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River in excellent condition and plenty of fly life (grannom) about. Patrick and Sarah Lloyd had 4 wbt between them, best 1 1/4lbs, all on small dry fly.

4 Trout

High and coloured water. Wading too risky. Hardly fished. Nothing caught.
Access very difficult in places. All gates were locked and required climbing over.

2 Trout

Fished until lunchtime, nothing seen or any contact made.

Sadly nothing caught as conditions were very bright and sunny, but a wonderful day had.

First day ever fishing the Usk today - what a magnificent river. The main midday olive hatch was met with heavy cold rain, I was amazed the trout were so switched on they didn't stop rising throughout. Me with soggy CDC was left powerless, what I'd have done for one of those foam sugar cube emergers I used to carry! Had a few on the CDC when the rain eventually stopped the rest on size 20 midge and gold head, best 15inches.

6 Trout

River very high but clearing and falling. Caught 14lb hen salmon on size 8 silver bodied Alley's shrimp. Cool and overcast. Fish not fresh but clean and in excellent condition.

1 Salmon

Fished from midday until dark. 4 fish came early on on the bottom part of the beat, all to a gold bead hares ear. Last fish Caught in near darkness near the land slip on a dry. Several large trout fishing close to the quarry bank, but could not tempt them. Be aware that Merthyr Tydfil angling also have this beat- had to share the evening with a guy leapfrogging me fishing a worm. Lovely part of the Usk though.

Fishing Passport Note : Aberbaiden is as a single bank fishery and MTAA do fish the opposite bank.

5 Trout

River in good nick but no salmon seen or heard (or caught!).

1 Trout

3 Trout