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A successful first outing of the 2012 season yesterday with 3 trout caught and 1 lost, all of about 1lb and in lovely condition. Taken on CDC emergers and duns during a decent LDO hatch, but which was localised to the faster water about 70 yards upstream of the bridge. Flies started to appear at around 12.30pm with the hatch at its most intense at around 1.30pm. It was all over by 2.15pm.

Sadly fishing dour and only 2 takes to report, both on the flying c. no fish seen
Service from wuf excellent

1 x 7lb hen fish - returned.

5 x trout 7-10 inches, small Pheasant Tail Nymph under a Klinkhammer. Another of these "nothing much rising" days, although a few sedges were around and the first of the autumn large dark olives have begun, warm as it is. I mostly searched the pocket water at the bottom end with a New Zealand style set-up. Something larger came up to a dry fly in the Crawnon Pool at the very overgrown top end. I was hopeful for a few seconds, but it came off before I could get a look at it. I tend to regard this as not the easiest of middle/upper Usk beats - the wading certainly isn't - but probably one of the most beautiful. After a late lunch, sat in the sun outside the village shop with a coffee and an icecream. As far as the trout rod is concerned, that is probably "goodbye" to the Usk from me this year.

1 trout - returned.

2 small trout - returned.

Did not fish

Whole days fishing. S.M. from Burleigh, Glos caught 11 WBT, I caught 8. Majority of the fish were between 0.5 and 1 lb. All were returned. A few larger fish hooked but lost. Many missed. Fish were taking PTN, Parachute Adams, Klink and Sedge.

Fantastic piece of water. I fished for about 4 hours and only covered 5 or 6 of the pockets. I caught 26 brown trout the best of which was 48 cm.

Thanks to Frank Williams for a brilliant day.

Fished a couple of hours each day from 28th August to 2nd September. Water very low. Total of 8 brown trout caught - largest 12" but mainly around 8 to 9". All caught on self tied gold headed olive nymphs fished New Zealand fashion under yellow foam headed elk hair caddis.

Fishing spoiled to some degree by children and dogs swimming in deepest pools on two of the days. No sign of salmon moving because water far too low.