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Very quiet on this stretch today .. little fly life about , highlights were signs of otters and masses of sand martins building their nests .

1 Trout

3 Trout

4 good size WBT (12" +) on olive pattern. All returned. Sporadic hatches of LDO in between showers brought occasional rises mid to late afternoon. Had to remind myself several times that it is the month of May as snow, sleet and hail swept in off the hills on a cold northerly wind.

4 Trout

Well my Usk curse is lifted !
Until today this was my nemesis, about 8 trips to various Usk beats and only 1 trout to show for it .
Arrived to a glorious sunny morning and bumped in to DJ from Tewkesbury who was the other rod on the beat , quick chat whilst we set up then off we went out separate ways .
A red letter day was waiting for me , 14 trout landed with I should think close on the same number lost or jumped ! Biggest a lovely fish of 2lb 2oz
Very easy access and will definitely be booking this one again

14 Trout

6 Trout

Tough day on the river. Brief hatch at 14:00 brought a few fish to the surface. Nymphing in faster water later in the afternoon brought one trout to the net which was released.

1 Trout

Managed to catch one nice trout between us on an olive quill CDC, casting to rising trout. Had a few more on nymphs that didn’t reach the net. I noticed significantly more algae present in the river compared to my last visit to this stretch a few weeks ago, is this a sign of a problem?

1 Trout

First cloudy day for ages; cold wind dropped but air temp still only 11C. River low and needs a refresh; algae is building and the shallows are getting slippery. All quiet until around 3pm when there was a quick hatch of olives. Two fish in short order on BWO.

2 Trout

Bright and dry. grandchildren fishing wet fly.

1 Trout

A beautiful sunny day with a strong breeze at times. Guided by Oliver Burch and most fish caught on parachute adams or similar. Fish rising between 12noon and 3pm and ranged between 1/2 and 2lbs. A thoroughly enjoyable day ably assisted by OB.

7 Trout