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There is a place on this beat that always has a fish or two rising no matter what the conditions and it was a good job today. I took one on the way up the beat and another on my way back a few hours later, both took a small dry. I did have other chances missing half a dozen rises but I suspect they were only small fish.
This really is a beautiful stretch of water and I found myself standing in the warm sunshine looking up river willing there to be a fish or two rising but it just didn’t happen, very difficult on the dry fly with a noticeable lack of emerging insects on the water. There were a few spinners about though, some of which were bright red.

2 Trout

Water very coloured, and only an extreme optimist would fish it expecting to catch a salmon. Being such a person, I fished it anyway. Salmon must be short sighted, as I caught no less than 10 shad. 3 salmon seen, but the rest must have been hiding. Sad to see this lovely river run chocolate brown due to farm runoff. Soil health obviously not a priority in this catchment area. Thank you Mick for you wise advice, always heeded!

10 Other

Had several rises to dry fly but blanked. I'm a novice river angler, but determined to try the Usk again as it is a stunning location.

8 trout to 14”, 2 small grayling and 2 shad (one at about 12”) all on nymphs and all returned in good health.

8 Trout, 2 Grayling, 2 Other

Water low but coloured. 1 trout 7 inches, 1 out of season grayling 14 inches

1 Trout

Too bright- but lovely afternoon on a delightful stretch of river with stunning Brecon peaks in the distance. No sign of activity except for a few v small fish. We only managed to fish 2 - 6.30pm. We will try again but fish early morning or evening to dusk.

Ideal conditions during morning little wind and cloud cover.The intention was to use dry fly and hopefully Mayfly. We started with a rusty Klink and a grey duster and both caught fish pretty quick Plenty mayfly hatching during the day but saw very few fish rise to them.
Although we tried the mayfly it did not tempt any fish but it was a very pleasant day. We had 6 trout between us weighing upto 1lb All in good condition.

6 Trout

7 Trout, 9 Grayling, 1 Chub

A couple of salmon seen but none caught. Large number of shad in some pools

3 Other

Hot and sunny, very low water, stacks of mayfly coming off during the late afternoon and evening, nymphs and Gray Whulf’s the flies of the day.

We had the whole beat and three of us fished it but its coming up as one rod only here. We also got 12 trout but can’t enter double digits!

12 Trout, 2 Grayling