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2 Trout

2 Trout

Method: float / worm

2 Trout

My day at Usk reservoir was cold, wet and windy and a stark contrast to the previous sunny days. Having said that I always enjoy my time fishing here, a place where you can truly feel that you are out in the wilds, stunningly beautiful and this time I was lucky enough to see a Goss Hawk.
So just one very hard fighting overwintered trout on damsel fly and fast glass intermediate, and around a dozen perch which became quite annoying after a while.
The littering up there is becoming a real problem and I am sad to say this is mostly fishermen. I saw two groups of fishermen pack up and go leaving drinks cans, crisp packets, plastic bags and burning fires behind – Why do people think this is OK to do this? Welsh Water – you can enforce permits so start enforcing some litter regulations otherwise people will stop fishing here. Among the more interesting pieces of rubbish that I found was a high quality plastic container that I thought I could recycle and use as a bait container. However, after closer inspection I discovered it was an Urn from the crematorium. It beggars belief that following the scattering of someone’s remains into our drinking water, the container has been discarded on the bank. I have left it in the fishing hut.

WUF note: Many thanks for clearing up, it's a real shame that a few will spoil it for the many.

1 Trout, 12 Other

1 Trout

0 fish caught

2 Trout

A bright day, a little muggy as if a storm was coming. Fished the south side which was in the Lee of a fairly strong wind. Very few fish showing, just an occasional rise. One rainbow of 1 1/2 lb caught on a 20g black and gold Toby.

1 Trout

Not many fish rising but we still manage 8 and lost around 5 as well as 1 small perch. They were taking a mix of lure black and white and also a few on hares ear and pheasants tail nymphs. Fished until 3 and bites were throughout the day

8 Trout

6 rainbows.....2, spinning ......4, pop up worm.

6 Trout