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Pleasant day with lots of fish coming to the fly but making them stick was difficult. Best fly parachute adams. Best fish 1.5lb, several fish pricked but not landed.

3 Trout

A beautiful day. Lucky enough to be in the right place for a large hatch of March Browns ( I assume). They came on at midday and lasted for 50 mins then stopped. Missed a number at the rise, lost two and brought a couple of good 15/16" fish to the net, safely returned. A heart stopping hour of fishing. I was delighted to experience for the first time what the Usk is famous for.

2 Trout

Bright sunshine, clear water. No surface activity. Lost one 6oz brown trout on shrimp imitation wet fly.

The day was blighted by a strong upstream wind that seemed constantly in our faces! Casting and mending were near impossible with tangles aplenty. We each caught a good 1.5 lb grayling, both of which were returned.
There wasn't a hatch of fly, just a dribble throughout the day, with only a few fish rising. None of these were trout, all either grayling or salmon smolts.
I still have not knowingly seen a trout on the Wye this season. It can't be just me. I wonder if it is still a bit cold. The water, although a little warmer now was still chilly.

Tough fishing because of strong SE wind. Arrived at western end reservoir by mid afternoon and spent fruitless 2 hours prospecting with lures and a booby + nymph set up. Around 6 PM a few fish were observed rising to ? midge emergers. Caught 700g rainbow using a DHS emerger pattern. Its stomach was full of frog remains. It would seem that arriving for the evening is the best use of time for this water. Unfortunately, early morning starts are not allowed by Welsh Water.

1 Trout

One trout on a surface plug and one on a 7g silver toby. A good day .

2 Trout

Despite there being a little too much water for this lower beat I had a very enjoyable first ever day of salmon fishing on the Wye. Nathan the Ghillie was excellent, he stayed with me all day and I was grateful for his in-depth knowledge of the water. He also explained the improvements that continue to be made to the beat; if they all happen then this will go from a good beat to an excellent one. I had one salmon grab my spinner but unfortunately it didn't stick. There are some good looking fly stretches and I hope to be able to fish them at a suitable water height in the future.
I will certainly return to this beat and the river Wye

Bright and sunny day but with a chill wind. Sporadic hatches of March Browns mostly in the morning. 18 trout caught with largest 1 1/4Ibs. Trout were caught on PTNs, March Browns and Parachute Adams. Great day's fishing in a lovely setting.

18 Trout

No Salmon seen or caught. An enjoyable day nevertheless. What's happened to the 3 for 2 offer on this beat?

A bright day, warm in the sun, but with a chill Easterly wind, made for difficult fishing. Fish were rising, but neither the duo nor spiders could tempt them. A fellow angler had no luck with March Browns. The day was saved almost at the last cast with a 7" fish taken on point by a Hare's Lug #14.

1 Trout