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Water at low summer levels but fishing was good with most fish on spiders. Up to 16”

8 Trout

Great beat. Only fished the upper part of the beat, water was gin clear and looking really good. Plenty of insect life but sadly nothing I tried took the trouts fancy. I did have a take on a Spring Olive nymph in the fast water just above the pumping station but he shook off pretty quickly.
Despite one of the previous anglers saying the access was tricky, I found it ok. The access is fine but caution is advised as some of the bank access can be a little steep but doable if done slowly. Wading I think is better than other beats I have fished on the Usk.
I will definitely return and can see this becoming a regular beat for me.
I managed to speak to a local angler who informed me that some of the deeper runs just below the bridge is certainly worth a cast or two

3 trout to 14" caught on nymphs.

3 Trout

Lots of fish about, mostly browns and some salmon.

1 trout 8oz on dry at church beat where there were a few fish rising to grannom (10 to 11ish).
1 trout 10oz from further up using Czech method with PT nymph (two fish lost).
Bright hot day, hardly any wind.

2 Trout

I was fishing the upstream end of the beat and found this to be hard going. Bank access was tricky. The wading felt treacherous with lots of slippery weed on flat racks rather than gravel. Despite that I had an enjoyable day and will return.

Arrived at 11am, big hatch if Grannom but only 1 fish rising, caught 2 trout in 5 mins during a MB hatch at 12.30.

Caught 1 more before river went completely quiet by 3pm.

Great beat, great river.

3 Trout

Low and clear water.
Few Mayfly coming off the water and a few rises around 2pm but mostly very quiet.
Caught 2 trout on the Euro rod and lost a 3rd at the net.
Water temp 10 degrees.
River looking beautiful

2 Trout

Not a sniff on nymphs for the first hour , within the next hour 6 to cdc march brown dun . In This hour was two very short and explosive hatches . The first lasted about ten minutes the second about 5 minutes . Then again the river fell dormant . I worked up a nice stretch nymphing for about half an hour but not a touch . Largest fish around 16 inches , the other five all roughly 14 inches

6 Trout

First time fishing this beat.

Arrived 0930 parked at lower end and fish were rising! I think to remnants of yesterdays hatch. I tried various patterns of match brown/ldo imitations but very fussy and died off soon. 2 further periods of surface activity to MB hatches lasting ~15 mins between 11 and 1. I had one fish above the road bridge that broke me off. After this very sporadic single rises but nothing much. Couldn’t tempt any on dries. Left at 3pm.

As expected lots of dog walkers throwing in sticks and kids throwing rocks etc.