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Bright and sunny but a cold east wind. Very little hatching: just a few LDOs and occasional March brown. One 12" brownie on KMC olive. Otherwise tough going.

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Only my 2nd time Salmon fishing. Booked Mick the gillie, he showed me all the best places to fish and where to cast, unfortunately there were not many fish in the river and I blanked. But had a great day as this fishery is in stunning surroundings. I would recommend booking Mick as his knowledge of this fishery is outstanding plus he is a great guy with plenty of interesting stories.
I will be back and hopefully catch a Salmon.

Weather and river conditions same as for other reports today, cool upstream breeze but plenty of sheltered spots, but only a tiny intermittent trickle of BWO's all day. Only trout I saw were the 2 10" brownies tempted from out of the depths on a small weighted PTN. Clumsily stumbled over a boulder when deep wading so had 2 bootfuls of what is still v. cold water... I don't think it is very often that I wish for nicer weather to warm the rivers rather than rain to top them up.

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Also noted some anglers using Power Bait. Thought it was illegal to use this on this water?? Also evidence of campfires still being lit which is also not allowed.
It seems as if some people think they can do as they like on this water and spoil it for the rest of us. It's a shame that such a great place is being spoilt by the actions of a few. Litter is also an ongoing issue.Personally, I had a good day. Come on Welsh Water, sort this place out.

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Pleasant day with lots of fish coming to the fly but making them stick was difficult. Best fly parachute adams. Best fish 1.5lb, several fish pricked but not landed.

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A beautiful day. Lucky enough to be in the right place for a large hatch of March Browns ( I assume). They came on at midday and lasted for 50 mins then stopped. Missed a number at the rise, lost two and brought a couple of good 15/16" fish to the net, safely returned. A heart stopping hour of fishing. I was delighted to experience for the first time what the Usk is famous for.

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Bright sunshine, clear water. No surface activity. Lost one 6oz brown trout on shrimp imitation wet fly.

The day was blighted by a strong upstream wind that seemed constantly in our faces! Casting and mending were near impossible with tangles aplenty. We each caught a good 1.5 lb grayling, both of which were returned.
There wasn't a hatch of fly, just a dribble throughout the day, with only a few fish rising. None of these were trout, all either grayling or salmon smolts.
I still have not knowingly seen a trout on the Wye this season. It can't be just me. I wonder if it is still a bit cold. The water, although a little warmer now was still chilly.

Tough fishing because of strong SE wind. Arrived at western end reservoir by mid afternoon and spent fruitless 2 hours prospecting with lures and a booby + nymph set up. Around 6 PM a few fish were observed rising to ? midge emergers. Caught 700g rainbow using a DHS emerger pattern. Its stomach was full of frog remains. It would seem that arriving for the evening is the best use of time for this water. Unfortunately, early morning starts are not allowed by Welsh Water.

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One trout on a surface plug and one on a 7g silver toby. A good day .

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