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Booked for a day at Skenfrith but the water visibility was less than 2"- rained off.
Quick call to booking office and I was on my way to Penpont to try my luck on the upper Usk. I must congratulate the WUF on their service and the person who helped me on the phone.
The upper Usk was up and coloured and made wading very tricky - but the water cleared late on and was dropping. The trout were on holiday but I managed 4 babies and one juvenile. Very little fly on the water and little fish activity. Stayed until 9 pm but there was no evening rise or much increased fly life.
Driving home over the Brecon Beacon mountains was worth the trip in itself - clear sky with a full moon on the ascent on my left and the remains of a superb sunset on my right with the Carmarthenshire vans silhouetted in the creeping gloaming.

5 Trout

Dodged the heavy showers and electrical storm but what an interesting place to fish. Not surprisingly little surface activity and lucky to find 4 trout 6-12inches on a deep gold head pheasant tail nymph.

4 Trout

No fish taken.

1 Trout

It poured down all day but I did manage to get 4hrs fishing before the river coloured.
The day started slowly but once I'd found the right nymph things got going nicely. A fulling mill french nymph got them going and I landed a handful of 8-12 inchers with 15,16 and 17inch fish to mention. Had about half an hour of big fish regularly hitting me before the river became unfishable. Was absolutely soaked through when I threw in the towel at 2:30.

10 Trout

4 trout around 15inches, 2 smaller. All on small goldhead pheasant tail nymph. Pleasant water with generally easy access.

6 Trout

2 Trout

Very difficult, no trout to stalk at all. All fish returned.

2 Trout

Very bright day and crystal clear water. Not a single bite but such a lovely looking beat. Looks like dry flies could work well but nothing showing on the surface. Only fished up until lunchtime.

Overcast dry day, some sun in the afternoon. Good fly catches but very few rises all day. Brown nymphs, trout 1x12oz, 4x4oz all returned, beautiful fish.

5 Trout

A fine day in waders!
First fish of the day went like train and measured 18". 5 fish on heavy beaded bugs to combat the extra clear water. Broken twice by very powerful takers. The evening saw a brief hatch of mayfly and 2 fish taken on dries.

7 Trout