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1 fresh 8lbs sea trout on fly. A few salmon kelts and a big Springer seen.

1 Sea Trout

Lovely stretch of river, a little high, 1 or 2 small hatches (large dark olives I think) during day, largest at 12:30pm. 1 wbt 11" taken on Kites Imperial at around 5pm on lower boundary of beat.

1 Trout

This is our 4th visit to this beat. Water much higher than before, river made large changes of course over the winter. Light coloured, weather excellent, very pleasant 3 hours fishing. Usual success of zero landed, however did have a couple of good takes.

Very enjoyable afternoon on a lovely stretch of the Usk.
Fished the Quarry and Junction pools only. Nil return.
PS - good to meet you all at the office last Wednesday.

10 x trout 11 - 17 inches, on spiders, mainly Woodcock and Hare's Lug, and the last three on a Deer Hair Emerger. A good day, warmish but not too bright, water at a nice level. I fished from 10 to around 2.30. There were just two, short (about 15 minutes each) march brown hatches which had fish showing their heads in the fast water at the heads of pools.

10 Trout

Strong, cold S.E. breeze all day with a good wave on the water. No offers in the morning but good sport after lunch with many fish lost. Fly of the day - Viva size 10 double hook.

4 Trout

Fished 'meadow' section by willows from 11 am - 4 pm with 1 WBT about 14" using down stream pheasant tail. Warm but no insect life to talk of. Didn't see any other fish all day but a pleasant location and enjoyed the experience.

1 Trout

Both fished upstream nymph mainly. There was a small hatch of grannom but very few fish rising. The two trout were about 8oz each and grayling 12oz. All fish returned. Fishing conditions not ideal as the river had risen about 4". Water temp 10C air temp max 17C.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Only managed a couple of hours, the previous day's tumble took its toll, even an effort to cut the bacon this morning! Nil caught.
Note: My little incident yesterday, do we all carry a phone when fishing in the back of beyond? And are others aware of the 112 emergency number? I understand that they can pin point you via GPS? Just a thought.

Two Pike caught spinning. No salmon seen. River at 1ft 10ins
Disappointing as a fly beat at this water height.

2 Pike