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Fished Lower Planks Pool - 1 x salmon (hen) approx 8lbs, and 1 x brown trout about 2lbs.

1 x Salmon approx 8lbs Hen fish and 1 x Brown Trout approx 2lb. Both fish Lower Planks Pool

Water very low, warm bright day. Very few fish moving but we did manage to catch plenty of grayling, a few around 14 in, small brown trout, salmon parr, dace, and chub. Lovely day on the river, only down side we missed dinner at the pub the chef stopped serving at 9pm.

2 fish, 3" and 14.5"

A low clear river, a cold downstream breeze, little insect life - occasional BWO, female yellow may duns and pale wateries. A recipe for a struggle?

Perhaps someone should have told the fish! 39 fish to 2 rods, all on parachute dries. 20 wild brownies - about half were tiddlers but 2 x 16" best fish and 18 grayling - mostly peas from a pod, 10-12" but all with the most wonderful blue and violet hues. Oh - and one small dace.

Ty Newydd delivers the goods once more - many thanks! We need some rain though....

2 trout best 9", 4 grayling best 10 inches. I saw a flock of goosanders approx 40 in number, fishing in one pool. Can anything be done about these predators?

Three young grayling, all returned. Guided by Kim Tribe.
Stayed at Caebetran Farm BnB - excellent.

Low water, very few fish rising ...bright sunshine for most of day......nil caught except fingerlings......but what a beautiful stretch of water.

Despite blisteringly hot conditions we had a good day at Ty-Newydd. 3 of us being novices took advice from the one very experienced rod in our group. Between us catches were 14 grayling at around 7 inches and 5 salmon parr, 4-5 inches.
These were all taken either on size 18 black spider pattern, size 16 olive nymph and size 16 gold head gold ribbed olive pattern.

This was our first outing on the river and we were most impressed. Thanks loads to the W&U Foundation.

This was my second visit to this stunning stretch of river so knew a bit more about where to go and what to do. The river was a lot lower than the last time I was but there is plenty of depth and fast water left in many places.

Weather conditions were perfect - over cast none of with none of the wind that was forecast. Crossed over to the left bank at the top of the gravelly run and walked down to the pool at the bottom. Plenty of flies about and fish rising to them in this pool.

I stuck an Adams on but they were very small fish (should have known really very spalshy rises) so I switched to and klink with a GBHE nymph. Got two trout and two grayling about 10 - 12 inch. The small fish continued to snatch at klink.

Waded back across the gravelly run with ease, bet you cant do that very often. Wandered down to that big flat, shallow section above the middle planks where the fast water runs into a shaded section on the left bank. Got four trout in quick succesion about 10 - 12" on the nymph with small fish snatching away at the klink. Sun broke through the clouds and that was the end of that.

Enjoyed an hour's snooze on the bank in the sun hoping to woken by the sound of rising fish, but to no avail. Decided to return to Cwmbran and come back in the evening, only a 90 mile round trip! Dragged myslef away from a BBQ and returned about 8ish. Lots on flies on the water and some fish rising. These appeared to stop as the sun was setting and shining directly down the river, I couldn't see anything with sun glasses on so I'm sure the fish had problems.

With the sun down fish were rising sporadically, couldn't really focus on one fish, so I just had to cast in the general area none were interested in the usual selection. A few snatches from the youngsters. Cut my losses at 10.15 and went back to re-join the BBQ. In terms of miles driven (200 ish ignoring the drive down to Wales from kent) per fish caught not the most productive day, but always a priveledge to enjoy such stunning surroundings. I shall return!

Thanks as always to the Wye and Usk team, a pleasure to deal with.