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A lovely day's fishing although we had to leave relatively early (2.30pm) to get back to London. There were fish rising on the flats 100 or so yards up from the bridge. Caught 3 trout (to about 1lb) on Olive imitations. There were Grannom, the odd Large Dark Olive, many smaller Olives and the occasional Yellow May Dun, all on the water at various times and the water level and clarity were both excellent. Great fun.

Brilliant sunny afternoon spent in the magnificent landscape of Glan yr Afon. Unfortunately no fish this time.

No salmon caught or seen altough i did connect with what looked like a sewin of about 3+lbs spinning at the far end of the beat.

High water level, difficult wading, but fishable. No salmon cought but couple of pretty brown trouts, all returned. Amazing stretch. Thanks to WUF.

A very pleasant day on this very pretty stretch of the Usk, wading was not the easiest though.
3x brown trout caught, 1 taken approx 1.5 lb(plus a number of juvenile fish when nymphing),
2 caught on a bug imitation after a sharp downpour close to the bank, 1 caught on a blue winged olive during a hatch, wasn't sure what the hatch was and the BWO WAS THE NEAREST I COULD MATCH!
A wonderful experience all made possible by the foundations expert advice and helpful staff, thank you.

6 fish between the two rods. All taken on the flats. Beautiful conditions with lots of water and only a little colour. Most fish below a pound but one cracking fish of just under 2 pounds from middle flats. Great day on a stunning beat.

Approximately 15 brown trout varying in weight from 1lb to 1.5lb.

Following on from my fishing the previous night on Dan-y-Warren, I ended my short, but superb, stay, in Crickhowell (the Old Rectory in Llangattock, great place to stay!) with a few hours at Glan-yr-Afon. This must be one of the most picturesque, idyllic places to cast a line. Tricky wading as previous anglers have commented, but worth the effort. I've always found this part of the Usk a real challenge, but this time it was fantastic. 5 trout hooked, 4 banked (all put back in great condition, barely lifted out of the water), all on nymph through deeper, slower runs. Tried the dry fly for a while, but river was running fast and hard to control the fly line. Thanks WUF for providing such a beautiful beat. Heron there as always. There is nothing better than catching a wild brown trout on the Usk, followed by a beer in the Bear!

I started fishing around 11am approximately 150 upstream from the bridge. The entire beat has limited river access due to fairly steep banks and trees. Despite nearly 36 hours of dry weather, they river was still fairly colored. I primarily fished a large adams or stimulator with a suspended hare's ear or light colored emerger. I did however try a various combinations of lower water column nymphs as well as streamers. I only landed one 8 inch Brown trout, and very few missed strikes. I noticed some nice mayfly and BWO hatches throughout the day but only saw one fish (10-12 inch) rise near the top of the beat. I suspect that with a little clearer water and lower flows this could be a pretty productive stretch of river.

Anyway, despite my poor results after 7 hours of fishing...ANY DAY ON THE RIVER BEATS A DAY AT WORK!

My wife and I stayed at the Old Storehouse, 2.5 miles South of Brecon. The place is very homely and Peter takes top notch care of his guests. We hope to return soon.

Two small brown trout (approx 6 inches)caught on parachute adams, both returned. A number of other takes on a size 20 GRHE, but nothing successfully landed. Conditions very difficult due to strong wind. Despite this I observed some limited hatches of various olives and a few rises.