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Caught 2 rainbow trout both 3 lb in weight

2 Trout

Also after cooking supper, I got down to Llanellen at 8.40pm. What followed was the most ridiculous hr of fishing on the Usk I have ever experienced. The fish were mopping up olive upright and mayfly spinners as I arrived so I tied a #14 Jingler on and ginked it into a crucifix. Drag was an issue but whenever I could get a drag free drift the fly disappearing with barely a murmur on the surface. I had brought 3 to hand when I saw one take a bit longer to complete a rise. I creeped up to be within range, covered it and it and the fly disappeared. The first run was long and it fought hard. Just when I was getting on terms it surged away again. Shortly after, a large dog otter porpoised in the middle of the pool, with the C.3lb trout in its maw. I grabbed the phone from my pocket, but in trying to draw it to the top again the leader snapped. The otter then came to teh bank 60 yards below me. I tried to creep up but my terriers spoiled it and the otter headed back into the river and went downstream. This is the first time I have ever had an otter take a trout. The image of the otter breaching is all I can think about now.

The fish kept on feeding, I got selective yet still made it to double figures in an hrs fishing!

Best fish was 2lb 12oz, with 4 other over 2lb, 3 were between 1lb and 2lb and 2 were under the pound. I kept a 2lb 2oz fish and its stomach was full of spent mayfly.

Astonishing fishing and a truly memorable evening.

The evening fishing is now fish spinner mopping. Advice to any Usk angler that reads this: dont use the duns and emergers that work in the morning, you need a spinner pattern and I think a sparsely tied jingler is the best of them all.

10 Trout

A nice day but it's a real shame the river is in such poor health. No weed growth and sediment all over the river bed. Not the live int he river that there use to be.

2 Trout

1 Trout

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

4 Trout

We didn't fish today as the water was very low and decided to return home.

Lovely beat, warm sunny day, only one fish

1 Trout

4 rainbow caught by me, 1 on worm and 3 on spinner
1 rainbow caught by D.E from Mountain Ash on spinner.
Multiple bites on worm. Fished the side nearest the A470

5 Trout

Conditions were 1st class. All fish took Howard Croston’s “Retirer” dry fly……size 12.

21 Trout