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This was the first time at the estate and I can only say it was a fantastic day, all of the team from the estate were very friendly and helpful.

We had 6 trout in total between 10" and 16 " all were returned. Surprisingly on such a warm day there was very little fly activity, all the fish were taken on various gold headed nymph, with smaller fish snatching at small olives.

I would thoroughly recommend the estate as a place to visit.

11 Brown trout, between 12 and 15 inches, all returned. A mix of stockfish and some wild, great hatch of grannom and a steady trickle of march browns, which they seemed to prefer when it came to rises and fish hooked.

18 x trout, mainly on dry fly but a number on spiders. Mostly stock fish from 13-15 inches, plus a few smaller wild ones. There was a slow large dark olive hatch from early morning, but I was surprised to see a short and intense grannom hatch around midday. This last seems very, very early in the year, but I received a call yesterday that they had also been seen on the Usk Town Water. Perhaps the very warm days and low water have brought the grannom forwards.

3 trout all on dry olive patterns. Good LDO hatch 11 - 1. River low and very clear.

Two nice browns of about a pound both on an olive nymph, both returned. One or two rising fish in the afternoon in the smoother, deeper water but no response to a dry fly.
A beautiful spring day - very enjoyable.

Two browns - one just under a pound and one about 3.5 pounds or even more. Both taken on an olive nymph, both returned. A trickle of LDOs about lunch time but no rises and generally hard going.

1 x Trout ~ 1Lb - returned. No salmon / Grilse seen or felt. Top half of fishery is lovely, bottom half - more difficult access.

6lb salmon caught on spinner.

Fantastic day on a lovely beat. No salmon for me, although I saw a great coloured fish jump, and felt like I was in with a chance all day. I did have a couple of nice browns on a small Ally's shrimp fly, which I released.

Total 8 - all returned. Mostly small trout. Largest ¾lb, 1lb and 1lb 2oz. Most caught on nymphs. Only fished the evening - 8pm on. Good rise but mostly v. small fish.