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Dropping but still to high and more heavy rain showers

At 2ft 7ins on the Llanstephan gauge first thing this morning, Rectory was at the limit but fish have occasionally been caught on Bridge Pool and Gravel Catch at this height. On closer inspection, the water was cloudy to begin with but not unfishably so. On that basis I really thought I'd picked the right day but it wasn't to be. I fished Bridge Pool and Gravel Catch three times alternately for 3 1/2 hours without seeing or touching a salmon despite the water becoming almost clear to three feet depth at midday. At the very least it was good casting practice with water well above the waist at times.

1 Trout

Hen fish of about 10lb on Usk grub from the rock pool early this morning

1 Salmon

Fished for trout. Caught 2 around 12oz each on a size 13 black hair with gold tinsel body. River was quite coloured.

2 Trout

Hoped the colour would have dropped out a bit overnight, but didn’t. Took one look and left, unfishable. However, drove back past the Usk and got a 13lb fresh fish there instead, every cloud!

Back up to the Rectory pool today. After my mate saw a fish on Wednesday I had a go at him. The river had dropped a bit, but not a lot. Fished the fly down the pool, hooked a shad which when it took I thought oh here he is but no.
Put a rapala on and started at the top,fished all the way down without a touch. Then put on a mepps and fished it upstream, and bang a fish topped and tailed grabbed the spinner but didn't stick, fish of about 8 or 9lb

At last I was starting to get really down but I have broke my duck for this year. An 11lb fish from the Rectory Neck, fought well and went back well. Sorry no photo rain got into phone

1 Salmon

12 Trout

fished three of the pools Rectory, rock and mill.Caught 1 shad Rectory, didn't see a fish until I was about to leave then for some reason there were salmon rising every where . May be after Friday if forecast is correct

Fished to the best of my ability, saw one good fish move in the neck of the Rectory. Nothing caught,but nice to be out on the river with all the wildlife