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Very slow day, river still an odd brown colour with visibility down to about a foot.
Only 2 barbel but both were 9lb + which was a bonus. Both from a lovely looking run right at the far end of the beat
Odd couple of walkers decided to sit right behind us then one of them went to go for a swim in our swim until he was advised that wasn't a good idea!
Loads of salmon seen all day and I think this stretch is paying salmon fishing prices for course fishing which I'm not sure is worth it in the end. Nice stretch though but at twice as much as other wye and Usk stretches probably won't revisit this one. Was great being able to drive the full length right on the river bank

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Second day on MHC and similar conditions. Managed to catch 3 barbel but just feel there's something not quite right at the moment. It was suggested that the algae may be having an affect on the lack of barbel being caught when compared with previous years.

3 Barbel, 8 Chub

Warm and balmy evening and water clear and low. Elected to fish the faster water at Woodstream with a wet deer hair sedge and made contact at 18.15 with a large fish which took lots of line of 2.5lb tip only and led me a merry dance before landing a super 3.5lb Chub, the largest I have caught in the Usk on fly in over 40 years. Netted and safely returned. Made my day.
Sky cleared and wind sprang up and surprisingly no further fish caught.

1 Chub

Not 1 bite after 8 hrs.

10 Trout

River slightly high with lots of loose streamer weed coming down, fishing once again very slow with two barbel caught to DC, cage feeders and 8 mm pellets used by both anglers.
Some very large branches were coming down river all day causing some tackle to be lost

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

All we had was eels river was a brown colour from Algie not good fishing

2 Other

16 x trout 6-13 inches, Parachute Adams and Monnow Gosling. A warm and bright day with a few mayfly still about this afternoon. Plus a salmon parr, which was interesting.

16 Trout, 1 Other

No fish today. River very low. Regards Denis

2 Barbel, 1 Chub