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Two good fish on a deep nymph early on then at about 10.30 the odd March Brown appeared and the occasional fish started rising, so I tied on a dry March Brown. The hatch seemed to gather in intensity and so did the rise peaking at about 12.30 and it was over by 1.30. During this time I netted four decent fish on the dry and lost one. The odd fish rose in the afternoon and I managed to catch two more; one on the dry March Brown and the other, the last rising fish on the lower flats, I eventually beat into submission with a silver sedge. All fish were of a good size and full of fight - plenty of aerial acrobatics.I'd say between 10ozs and 1 1/4 pounds. This was a pretty good showing of March Browns and the fish switched onto them immediately - worthy of the early spring reputation the Usk always had. Let's hope they are making a comeback. Excellent sport!

8 Trout

Lovely day (11.5C or so) and river at last under a foot (on Brecon scale) and running clear, if a little cold. My partner and I arrived to start fishing at around 11.15am and soon saw the odd rise (to LDOs) on the flats near the bridge. These continued until around 3pm when we chose to stop fishing. Nothing seemingly rising further up (where my partner chose to fish) but enough happening at the flats for me to miss one rise altogether, prick another, have a trout on for 20 sec or so until it slipped barbless hook and land one of 3/4lb. Pleased to see dry fly action. Odd March Brown about also.

Very small brown trout, returned safely.

1 Trout

Very small brown trout, returned safely.

1 Trout

Lovely beat, quite a lot of good fly water at this height. About one and a quarter feet on the Glanusk gauge. A bit too deep to wade as much of it as I would have liked though. No sign of any fish moving at all apart from a few small trout in a sun-warmed shallow. Kingfisher, some small dark up-wings about.

No sign of salmon. Fly only. By-catch reprimanded and released.

2 Trout

Lovely day. Water clear and low (4" on Brecon gauge)and 60F. 3 fish caught, best 2 3/4lbs, 2 on nymphs and one on dry fly. There was a steady trickle of LDOs and smaller olives. All fish returned.

3 Trout

River at its lowest level for the whole year, cooler weather though helping fish.

10 Trout

Another lovely day on this most beautiful of beats. There are so many lies for salmon and hiding places for trout. I returned to this beat in the hope of not seeing bathers and dogs and children. I was disappointed!! Even during the evening rise there was a constant stream of people jumping and swimming with their dogs. More poachers seen too by the bridge. No wonder there are no salmon.

Lovely day and a beautiful stretch of river. Some fish rising but difficult to tempt with dry fly. Sedge and small duns about plus some yellow mays. Tried most things but perhaps my presentation was a bit too poor for the low, clear water and I probably could have gone finer. Had an 8 inch fish on a size 12 nymph when I tried to re-cast at one point. Nothing, then, until dusk came to my rescue when, in the failing light, a 10 - 11 inch fish sipped down a tups. When tightening into this fish the end of my vintage 1936 Hardy split cane rod snapped off!! It must have been ready to go. So 2 hard won fish.

2 Trout