epic trout of 3lb. Lots of rising fishing in the afternoon and most were taken on DHE size 12. A huge olive spinner fall occurred around 7pm. It was great to see the local kids and families also out enjoying the river.

24 Trout

2 Trout

This is an amazingly picturesque beat will lots of varied water. On a hot day with little cloud cover there were very few consistently rising fish. All four (including 2 very nice fish caught at the confluence of the Usk and Senni) were caught on the duo and took either a pheasant tail or a small quill nymph.

4 Trout

Water levels low. All fish taken on dry olive patterns. All fish returned

5 Trout

Fished the upper section of the beat. Lovely water with some pools, glides and riffles. Day was overcast and breezy, but warm in the afternoon. Didn’t see a single fish and both of us blanked. The river seemed devoid of fish, which was strange as we caught well yesterday downstream of this beat.

River low and clear as expected – some slime starting to appear, care needed when wading. A trickle of flies – brook duns, olives and large stone flies - came off until about 2pm and fish rose sporadically. A few were rising in the glide in the first pool we got to so I sat tight and made like a heron once I was convinced there was a persistent riser. The first few casts were wayward but then a better effort put the para dry olive right in the groove and up he came…. A lovely fish of around 17 inches. But that was it for the day, no other fish came to our flies.
Was that a mayfly I saw who had not looked at the calendar?
The day ended with lamb wrestling – as we drove away down the narrow road we were faced by a lass coming towards us in pursuit of a lamb who had escaped in to the road. I jumped out of the car and waited to see what he would do…. He froze momentarily so I seized the moment and before he knew it he was over the fence and back in the field with his Mum and chums. He piddled down me to say thanks……

1 Trout

1 Trout

River low and cold. A few fish seen on the Usk but none caught.

Good hatch around 1pm. A few rises seen, had one take but not landed.

Gorgeous bright sunny day. No hatch and no rises!