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Fished for 2 hours in the evening on the Upper Monkswood beat of the Usk. Caught nothing but saw at least 3 salmon go over the weir. Torn now between fishing Lough Sheelin with M next week or staying and taking advantage of the good water!

Fly, Buzzer. Cloudy, rain at times

4 Trout

Transferred to the upper Usk as a result of wash off on the Arrow. Fairly consistent hatch including a large number of olives for most of day but no fish rising. Water fairly clear. No fish and no takes. Attributed to cold flush of water, cold wind and (most likely) inability of anglers who went through their fly box in vain. Despite lack of fish a beautiful place and enjoyable day.

Real mixed bag of weather, sun, cloud, rain and hail. River dropping after Tuesday's deluge but level made wading challenging and unable to reach the middle of the river to cast under the trees, a prime spot on this beat.
Mixed hatch, with the odd flurry of LDO's in the afternoon but nothing really rising. Nymphed most of the day. 6 thumping wbt caught, 5 over 12 inches, best around 15". One caught on a dry late afternoon, all returned. Given the forecast earlier in the week much better than expected.
If you plan to fish this beat the track to car park 2 is a challenge, best negotiated in a 4 x 4 or with similar clearance.

6 Trout

5 trout caught on 2 rods using worm as bait.

5 Trout

Beat holds lots of big trout. Caught four very nice trout up to 3lb+ on Deer Hair Emerger and bead head nymphs. Plenty of water and strong currents but only a little rain over the day. Fished only a small part of the beat but had plenty of takes.

4 Trout

Took dogs for evening walk along Pinsley and saw first rise of the season. Went home - tied on an 16 Iron Blue Dun and hurried back. 1st cast - aimed at inside channel missed a very splashy take. 2nd cast - hooked and landed same fish, lovely 8" wbt. 3rd cast - aimed at far channel but landed on central weed bed. 4th cast - into far channel and hooked and landed identical twin. Few more casts, but no interest.
Very satisfying first fish of the season.
Pinsley lovely at moment and holds some fiesty, not so little fish, but bankside vegetation and streamer weed already making it challenging. If you plan to fish this Wild Stream beat - would do so in the next few weeks.

2 Trout

It felt like I was fishing in a time warp, it is May and not March? I only fished the morning before the rain arrived. The temperature was ten degrees and the fish knew it. One rise in four hours and I brought him to the fly but he just bounced on it in disgust.

No salmon caught or seen.

Saw fish rising when crossing Bredwardine Bridge at lunchtime today, so decided to go and wet a line on the home patch in the rain in the afternoon, in anticipation of everything dirtying up tomorrow after the rain! In spite of the 7 degrees and pretty steady rain (but no stair rods), but being blessedly still, with little or no wind, yellow mays continued to come off during the afternoon and fish were rising to emergers and some to duns. All rising fish that were caught proved to be trout and all were caught on a yellow may emerger pattern (if interested, see Gwent Angling Society website for tying details). Also saw some mayfly - good news maybe for the prospect of their also now beginning to show on the brooks and streams that hold them in the WUF catchment.

6 Trout