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3lb plus brown trout took a 11/2 inch cascade tube first cast! Returned fish.

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It was my first time river fishing and it was fantastic. I didn't catch anything but that didn't matter. I had 1 take and there were some rising but they were very disinterested. I tried dry flies, wet and nymphs. Water was pretty clear even after all the rain we had recently. Probably could have done with a wading staff as its very rocky underfoot....but I'm new to all this so you live and learn. John my husband caught a 1/2lb brown trout. We didn't feel able to drive across the field to park in our car (you need a 4x4 really) but thats ok as you can park near the big house. Saw a red kite which made my day and loads of grey wagtails. I'll be back!!!!!

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Lovely stretch of water but I was only able to fish midday and didn't manage to catch a trout!

Arrived late owing to flat tyre and trip to find replacement. The river was at a good height for fishing, although still a little coloured, and the weather was sunny with cloud cover. At 13.00 hours, there was an excellent rise going on in the stretch immediately by the parking place, so I was able to take my six trout, sized 10 - 12 ins with one at 14 ins, within the next hour. Satisfyingly, all came to the dry fly, a para Adam's,size 16. After that, it all went a bit quiet and I had to leave at six o clock. So, a successful day, if a bit truncated, and I was unable to take advantage of the full length of this stretch.

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3 x browns off upper beat, 1 very nice hen fish just over the pound caught from just below the Sewage Pool on a black pennel. Lower part of the beat fairly quiet on the day I fished.

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Water clearing after rain previous day and steady downstream breeze. Tried wet and dry without success until 7pm when short rise and one 9in trout on small brown dun. Watched an otter fishing for 20mins mid morning. 2 poachers spinning in pool by island who fortunately moved off as we walked up river.
WUF Note: There has been a few reports of illegal fishing in that part of the Usk recently. NRW are aware and are reacting well to any incidents reported to them. If you see suspicious activity, please call their incident line as soon as you can: 0800 80 70 60.

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Caught a couple of WBT and connected with a few others briefly. Prolific hatch in the early evening largely ignored by the fish.

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Comments made in my feedback on 18 July. We did better today, although conditions were as tough!

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The river was very low and the weather was hot and sunny with a nasty downstream wind, difficult conditions! We didn't start until the early afternoon and the two fish we managed were both on nymphs. A few fish started rising in the late evening but I couldn't work out what they were on even though I went through my whole fly box. It is a lovely beat but I would make one comment. There are a lot of chopped branches lying around on the right bank of the pool on a bend about 100 yards up from where you park your car. The bank there is high anyway and for a left hander like myself it made it very difficult to cast. In fact there were quite a lot of chopped and abandoned branches along the banks which could do with being disposed of.

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