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3 small brownies to small ptn, plus 2 small grayling. Nothing hatching of any significance with only one or two rises through out the day Attempted the section above the top weir being just shallow enough to wade most of it, only to come face to face with a down stream bound canoe with a couple of characters who didn't look like they wanted to be asked to leave, so, I didn't! By the way it's definitely an otter on the water, on arrival I made my way down to the lower weir and there he was, in my pitch!! I watched him duck and dive for a while collecting morsels from the bottom and then, when he noticed me he seemed to just disappear. Magic! Many thanks WUF.

3 Trout, 2 Grayling

After a night of strong rain the water level was higher then Saturday also little bit coloured. There was good surface activity but only on the slower river stretches. Had 3 trout, 2 of them about 1lb, one trout was nearly 2 lb, really good size. All fish has been returned like a Saturday. Great two days in river Taff. Only disappointment was with the rubbish. Both banks have a problems with it. People, please clean up after yourself. Clean rivers will produce more beautiful fish and for us more catches. Lastly, my tackle: fly rod Orvis 7'6, DT floating line, klinkhammer grey top brown body. Thank you.

3 Trout

A great stretch of the Usk . 4 wbt caught to 15", all very good quality fish. All taken with dry olive patterns. Lots of fish rising, tricky casting in a strong westerly wind. Wading to cast to the far bank was a challenge. Will come back for sure.

4 Trout

Fished lower section wading is not easy river had some colour and even though I was told Taff trout are not selective, I found them quite the opposite. There were a good few flies hatching, grannom ldo's and a couple of others. A good few trout rising to nymphs or emergers but it took me good few hours to catch the first fish on hares ear emerger after several fly changes. So in the last couple hours of fishing I had 3 trout; a few takes and few refuses. Would be back with revised fly box. People of Wales, please stop throwing rubbish in your rivers. From hundreds of plastic bags hanging like a wash from the last spate to household waste and mattresses etc.

3 Trout

Struggled to find access to much of the river. We enjoyed a few hours at the top end of the Fachen but failed to find any fish willing to take a fly. We then tried closer to the town of Merthyr but the river was in such a state with dumped rubbish and drug paraphernalia that we were put off.

No luck with Salmon. Switched to trout when they started rising to a small hatch. Landed one. Missed others. Nice day.

1 Trout

Dry fly were the fly of the day size 16. Biggest fish about 2lb.

8 Trout

2 to nymph & 2 on dry. All released.

4 Trout

4 x trout caught per rod. Fish were in good condition and averaged about 1lb 8oz. Caught on worm with a short leader. Conditions were unpleasant with freezing cold wind, misty rain that soaked everything and we were glad to eventually bag up and get home to warm up.

8 Trout

One BT to a dry black gnat. Cold and drizzly, not much surface action.

1 Trout