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First time for me on this beat. 8 WBT split between top and bottom ends of the water. All on March Browns. Hatches were sparse and sporadic.
Lovely stretch of the Usk. Very fishy with very varied water types.

8 Trout

Sunny and warmer than it has been (~10oC) but with a fresh downstream wind. Water clear and 11in on the gauge. Started at 11:00 and had a 1 1/4lb on the nymphs upstream of the bridge. Moved downstream of the bridge and at 12:30 a hatch of march browns started. Good number of fish rising to them. Had 5 up to 2lb on a parachute. At 13:30 the hatch stopped and all went quiet. Fished nymphs all the way to the end of the beat and had another 4.

10 Trout

A perfect spring day and a few fish were caught. Compared with about the same time last year the water was a bit higher and a little coloured so that is our excuse for not catching more. This is a great piece of trout water.

8 Trout

Cold cloudy day with rain in the air but came to nothing. A small hatch of LDO's at about two but only a couple of rises seen Had two trout of half and three quarters of a pound both on olive nymph just under the surface. Should have been more, lost at least five or six. Enjoyable day

2 Trout

What a great day! One fish caught does not do the day justice. On a couple of spiders hooked a big fish, after several leaps and tearing about the water, I managed to get get it close to the net at which time it shook itself free and I lost the flies it a tree. Not sure what the fish was, my guess is a small salmon or the most energetic 3 Lb grayling. It was not a brown trout.
Later the flies were piling off the water and rising fish were concentrated in a run below the bridge. My size 15 JT olive was ignored. Massive frustration and a sulk ensued. Cast after, cast but not a fish.
Above the bridge in the shade, after the fabulous looking salmon pools a few dimples gave the game away. On with a size 18 emerger, BOOM!! Covered a riser, hooked up, massive air, gone. Same formula, shaken off. Same formula more air, gone. Same, played this fish harder and lower, got it in the net. Beautiful fish!
What a day, brilliant!
WUF Note: Grayling are not present in the Usk.

1 Trout

River a foot above summer low and well coloured though clearing, water temp 12 degrees. Very pleasant day but no sign of salmon. Spinning not allowed on this fishery below 2ft (nor wading in coloured water!), or I would have been very tempted to try a small spinner in these conditions. Plenty of interest in my various doubles from out-of-season trout. Note of caution - a gigantic trunk road development scheme has started between Abergavenny and Merthyr and once you hit the A465 it's very difficult to find your way across towards Crickhowell (I went 20 miles out of my way)- suggest anglers coming from the south and east go through Abergavenny and travel via A40.

River high and coloured after heavy rain. Canoe's only seen on water's surface. A lovely fishery will return hopefully with better river conditions

Sunshine and showers and a northerly wind. 3 WBT caught on beaded pheasant tail nymph. Two just below the bridge and the rest in the fast water. 12" , 10" and 8" Lost 2 All returned.

3 Trout

Pleasant weather if a little below average air temperature. Rises limited to sporadic fish with no real pattern to identify the fly. Water not too badly affected and as always good enough access for all of us. Most on dry fly with a couple of Dace thrown in for good measure.

5 Trout, 2 Other

In the morning no rises so fished heavy nymph in fast water and had 4 to 12 inches. Changed beat in afternoon, 1 fish then heavens opened so ruined the afternoon. Saw a mink swim the river, got out looked around aka scrouge style then scuried away to find afternoon snack. This is magical
wild life, great to be alive. Trout all returned.

5 Trout