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2 Trout

Nearly didn't come to the Usk again as we have had so many disappointing days there. However, this time we had a good day with one to Cats whisker and the rest on bubble float.

7 Trout

Fished dry fly for rising fish. Good hatch in the afternoon evening. Used olive, Adams and black klinkhammer. A lovely day with the river to myself.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

See catch report from previous day - same applies.

Hi just one comment that I wanted to say: there are very few anglers on the Usk these days. I have asked a few of my friend why they do not go here anymore and all gave the same reply that it is too expensive and money is tight these days. If the price was dropped, I'm sure a lot more people would fish here again. Also this is my first visit for seven years as I found it hard to get the money for the permit. 0 fish were caught.

Lypole has it’s own micro-climate. A chance conversation with the holiday cottage residents confirmed that it had rained during the night. That explained why the river was a bit swifter and more coloured than I’d expected. At no stage during the day was there much of a hatch or sign of fish feeding on the surface. My first session along the upper section yielded nothing until just before noon when two very nice 11-12” trout came to a heavy Pink Shrimp in deep runs near the weir. After lunch it was all Grayling. Three beauties of 12”-14” came to the same Pink Shrimp fished deep in the slower pools of the lower section between the cattle drink and the cottage. Back on the upper section during the late afternoon another 11” Grayling took a Black Klinkhammer in the deeply undercut bend about 200 metres up from the bridge. The rest of the Grayling were quite tiny.
This is a beautiful and fickle beat, it can be so frustrating. You pay your (significant) money and you take your chance. Today I drove away a happy and contented man.

2 Trout, 8 Grayling

Bright and sunny day with upstream breeze. Lovely spot but fairly quiet afternoon and early evening fishing. Nothing taking on surface. Grayling 15" and 12". All on Hare's Ear emergers size 16.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

No fish. Saw one coloured salmon and some canoeists.

River was rock bottom, low and clear Conditions were bright and sunny with slight cloud later. Very few fish were rising and although I missed a couple on drys it was very hard going. 1 small fish came to a small Goldhead nymph on Klink and Dink and I lost another fish on nymph late in the day. In hindsight I should have fished long range nymphing tactics but you live and learn.
It's a beautiful stretch of water and will return.

1 Trout

CP and BS from London fished the beat from 3.00 – 6.00. Bright and sunny weather throughout; 18 degrees. The river level was good and clear. One large trout seen at the lower weir pool; little other sign of fish, no rises. The river was very overgrown along the entire beat, making access difficult/near impossible in places. High banks and deep pools, no fish caught.