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A few fish rising but couldn't tempt them. Tried everything but they were too savvy for me. Nice stretch of water but a shame there's a footpath alongside which equals people/dogs/litter.

Very tough fishing with the river so low. Fish caught on nymphs and dries, best fish was 16". It will need to rain all Winter to get things back to normal.

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With the water levels so low this was always a hopeful trip but lovely to return to this tranquil beat now the holidays are over and the footpath and pools are quiet. Low and slow. A good trickle of flies coming off - Pale Wateries and Autumn Duns - and sporadic small splashy rises but they couldn’t be tempted on the dry and the only joy on the nymph was an “accidental” 7” fish on the retrieve. Let’s hope next year is a better one

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A complete blank, not even a rise or a take. Beautiful stretch of water but apart from a few fish rising in the crystal clear flats little sign of activity.

Very low, very slow.

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We picked this beat on account of the beautiful scenery but what we hadn't factored in was the proximity to holiday cottages/campers etc which mean't that at least half of the beat was unfishable due to people swimming and picnicking on the river. So, we concentrated our efforts on the top of the beat. The main pool was hard to fish due to the depth and awkward wading but there were lots of fish moving here. Our best sport was had at the very top where the water runs down towards the pool. 4 trout on a small black klinkhammer best of which was around 3/4 lb. What a stunning river the Usk is!

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