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Fished from 3:30 - 8:45. Steady hatches of all shapes/sizes of fly including different mayflies. However not a lot rising, for most of the session. Difficult swirling winds didn't help presentation. Tried nymphs to start but no joy. Located a few small fish around 6pm and landed one (12oz) but missed a few takes. Over the rest of evening worked through beat and missed a couple of takes on a hackled mini m. Brown. Tried several other patterns but that seemed to work best. Around 8:30 downstream of the bridge came alive and I hooked a much better fish which shed the hook after a few seconds. Unfortunately had to leave then as I had to be somewhere else. This was unfortunate as the river was starting to come alive and I am sure that would have been the killing time.

1 Trout

This was my first time on the Usk. The weather was overcast when I arrived, the river looked in fine form but no fish were showing. I caught quite quickly on a gold head but quickly changed to a dry fly as by mid morning fish were taking flies off the surface. The fly life was spectacular at times with many different flies coming off including Mayflies. By lunch time the sun was shining, it was very bright and the fish stopped showing on the surface but I persisted with a Mayfly imitation as Mayflies were coming off in increasing numbers. I caught no more fish despite my best efforts but this was due to my inexperience rather then the beat as it obviously has plenty of trout as they were taking flies all over when I left...just not mine!
Will be back for another go before too long.

1 Trout

First day back fishing after over 10 years away!
Dry fly only and waited until 8.30pm before throwing a line out. What a great little stretch of water this is. Opposite the campsite and upstream about 300m I found a gap in the trees and waited patiently for movement! Plenty of mayfly about but stuck with a little brown homemade fly. This worked instantly with a string of 3 smaller fish of around a pound or so. Returned these back for another day. Continued at the same point and at the maximum of my cast there were some bigger fish feeding, the hunt was on! I caught another little one of about a pound and a half then just before it turned pitch black I struck a biggy! Line snapped after a 10 minute fight but luckily he was over the net. One of the biggest trout I've ever caught on the Usk of 4.5lbs. Great bit of fishing and I shall be returning.
Thank you.

5 Trout

First day back fishing after over 10 years away! Dry fly only and waited until 8.30pm before throwing a line out. What a great little stretch of water this is. Opposite the campsite and upstream about 300m I found a gap in the trees and waited patiently for movement! Plenty of mayfly about but stuck with a little brown homemade fly. This worked instantly with a string of 3 smaller fish of around a pound or so. Returned these back for another day. Continued at the same point and at the maximum of my cast there were some bigger fish feeding, the hunt was on! I caught another little one of about a pound and a half then just before it turned pitch black I struck a biggy! Line snapped after a 10 minute fight but luckily he was over the net. One of the biggest trout I've ever caught on the Usk of 4.5lbs. Great bit of fishing and I shall be returning.
Thank you.

5 Trout

Dry fly only. Went upstream of the bridge opposite the caravan park and waited till around 9pm before making a cast. First 4 were around a pound and a half so I returned them. Just before dark I cast into the main stream as there were fish feeding and hooked my biggest trout off the usk. 4.5lbs and in great condition. Really pleased and will certainly return. Thank you.

5 Trout

Arrive on a dazzling sunny day. River at 0.75m and nice tint perfect. Had a thumping take on 15 footer on Upper Rock and a feisty 1.5lb was safely returned. No sign of salmon or trout rising to a heavy hatch of upwings from 10 a.m.
Fished below the bridge p.m. and had a firm take just above the pub. As I bent the rod into the fish the line went slack . Reeled in and found the leader missing (I had not attached the braided loop correctly!) Feeling downcast and angry with myself, continued fishing down to below pub decking. Salvation arrived with a firm pull and a hard fight ensued with several upstream runs against the current.
An 18lb bright silver cock fish (no sea lice) swam off indignantly after posing for the camera. All takes to a
Reverend Mole fly. Magical day suntan included.

1 Salmon, 1 Trout

Really helpful information from the beat owner made finding the beat, access and fishing easy. I wish all WUF beats had owners like Barry.
A salmon took my fly as I was stripping in to recast on Woodstream, it jumped and came off.

Lost 3 beautiful sizeable WBT from hook. All on nymph. Nice beat.

River at 0.62m. Hammered down with rain all day. Quite a few uprights hatching including Mayfly, Yellow May Dun, Light Olive and Blue Dun. Trout were taking the latter and a 2lb+ brownie obliged by taking a dry Blue Quill and fought like a demon. Highlight of the day, however, was when an otter popped its head up and gazed at both of us on Rock pool. Left with river rising and colouring.

1 Trout

The river was perfect! 8 on the gauge, a little colour. Overcast, pressure rising. I arrived at about one and fished until 6. It's beautiful to be out on the river. A few olives hatching here and there. All the signs that we are well into spring. Orange tip butterflies, bluebells and wild garlic. Sadly no fish for me. Perhaps just too busy enjoying nature!