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Did not fish - too hot!

saw several rising fish in the deep slow saters upstream of the foot bridge and roll cast a blue dunn to drift and hooked a good size Allis Shad (Alosa alosa).
unexpected fish that gave a good account running several times even tail walking like a tarpon.
revived slowly and returned alive and well.

They enter major rivers in South Wales around May and June to spawn. While they resemble a large herring or a "mini tarpon," they are predatory and will readily hit a dry fly or trout streamer. [1, 2]

⚠️ Important Conservation & Legal Notice

Shad populations are severely threatened across Europe and have strict legal protection in the UK

1 Other

Conditions were perfect , light wind , warm and overcast.
Tough day though, had a couple of fish during the day (and a random chub) .
I waited for the evening rise , but it didn’t happen .
Lovely beat, badly overgrown in the upper section of the beat , could do with hacking back a bit for access.

2 Trout, 1 Chub

Nymphs only as there was very little hatching and no fish on the surface.
Two very fine Usk fish in our catch.

4 Trout

All in nymphs as no rising fish to be seen.

7 Trout

Fished for the day searching for risers, short hatch late afternoon led to 2 in the net best about 2lb. Great to on the river in mid summer!

2 Trout

4 trout to14”. 3 on dry fly. Shad still active.

4 Trout, 3 Other

Lovely but tough day searching for risers, not much of a hatch but great to be out - found a few midge feeders later. Stumbled upon 3 large giant hogweed plants among the Japanese knotweed while trying to get to the river opposite the waterworks - if in doubt be vigilant!

1 Trout

Great varied beat and by any account good value! Small hatch late afternoon had one on an Bob Wyatt's brilliant DHE. Lost a bigger fish I stumbled upon rising in the woods and a few while drifting a streamer around - Mid summer fun!

2 Trout

Morning conditions difficult with light rain clearing towards midday. The river was coloured and a little higher than usual due to recent rain. One brown trout (~1.25 lb) taken on the retrieve to a small olive nymph just below the first weir upstream of the town. A second brown (~1.5 lb) taken at the top of the stretch, late afternoon on a dry grannom variant.
Other notable sightings, two foxes drinking at the rivers edge on the opposite bank, unfortunately they were swiftly followed by a large mink to the same spot!
A lovely days fishing, although the banks are very overgrown, compared to when I used to fish this stretch some years ago, making the river inaccessible in a lot of sections at the upper end of the town water.

2 Trout