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One well mended Kelt from beat 5 nothing else seen, river looks in great shape.

No fish caught conditions far from ideal

Nothing seen and nothing touched - they must all be upstream at Ross! The wind was a growing problem today but the water looked perfect.

A tough day in pretty horrible conditions, especially the wind. The gauge was at 1ft with a slight tinge of colour. We saw a very sparse hatch of LDOs and no March Browns. 3 fish rose all day. Fish were taken on a spiders and dries with several more takes missed.

4 Trout

Not a great start to the season. Very wet and windy so I only fished for an hour or so. The only rise I saw was a cormorant which appeared at my feet. Both of us were very surprised!

very windy but fishable , had 5 barbel out on 3 rods plus a chub happy in the conditions..

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

5 Trout

Conditions were tough in high winds and rain. Generally a disappointing beat with canal like features i.e. no features! I walked a considerable distance but could not find anything that resembled an accessible swim other than one exposed spot as you first enter the field. I am a frequent river angler and took a wrong punt on this beat when targeting Barbel.

Oxford Ice Fishers visit the Usk on opening day - 1 Brown trout caught by J Rossiter of Oxford. River rising after constant light rain turning to heavy around 2pm. The fishing hut came in very handy in the rain as did the Chainbridge Inn opposite.
Special thanks to the beat owner who rang to offer advice on the beat and river, a nice touch, thank you.

1 Trout