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Nil salmon - low water, very bright. Several small trout from bridge pool and the flats and a grayling of 1.5lb.
Salmon seen in Rectory pool 10 mins before I had to leave but showed no interest in the short time I fished it!!
Many thanks.

A superb day. Started off fishing the duo N.Z. style and was in to fish straight away. Hooked a couple of grayling on the small beaded H.E but noticed several fish coming up to the small Klink and turning away ay the last minute. I soon realised that the nymph was impeding presentation and so off it came with instant results! Both trout (mainly in the morning - best 16") and grayling (best 17") came to the dry throughout the day and into the late afternoon / evening. I ended up with 15 - 20 grayling and 7 or 8 trout. Did unfortunately see two goosanders and a couple of the grayling showed signs of stab marks.

Conditions: Cool (9-12/14 degress C), light breeze, with intermittent downstream wind throughout the day until 15:00, mostly bright and sunny with a few short downpours and then rather calm from 16:00 to 18:00 (main hatch of Yellow May, see below). River clear and very beautiful.
Catch: 19 grayling and six trout. Most grayling around the 3/4lb to 1lb mark with one strong fish to 2lb. Trout mostly 10” to 11“, one to 12”. A few WBT parr. Fish taken throughout the beat, excluding the Stone Catch. Morning fish on a two fly upstream nymph cast (gold head GRHE (18) and heavier nymph (various; 14 to 12), all taking the smaller fly; and a few on the dry Adams (14). All afternoon fish on Adams /CDC variant (16/14). Very positive takes, the fly matching (in size) a nice hatch of Yellow May (I think). Various (smaller) upwinged flies hatching (but in smaller numbers). All fish in pristine condition, and exceedingly lively. All quickly and safely returned.
Pollution: quite a few golf balls (removed), these also on Ty-Newdd.

Other: One dead roach seen in Edw Pool. A large salmon resting at the bottom of the Edw Pool.

A wonderful days fishing. Many thanks to the WUF for two lovely days fishing. Keep up the excellent work.

6 rainbow trout, 2 caught on worm and 4 caught on fly. 2 perch were also caught on worm, which were released back into the water.

2x brown trout, 1x grayling on BWO dry fly. (All returned). Beautiful place, good fly life, water coloured.

Our second visit this year to this beautiful stretch of the Usk. Again the river was in perfect condition. If there was a down side to the day, then it was the very heavy,slow moving showers. We caught several small WBT, all returned to the river. There was a good evening rise which lasted about 45 mins. otherwise, we fished various nymphs most of the day. Certainly a beat we like to return to on another visit.

6 fish caught altogether, slow days fishing.

One small brown trout approx eight inches caught on beaded nymph and released.

Sadly I was unable to connect with any fish but what a lovely beat.

Perfect end to the season. Good fly hatches with rising fish most of the day. 12 caught up to a pound or so on various dry flies including Adams, Pheasant Tail and v. small grey affair fished in surface film later on.