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Very cold start nothing showing until about midday, we did have a few fish on and off but only the one landed. We were using nymphs all day, only spotted three rises all day, definitely a decent head of fish and a very nice piece of water I will definitely be giving it another go.

1 Trout

9 x trout 9-12 inches, Olive Duck's Dun, Deer Hair Emerger, Hare's Lug and Plover. The upper Usk was about the only stream which wasn't in flood today, and even here we started with high, cold water and a distinct brown stain. The recent cold snap had spread some snow on the hills and there was a chilly wind. Hard work at first although a gentleman fishing nymphs told me he had been successful. The sun peeped through after lunch, the water was dropping and clearing and a few March browns and spring olives provoked some rises so that there opportunities with dry fly and spiders.

9 Trout

A quick hour between 12-1pm nothing hatching so no rise, fished the French leader with a couple of small drab jigs due to the clear water conditions. Landed 6 small WTB to 12in.

6 Trout

1 Trout

Caught on nymphs, spiders and dry flies, trout up to 1½lb. There was a hatch of mostly March Browns and Large Dark Olives 12-1, and a brief rise. Full sun all day was unhelpful and the water was very clear. But a nice day and saw dippers and plenty of kingfishers

11 Trout

Short session at lunch break. 3 fish on the duo, best 15 inches and a very well conditioned fish. The odd MB on the water but very few risers.

3 Trout

North westerly wind was more lively as the day went on, making casting difficult. Sun brighter too in the afternoon, despite cloudy forecast. Few fish rose and not many flies anywhere along the beat.
Small trout took march brown wetfly and managed one rise to Adams dry fly. The advertised parking at the end of waterworks lane was unavailable. Access gate was padlocked by local Fair organisers.
I felt the booking admin fee for the Breconshire beat ( at 20% of the day ticket) was a little steep.

1 Trout

4 x trout 8-13 inches, spiders. A difficult morning with bright sunshine and a big temperature swing, from a slight frost first thing to 15 degrees at lunchtime. Almost no surface rises and trout which did come up to spiders were taking diffidently rather than confidently (blame the fish, not the angler!) I certainly missed a lot of slight plucks and pulls.

4 Trout

Productive lunch break at Brecon today. Good hatch of grannon & MB in progress when I arrived - heads literally everywhere. 5 small fish to hand in quick succession, lost a few, including a good fish.

5 Trout