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Pulled upto the river about 10:30 and took one look and had a feeling it was going to be a very challenging day!
Water was chocolate brown quite high and the current was very strong. I tried various areas along the upper section of the beat but could only go about 2-3m in from the bank as the current was so strong and I didn’t fancy being washed down to Newport!
Nothing rising at all and not a lot of insect life about just drips and drabs.
Eventually after about 6 hours or so I packed up in a huff and sulked all the way home.
Clearly because of all the rain the conditions really weren’t ideal so will have to come back another day!

4 Trout

1 trout caught and one lost euro nymphing just below the town bridge. Short rise at 6.30 which had finished by the time I’d noticed and set up my dry fly rod, fellow angler managed to catch 2 trout on dry and one on nymph during the rise.

1 Trout

at last after 2 days on the Usk signs of small fish. tried all sorts of tactics at different depths no take at all

Generally cloudy. Occasional sun and rain.

No actual hatches of note and relatively few rises but the fish rose quite well to size 16 dry flies on a very long leader.

11 Trout, 1 Chub

1 trout approx 1lb caught and returned, lost a good trout of about 2lb after it managed to shake the hook! Mostly euro nymphing heads of pools in the morning. Water temp 18°.

1 Trout

3 Trout

Early morning session with nice overcast conditions. First trout on dry dropper set up, trout taken in the faster water at head of pool, next five trout came to Euro nymph set up.

6 Trout

Lots of activity. Saw 9 fish jump out of the water, 7 rises and quite a few fish swim around and passed me. Caught two browns..the first one a very decent size and fight..the second slightly smaller but still great. Got half way through day and stopped due to being very hot and too sunny. Cracking day though!

2 Trout

Started break of dawn to take advantage of cooler water (17° 6am, 18° 11am nearly 19° when finished at 1pm). Lost 4 fish(!) due to bad technique and one bad knot….
Euro nymphing fast riffles at heads of pools, some fish rising in slower glassy sections but water so low and clear they seem easily spooked. Fish are still very lively in these oxygenated areas and go bonkers in the low water (at least that’s my excuse for losing them).

1 Trout