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A tough day on a river in spate probably over 1-1.5m above where it was in late September.

Wooded swims too tricky to fish - swims upstream of hut - flow too fast, no real slack water to fish to.

Filed downstream of woods more positive with three swims producing all the fish, and all to various forms of meat.

Love this place, though tackle weight to angler age needs a review when climbing that hill!!

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

Despite a rising river it fished very well. Best barbel just 9 pounds.

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

2 Chub

ALL CAUGHT ON PELLET

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

4 Trout

An excellent days fishing on a rising river. Happy Days!

10 Barbel, 8 Chub

21 Barbel, 1 Chub

16 Barbel, 3 Chub

11lb coloured hen caught on Red Devil at 4pm before the deluge last night. River totally unfishable today.

Kept wet. Went back strong.

1 Salmon, 12 Trout

A difficult return to fill in. Set the clock for 5.30. Woke up at 4.30 then slept through the alarm and got up at 7. By the time I left it was 8am. Then "Insulate Britain" decided to demonstrate on the A40 at Hanger Lane so delayed there for 1.5 hours. I sympathise, indeed support them, but just not when it affects my fishing. Finally hit the M4 at around 10.00am to be met by one set of roadworks after another. Eventually got to Usk around 12.30 and thought "bugger it" I'll have a quick throw on the lower Usk first before pressing on to the Rectory. Third cast I had an 11lb hen. 30 minutes later a 13lb cock fish. Fished on for a couple of hours but no further takes and the river rose. By then it was too late to go to the Rectory but, hey ho, mission accomplished. Even managed to fill up with diesel in Wales which is like gold dust in London. So I caught two Salmon, not at the Rectory, but because of the Rectory and at least it was on a WUF river.