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A very warm day for the time of year, with the water running at 12 degrees C at 6:30am. Mixture of fly and spinning: varied on water depth.
The only fish seen were 1. a trout being chased by a pike; 2. a very decent sized trout in the margins upstream of the croy outside the fishing hut. No fish caught, but a very enjoyable day nonetheless.

Guiding the Young family. 6 x trout 12-14 inches on various dry March Brown patterns. Fished between 10 and 1, and saw a trickle hatch of march browns coming off every few minutes, along with a few grannom.

6 Trout

Fished from top of beat to road bridge in the 3 hours I had. Nothing seen or caught.

Where have all the springers gone? Perfect conditions, clear and falling. 11lb hen caught by NJ from top of beat at 0615 hrs, and another lost 1030 hrs but otherwise apart from a fine chub not a sign. To early? Few fish up/down river as reported?
Plenty of cormorants at least, two pairs working this section of river and early signs of canoe activity!

1 Salmon, 1 Chub

First fish off the Carrots Hampton Bishop water to Nick Jeffery early Friday morning, Ally shrimp on a floating line. Regret no more details.

1 Salmon

Fished in the afternoon, the weather was bright and breezy. Caught one about a 1lb lost a fish of similar size.

1 Trout

One fish caught on worm with popup.

1 Trout

Very low and clear, mostly sunny. March browns at around midday, caught 4 on dries. 4 further on nymphs through day, fishing both duo and upstream nymph.

8 Trout

Cold and strong upstream wind and bright sunshine, less LDO hatching than on other recent trips to the Usk and tricky to get a response from the few fish rising consistently. In the end a 14" brown was tempted close to trees in a sheltered part off the near (right) bank.

1 Trout

A lovely, warm spring day on a mature and overgrown stretch of river. The high banks make some sections inaccessible, but this is made clear in the beats description so not a problem. Quite wild fishing with banks to clamber up and down, and trees to duck round/under - just the way I like it! One trout caught on dry fly. Saw a big chub mooching, several kingfishers and no people. Wonderful day!

1 Trout