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Extremely hot day, (30 degrees plus) conditions bright. Unsurprisingly, no trout seen or taken. Expensive day for no return, but compensated somewhat but the stunning setting. The river suffers in general (in these conditions) by the open public footpath which enables too many swimmers and dog walkers access to the river. Echo sentiments of the Australian traveler re access to Wifi and printer. We were staying on the canal, hence delay in submitting return. Completed as soon as able.

The river was running high after rain the previous day and 3 anglers who had booked through the estate had struggled the day before. Quite a cool overcast day for July and very little fly life with barely any rising fish at all. I fished from 11am until 5pm without a touch and then found the right fly and some willing fish. Fly of the day was a hot spot pheasant tail nymph fished under an Elk Hair caddis. Fish all taken tight to the bank next to trees or along the edges of the fast water. Highlight of the day was a cracking fish of 17 inches, must have been 2 pounds or more. All fish returned. I will be back.

7 Trout

Very wet and windy resulting in diddly squat!

Lovely fishery, hard going at times with the river carrying a foot of excess water. Struggled early on the nymph taking the first after lunch right at the top of the beat, and then a fleeting hatch of pale olives provided a very short spell of dry fly sport right at the bottom of the lower beat in the afternoon. Two more fish fell to emergers. 3 Fish between 8 - 14inch
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3 Trout

Four between 8-14" on various small dry flies.

4 Trout

Such a pleasure to fish this beat. 26 degrees and clear blue skies didn't make for hungry fish. 6 caught mostly on nymphs in faster water but also a couple on coachman and Pennell. A number got away including the biggest of the day... of course.

6 Trout

Great stretch of river on the Glanusk Estate. Unfortunately heavy overnight rain made the river unfishable.

Beautiful stretch of the middle Usk. Fortunate enough to have the two beats to myself. Weather: bright sunshine. 18 -20 degrees centigrade. Four WBT caught and returned. Best fish, 1 lb. Others 8-10 oz. Fish taken on nymph: GRHE and PTN. One on wet Greenwells. Fished 1000 - 1700. Very few fish rising. Water very clear and in superb condition.

4 Trout

Fished the lower end of the stream in changing weather. Water clear and some limited hatch, the odd fish rising. Managed to catch one trout right at the lower end of the beat. Lovely part of the river, had to leave when the heavens opened.

1 Trout

Fished the upstream half of the beat after visiting the estate office. Weather was bright and mostly sunny as I made my way upstream looking for fish, eventually found a few fish rising right at the top of the beat and missed a couple of takes but casting from under the trees was proving difficult so headed back to find some easier to target fish as there was now a steady hatch of Olives. Found some fish rising in one of the pools and proceeded to miss take after take, hitting a few only for them to throw the hook soon after! All the time fish were rising in a slack under far bank trees so after spooking the easier to target fish I waded to a position that would allow me to target them. After a few attempts a big cast brushed the far bank branches and my small dry fly landed in the slack, moving slowly down steam a splashy take and a strike that met with firm resistance, luckily this one stayed on and after a spirited fight on my 4# a fish of over 2lb was netted and safely returned, chancing my luck I repeated the exercise and was rewarded with another good fish, possibly slightly smaller but still a lovely brownie. By now it was 2pm and so time to move to the down stream beat, unfortunately the weather had taken a turn for the worse with a strong downstream wind and rain. I only found a couple of fish rising, one refused stubbornly to take anything I offered it the other took the same fly at the first time of asking just down from the bridge. Decided to call it a day after that, very happy with the fish I took in the morning.

3 Trout