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First day out for a year. Rusty fishing, rusty water, clever fish. No catches.

Called in on my way home from a week fishing the Usk, was supposed to be a pleasant few hours fishing the Mayfly but only stayed an hour or so, very heavy rain all morning meant the river was colouring up and the banks had become very slippery so packed up and can home.
No fish but noticed a huge amount of very small upwings on the air, didn’t notice any on the river due to the heavy rain.

Heavy rain so only fished early evening. Not much fly life but took one 10” BT on klinkhammer. River coloured, hoping it will clear quickly.

1 Trout

2 Trout

Another very hot day. The river was in good condition , slightly higher than I remember . Bright sunshine all day revealed very few rises - less than 10 all day. Fly life was varied, the odd Mayfly coming off sporadically and falling back into the water although I did not see a single fish rise to the struggling fly. The only rises were splashy and seemed to be after something very small. Lots of sedges and midges and the long tailed brown fly (I don't know its name )
I persevered with the dry fly but did not catch a single fish. It was very hard fishing on a beat that has proved productive in the past.

We fished the afternoon and evening in very sunny weather. While the sun was warm it quickly turned cold in the evening. We caught four fish between us with few feeding fish visible. This is a beautiful stretch of water.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

After a few days of sunshine today was cloudy and cooler with a few spots of rain. Fished nymphs up to lunch time with no joy at all. Tried dries in the afternoon. Only saw one rise which I cast to and got a response but no fish. There were hatches, including some may fly, but no response from the fish.
As already mentioned the designated parking area now has tables and benches on it. I parked on the grass verge opposite the pub car park.

13 Trout, 6 Grayling

Worst experience of fishing I have ever had in 55 years of fishing. Completely spoilt day (and the river) due to huge numbers of people also "enjoying" the river. One paddled down through where i was fishing in a blow-up raft. Culminating in an abusive couple who jumped into the pool and waded across where I was actually fishing. They made it very clear in no uncertain terms that it was my fault for being there. I gave up. I thought that canoeists were bad enough but this capped everything. It's not the owners fault so I see no reason to ask them for money back. Be warned - Do not book this beat on a Bank Holiday. WUF take note - The Bell have filled the suggested car park with benches.

Originally two of us were to fish but one dropped out due to illness. I went alone and found the river high and slightly coloured. No fish rising or visible and none caught, but a very pleasant day in this pretty village with a great pub!