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No sign of fish. Top half of beat needs paths cutting through bankside vegetation for better access.

The advice from Dai was spot on. Thank you. Pity the fish didn't also seek it. A lovely day in a beautiful place but bitterly cold. No flies or fish seen, let alone caught.

Dry flies: grey Wulff and Adams.
Wet fly: orange partridge.

16 Trout

First time for me at this beat. Good flow to the river but conditions very difficult (cold and windy) still managed 5 fish to dries (klinkhammers), one to pt nymph. Rising fish in pockets with a late afternoon hatch. Approx fish size 1 x 14-15 oz, 3 x 8-10oz 2x 4-6oz. Good fun so will be back again hopefully in more favourable conditions. Some good fish rising in some unreachable parts of the beat.
KP Gloucester

6 Trout

No fish caught,very windy.

23rd and 24th May 2013, 2 rods. We fished 4/5 hrs both days, morning, afternoon and evening. Marginal weather, very windy and bright sunshine followed by heavy showers on both days. River level normal but a little coloured. Despite the perfect setting we caught no fish, we saw only 3 fish jump over the two days and no rises were seen. Otter tracks over the whole length of the beat gave us our excuses. We saw no fry in the margins except for one fish about 1 inch long. Methods used, up stream and down stream nymph fishing with various gold head and hares ear nymphs on the point with a wet black gnat on the dropper.

Nil

Atrocious, strong and very cold north east wind. However, did not feel cold, as wearing six layers of clothing! In between gusts, we did manage to straighten the leader properly, and were rewarded with 5 fish for the day. Both of our hats blew off at least once! Our fish were taken on Deer hair sedges, or small nymphs. There was a good hatch of blue winged olives, among others, which the trout had to be very lucky to get a chance at, as they were being snatched up frantically by scores of swallows and sand martins, which all added to the day's interest. Another enjoyable day on the Usk!

5 Trout

Sadly, the weather was too bad to fish

Very windy and gusty. Fished for a couple of hours in the afternoon catching one fish about a pound on a small muddler.

1 Trout