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at last after 2 days on the Usk signs of small fish. tried all sorts of tactics at different depths no take at all

Raging torrent after heavy rain. Didn't enter the water.

Generally cloudy. Occasional sun and rain.

No actual hatches of note and relatively few rises but the fish rose quite well to size 16 dry flies on a very long leader.

11 Trout, 1 Chub

1 trout approx 1lb caught and returned, lost a good trout of about 2lb after it managed to shake the hook! Mostly euro nymphing heads of pools in the morning. Water temp 18°.

1 Trout

3 Trout

Early morning session with nice overcast conditions. First trout on dry dropper set up, trout taken in the faster water at head of pool, next five trout came to Euro nymph set up.

6 Trout

Lots of activity. Saw 9 fish jump out of the water, 7 rises and quite a few fish swim around and passed me. Caught two browns..the first one a very decent size and fight..the second slightly smaller but still great. Got half way through day and stopped due to being very hot and too sunny. Cracking day though!

2 Trout

Started break of dawn to take advantage of cooler water (17° 6am, 18° 11am nearly 19° when finished at 1pm). Lost 4 fish(!) due to bad technique and one bad knot….
Euro nymphing fast riffles at heads of pools, some fish rising in slower glassy sections but water so low and clear they seem easily spooked. Fish are still very lively in these oxygenated areas and go bonkers in the low water (at least that’s my excuse for losing them).

1 Trout

1 Trout

Fly fishing the lower Usk Town. River level low, but providing good wadding access to deeper pools and runs. Other species caught - Dace. Both catches released

1 Trout, 1 Other