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No success. Water was clear and quite high but no fish were showing or interested in my variety of flies.

Very strange day, the water was a good height and colour, weather changed from brilliant sunshine to rain and back to sunshine again (very cold in morning however). Didn't see any sign a salmon (other than a half eaten head on one of the banks). However I did have a 4lb brownie 1st cast, as I was just checking how the fly swam!
Very nice beat and for the Usk very easy wading.

One cock salmon 12lb approx, very red in Llanobery Pool. Caught on cone head temple dog orange and yellow. Released. 5 brown trout to 2.5lb all released. Many leaves. Very pretty beat, mostly good wading, good fly water.

The river was running quite clear but there was a reasonable flow with the Brecon gauge at approx 1ft. Hooked and played out a good 12-13lb frsh silver fish (Orange Flamethrower tube) only for it to flip and free itself just as I went to land it! A good day nonetheless.

Despite a terrible forecast, the weather was relatively kind apart from some strong squalls from time to time.
The river was at 1'2"on the gauge. We caught 9 WBT in total including 3 in the 1.5-2lbs mark - all returned. All were caught on weighted nymphs from the pools rather than the faster water. There was a small hatch of olives after lunch but the fish were not interested. As we left the river the heavens opened! We look forward to returning next year.

Cold start to a sunny but windy day. Good directions etc to the beat, easy access to the water. Started at the lower limit and had a fish each around 13" in the first half hour, both on beaded nymph - immaculately conditioned. We made our way upstream but struggled to fish in the chosen way due to the strong downstream wind. Upstream of the parking another couple of fish were caught from the fast water. After lunch we made our way upstream of the road bridge hopeful for some peace and quiet if anything else, and we found a nice run out of the wind with a few fish rising. Here 9 fish were caught to approx 15" (2 taken), lovely fishing and made the 2nd rod very happy. Although out of the wind, there was the invasive hustle and bustle of lawnmowers, distant music, sporadic shouting, and vehicles that belong on a race track consistently whipping up and down the A40. Productive penultimate day of the trout season totalling 13 fish, very enjoyable with DZ, but the noise (especially the A40) stripped it of the romance expected when trout fishing the Usk.

No fish caught or seen. River at a good height & had cleared quickly. Thanks for your help with the late bookings Allyson.

An excellent day. River falling and clearing despite heavy rain showers. Good hatches of various olives...autumn dun and smaller olives. Caught 25 trout from 1/4 to 1lb on nymph and dry fly. Interestingly larger fish not in evidence.

Sea trout 3 1/2 lbs & several small trout on large, heavy tubes intended for salmon. Unfortunately no salmon seen or touched.

Only managed 2 brown trout on GRHE, best around 11 inches. Both fish returned and were in good condition. Occasional rise to olives observed but no success with dry fly.
I will return in the Spring!