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A large number of fish connected to line but only 4 stayed on! My experience of the Escley is that providing you cast into the right areas you can bring fish up well. Fishing with a partner who faired less well and found the going tough. I started mid-way up and still didn't make the top. Yomp back to the car took a couple of pound off!

4 Trout

I knew it was going to be a tough day with high bright skies but I wanted to get out for the day anyway. Missed two fish and other wise slow yet beautiful scenery and a good day out. Nice size salmon jumped in the pool below the bridge.

Was supposed to fish at Bigsweir but water was pretty coloured. Moved up to Caradoc. Water there was pretty coloured too but a good height and so fished the fly. Saw one fish move at the bottom of Poulson but no takes. Fished off the croys by the hut but didn't see anything. Left one chap to spin it and went onto the Usk and Newbridge on Usk.

6.15am, lost a fish in the low teens on Wilkinson fly. 7.15pm, 4lb grilse on Bann Special shrimp fly.

1 Salmon

Nice day hard going. 2 trout both on Parachute Adams.
1 from near the lodge, the other off the planks at bottom of beat.
Stayed at Trericket Mill, Erwood. Perfect little bunkroom.
Walk across the road to Gromain /just up the road from
Ty-Newydd.

2 Trout

Bright and very warm made conditions difficult. Dreaming of babbling pools popping with wbt but found a sleepy, slow, meandering stream.
Persevered with dries and managed 6 wbt, one clonker of around 14". All returned in good condition, thanks partly to barbless hooks.
Despite tough conditions I liked this beat. Takes about 4 hours to fish, easier to navigate than the Escley beats and looks really fishy.
Will definitely return, maybe May next time.

6 Trout

Started late in the afternoon. 10 trout ranging from 8" to 15" all in excellent condition. All fish taken on a prince nymph fished under a caddis pattern.

10 Trout

I fished for salmon my two friends were fishing for trout. One possible salmon seen, non connected with. A few small trout caught. We returned for the evening rise after a pub meal but it failed to materialise! Still a great day out on the river in a lovely part of Wales.

12 Trout

5 Trout, 1 Grayling

10lb salmon at 11am in the Rectory Neck to a brownish bottle tube on floating line.

1 Salmon, 2 Trout, 1 Chub