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Despite high expectations this was quite a tough but still enjoyable day on the middle Usk, which is definitely starting to show signs of an algal bloom. The normally clear late May water had a strong green tinge with visibility around 3 feet. Still, it was certainly fishable and coloured water always makes approaching fish a little easier.
Mayflies, yellow Mays, olive uprights and smaller olives hatched sporadically although every one we saw ended up in the beak of one of the many swallows, sand martins and swifts swooping down over the river.
Rises were few and far between but we tempted 5 to just over 2lbs to mayfly pattern, cdc shuttlecock emerger and klinkhammer. Fish activity picked up a little in the evening although we were off the water by 8.30pm.

5 Trout

2 Trout

Managed to hook and lose two on a dry fly and my partner in crime hooked a 2lb trout on a ptn which promptly jumped off and swam away.
Great beat and great fun

Nothing at the top half of the beat to interest the trout fisherman, but the bottom half contains a couple of streamy runs and some flats that show promise. The wind was variable and occasionally strong, making upstream fishing tricky to impossible, and despite the sunshine it felt cool much of the day. A couple of trout were taken (one lost) and a salmon parr was taken, on upstream dry fly and New Zealand style PTN. A large chub on a silver invicta was a personal first and a surprise!

The field containing the beat is huge and we found the intended parking spot in the middle of the field impossible to find without further guidance!

1 Trout, 1 Chub

1 trout landed of 17 inches, lost 2 more, all on nymphs. No takes to a dry fly, very few fish rising. Fantastic beat and a lot of wildlife.

1 Trout

2 Trout

Caught and lost two sizeable trout.
Incredible variety of bird life in this beat.

Nice day, no fish

Only 1 rod fished and managed 1 small trout in cold, blustery conditions.

1 Trout

Large grannom hatch more-or-less all day. Some March Browns as well. Water levels low and a lot of algae coming off the bottom and floating downstream. Very few rises but a salmon jumped near me.

Beautiful setting for a day's fishing with a good amount of bird life to watch