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No fish caught. Water was rain affected and was rising, with lots of silty run-off, plus debris coming through. Occasional fish rising up to around 2pm. Several takes and misses while fishing NZ style, but all small fish. Good hatches despite the conditions.

2 rods, 2 brown trout each, all under 9", all returned, barbless hooks used on small goldhead hares ear nymphs.

My first time on this beat and I was delighted to see rising fish from the off. With the river really low and clear I was assisted with some cloud cover until mid afternoon and ended up with 8 fish.
The highlight was 2 beautifull fish taken on consecutive casts and both a fraction under 20". All fish taken on small dries with 15` leader.

Marvellous day on a long beat which is difficult to cover in one day. We went downstream to the small road bridge where it is one bank only fishing. Soon the Grannom were hatching and the fish rising. After a few near misses I tempted a 2 1/2lb to a perkins shuttlecock olive (bought a couple of hours earlier at Fishtec). My son had a small trout on a nymph and I managed a half pounder later in the afternoon. This like all usk beats is challenging but well worth the effort if only to catch one lunker.

Caught two trout around 12" in in faster water water below A40 bridge and picked up about 6 smaller fish throughout day; all to small gold headed nymphs except one to purple spider. Minimal hatch and no fish showing at all. Report book at the fishery detailed some good sized fish have been caught and would come back to try again.

One brown trout, approx 1/4 pound, returned. Grey klinkhamer. One rise missed. Otherwise hardly any fly/fish activity. Cold, windy, couple of showers.

An interesting day, spent the morning searching for fish with no avail until I switched to summer tactics then I had six fish from one run in quick succession. The best of which measured 22-24 inches. Over the course of the day I had another couple of fish.

No hatch to speak of all day and I did not see a fish rise.

A difficult day with the wind. Very little in the way of sustained hatches. A few dark olives around midday and that was it. No fish rising. Fished nymphs in deep water most of the day. Missed two very subtle takes. No fish to the net. Lovely beat, but just wasn't to be today!

No fish caught but a lovely promising beat.

No fly, no rise, no fish. Caught fine ladie's, seven speed bicycle in good condition.