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I did not catch any fish. I tried dry fly and nymphs for about five hours. I did not see any fish or any rises, so it was rather frustrating. The water was quite clear which was a surprise after so much rain and I thought the Arrow was a beautiful river - just the size I like, so I will be back!

First time I've fished the whole beat - a fantastic stretch of water with good access at this time of year.
The trout were everywhere today - in the flats, the riffles and the glides rising to steady hatches of large brook duns and olive uprights all day. We had loads of half pounders, a few around the pound mark and several over. The biggest was a shade over one and a half with bigger fish lost.....of course. The middle/upper Usk seems to have a very healthy stock of wild browns at the moment.
All came to dries, mostly parachute Adams, Ducks Dunn and other olive emerger patterns.

38 Trout

Caught 6 Perch

1 Trout, 6 Other

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6 Trout

Disappointingly, no fish caught or seen. I persisted without result. Tried with dry, wet and nymphs.
Weather a little cold but other than that .....
One of those 'confidence' sapping days!!

Lots of trout rising above mainly above the gutters and below the boat, three 8"-9" caught, a few missed, water cleared after a murky Sunday flow.

3 Trout

12 Trout

Nice beat with plenty of fish to have a go at. A little rusty but managed a couple of small browns fishing a dry upstream in a relatively short session. This beat is sometimes a little busy with members of the public and dog walkers, but still very pleasant none the less. Will definitely return!

2 Trout

First time out this season; first time on this beat; and first time for several years using a 6ft rod. 11.50 - 14.10hrs. I found the suggested access to the water easy at the bottom of the beat, and a piscatorial world in miniscule under the canopy; low water, some small dark olives, and feeding fish. However it soon became clear that they were taking something in, or just under the surface film. So replaced a size 16 dry Greenwell with an unweighted PT nymph. Spooked several, rose and missed a couple, a very brief encounter with another and brought two 8 inchers to hand before finishing just beyond the bends above the bridge. Since I was struggling with proper line management and drag avoidance with the short rod, I was delighted with this. However a word of warning, while enjoying my picnic a couple of very friendly Labradors arrived splashing their way downstream and had I been planning to continue, this would have put paid to any likely activity for an hour or so, I guess. In all other respects a great little beat, and rather less challenging than many of the Wild Streams. Lots of trout too! And a profusion of wonderful wild garlic on the bankside, as a bonus.

2 Trout