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Running at 3ft on the Llanstephan gauge but surprisingly clear. Spinning with Rapalas. No sign of salmon but took three very nice trout. At 1.30pm a considerable hatch of March Browns took place lasting until 2.15pm and perhaps after. Even in flood conditions the fish responded close to the edges. No fly rod - obviously!

3 Trout

Great day out, fish were in fast water. All fish were taken on March Brown Spider.

7 Trout

Arrived to the river rising, again. Over 3' on Llanstephan gauge. Should of stayed at home... Fished until midday and departed. Maybe next time.

Great hatch of March Browns around midday. Incredible to see!

Grey overcast day, no wind or rain, water level a good height, perfect! Really good march brown hatch from 11.00 for half an hour or so. Few LDO showing. Plenty of rises and 3 trout taken on small cdc dun, largest to 3lb. It's not only the fish that love march browns, the ducks love them too!

3 Trout

11 x trout 10-17 inches, various spiders. Today I was faced with a bit of a quandary, trying to work out some water which might be in fishing condition after all the rain and flooding. Going up the Usk as far as Brecon turned out to be good enough. It was a miserable day, with that cold gale still blowing, downstream in this case, but spiders worked well enough in slightly coloured water - Waterhen Bloa, Dark Moorgame, and especially Woodcock and Hare's Lug. I was going to report that there was no hatch at all, but I did find a solitary march brown on the handle of my spare rod when I picked it up to go home.

11 Trout

Fished couple of hours, 1.30pm til 3.30pm. Plenty came to size 18 bead head fished heads and tails of pools and faster water. Could of been more had a fair few takes which slipped hook after a short tussle. Couple of salmon parr also.

14 Trout, 2 Other

1 Trout

Water at good height and falling (Maddox stones wadeable). Saw one fish move but I think it was a resident / kelt. Tried spinner and fly from both banks, but no luck.

Another great day at D&A. Water level up a bit on last week, lightly coloured in the morning but clearing.
One solid hatch of March Browns. 15 brown trout to 16 inches caught and returned.

15 Trout

I brown trout weight c. 1 3/4lb caught on Lower Clochfaen in the morning. Upper not fished - washed out in pm. Snipe and Purple size 12.

1 Trout