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A wonderful beat but very tough conditions on the day. Unfortunately the olives did not put in an appearance which was odd given the recent lift in temperatures. Very strong downstream wind made even nymph presentation tricky. A solitary but lovely 2lb brown caught and returned and a similar sized fish lost.

1 Trout

We were unable to fish as ther river was around 4 feet over normal level, my friend liaised with Colin the Ghillie who advised about the coloured water etc. Looking forward to another visit soon!

A blustery day with no surface activity. Lots of LDOs coming off between winds and mainly from noon until 2:30pm. We searched miles of water with a range of nymphs, emergers and dries, but it wasn't meant to be...this time. We'll be back later in the season when things have warmed up a little more!

1 Trout

Blustery and chilly wind that blew straight down the river. Little movement until mid-afternoon, intermittent sun. V limited hatch @ 2.30. 1 x brown trout, of about 1 & 1/2 llbs on BWO. First time I have fished the Usk - a lovely day and great fun.

1 Trout

One seatrout of about 2lb, fishing with double handed fly rods.

1 Other

River at a nice height and reasonably clear after recent rain. Water temp 9 C. Air temp 14 C to as high as 18 C. Overall, a very pleasant day. Not much of a hatch, yet trout very inclined towards a dry Parachute olive imitation. Had 10 between noon and 3.30pm, all on this fly, all good fish with the best at 2lb 2oz.
A very satisfying days's fishing particularly after the very cold, lean times of March and early April!
Thanks to the staff at Wye & Usk Foundation for your excellent service !

10 Trout

River was full but clear, mainly sunny and at last warm, despite an upstream breeze. Slow but steady hatch all afternoon but not enough to interest any trout that I could see. Perservered with various nymphs and gold heads, but blanked. Must keep trying!!

River a bit of colour but OK. 1 trout 10 inches - returned. Czech nymph. Only fished 1 hour.

1 Trout

Nothing caught. Lots of debris in river which made fishing almost impossible for significant times of the day. We were not absolutely certain we were in right place, even the locals we spoke to could not work out the map and beats/contours referred to on the map did not accurately correspond to river, but never mind apart from blustery conditions a nice day.

I lost a very large salmon at the Legg Meadow pool after lunch to a Yellow Belly. It was huge!