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Nothin happening on the salmon front, except one that showed in The Tail, despite the Usk appearing to be at a good height. I'd brought the trout rod along too and had seven nice fish up to 2lbs, all but two on dry.
There was a good hatch of what looked like blue winged olives later in the afternoon. Emerging patterns were ignored but a small winged dry fly seemed to do the trick.

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A few salmon seen in the Tail but no takers.

River running high but clear. No salmon caught - couple of accidental trout. Saw one silver salmon moving through.
The farmer directed us to park in a cattle-proof enclosure by the river, instead of by the gate as indicated on the beat instructions. He said there had been problems with cattle/cars but the message to park in the enclosure wasn't getting through. Could WUF change instructions on beat sheet?

WUF Note : Please note that the parking and access instructions for Greenbank have been updated.

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One of those confusingly challenging days! Fish rising very sporadically but very difficult to tempt. Tried everything from a size 20 IOBO to emerging mayfly. Eventually managed a fabulous fish of approaching 3lb, plus another of 12oz or so. Saw a salmon leap in the tail of tail. A lovely beat with clearly some large trout.

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5 Lovely trout all on a Jingler. Not a lot rising although few Danica and Yellow Mays were coming off.

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Arrived at the fishery a little later than hoped due to a few too many beers the previous evening. Absolutely stunning place and totally unexpected from what I've seen of the rest of the Usk. Access is relatively easy and didn't see another person all day.

I started swinging a small bottle tube through Tail Pool; briefly hooked into what was either a salmon or the mother of all trout. Few big head shakes and fly came out. Pool fishes quite nicely and definitely worth a go! Not much true fly water elsewhere, but Thorn Pool is also worth a swing, particularly with a little more water.

Did find two trout sipping emerging olives later in the afternoon as the sun began to drop. Managed to get colleague into a decent casting position, he missed the first fish before hooking the other. He proceeded to land his first Usk brownie of 2lb on a tiny cdc emerger after cracking fight. Nothing else really rising despite good hatches of sedge, olive and the odd mayfly.

Would love to know who owns/sells fishing on the left bank here, it seems a magnet for some very large trout, especially at the top of the Greenbank beat.

As a note to dog owners: Lots of sheep in the beat field. Took my lab who isn't really bothered by livestock, but be aware.

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