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1 Chub

1 Trout

3 of us fished this ultra short boundary on a really hot day from 9-3 and saw plenty of action. Float fished fjuka soft black pellet was the most successful bait for me for chub to 3lb plus over loose fed hemp on the float after they had wised up a bit to corn.
Charlie had a nice barbel on red 8mm pellet on the feeder and I lost one on a hook pull - unusual for qm1's as it charged off upstream after taking meat on the feeder.
Thank you to who ever cut steps in the downstream swim though still have a rope with you.
The other fish were dace there were hundreds in there - flashing and boiling for the loose fed hemp.
Think we would have seen more barbel action in the evening but the Green Man in Fownhope beckoned.

1 Salmon, 1 Trout, 1 Barbel, 10 Chub, 20 Other

Arrived very late in the day in very hot weather. No bites.No fish

Rather hot day which made the fishing rather slow. Lovely stretch of water despite the lack of fish landed. Sure there are fish present but they would not give any three foot twitches

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

1 Trout

First time for me on this beat and a cracker it is too I think . Definitely high gradient and definitely so below the bridge but huge fun to fish up it ! Moved quite a few in the pots and runs but damn they where fast ! Or maybe I was just plain slow in the heat...
Definite change of character above the bridge and waterfalls there with quite an amazing amount of great really fishy looking runs and pools as you work up. Good size and depth to them too.A fair bit of troublesome tree cover about though and would be fabulous indeed if it had just a bit of a trim back!
Not as bad as some of the other wild streams I feel which really are getting more than quite difficult these days in places which is a pity. Grumble over...
I just couldnt buy a bite up there though today to any usually effective dry terrestrial pattern. I'm sure they must be there, waters just too good looking not to be but can only hope goosanders/otter havent nobbled too many.
Riverbed and wading was great. No algae!Any bugs on the rocks and stones seemed fairly sparse though.
At the big 'hump' the second field (or was it third? cant recall now but you wont miss it!) I found it best to drop in the river there were the fence line goes down to the river and wade up, its fine , a bit tough going and very very wild and woolly up there but some lovely little pools/runs up there though.
Really looking forward to getting back on it and find those elusive fish. Maybe its a bit more of an early season stream like the mainstem Usk? Only one way to find out !
Felt like quite a 'long' 3/4 mile stretch too me too.
Oh , and if one does wade up past the 'hump' its not too much of a slog walking back up the hill and field on the way back downstream.

2 Chub

Interesting, long beat. Lots of walking and different stretches/conditions. Was fishing this with a friend who caught more in the morning than in the evening. I caught more in the late afternoon and early evening myself. Bright, hot and sunny again.

4 Trout, 4 Grayling

3 Chub