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First trip today to the Upper Wye having spent the season so far on Gwent AS's waters on the Usk. River clear, low and still remarkably cold for early June at just ten degrees..brrr.... given the leak in my waders (the Usk above Abergavenny two days ago was still only 13). Just a few, very few, upwings from small olives to YMs and OUs (no sedges), and so hardly a fish rising. However, apart from one fish caught bugging, the rest (rising or not) were taken on a size 18 HE emerger and Goran's Sedge. Grayling from 10-14" and trout from 10-13", plus a beautiful, rising 20" three pound trout to make a hard day's fishing very worthwhile.
P.S. two evenings ago on the Usk, there was a significant evening hatch of BWOs plus sundry spinners, and the river came alive by 9 p.m. with fish taking both, during the hour before dark. Well worth getting out now for the summers evening's patrol!

5 Trout, 4 Grayling

4 Trout

1 x trout 11 inches plus 4 x out of season grayling, Mayfly patterns, for JA of Deal

1 Trout

Lovely brown trout caught and released not the biggest but definitely more rewarding

7 Trout, 1 Other

Other fish - perch
All fish caught by worm or spinner

5 Trout, 9 Other

Not a great number of fish moving but a good day's fishing. 7 fish caught between the 2 of us. Water low so plenty of bank to fish.

7 Trout

Very still bright day, fishing was very slow, tried various spots just the one take which resulted in a 13lb 10oz common.

1 Other

I don't think I have fished the river at this time of year. Wild chives were growing everywhere and the rhododendron at the hut was in full bloom. Anyway. Weighted hares ears proved to be the fly of the day, catching 5 of the 6 fish, the other falling to another type of nymph. With the amount of sunshine we had there wasn't much of a rise going on considering the fly life. I did speculate with dries, but the fish showed no interest. Incredible amount of bird life around, also a gang of canoeists, and a family of bathers came and went. Its a big beat and didn't bother us. We will return mid summer for another crack.

4 Trout, 1 Grayling, 1 Other

River very low with not many rises. Tried various dries with no success, then nymphs, just the one fish caught on small GRHE.

1 Trout