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Very good day, fish rising to the mayfly 5 brown not very big but my first river brownies and on the mayfly. Well pleased.

5 Trout

2 rainbow caught, worm and bubble. Both around pound and half each. Supper at last!

2 Trout

My first outing on this fabulous beat in the most stunning of settings. A local rod gave invaluable help and guidance but to no avail.
Not a beat for the faint hearted or the novice. The wading was challenging - I fell in twice which is a personal best. Saw plenty of fish and had a couple of pulls - a great day but no salmon caught.

1 Trout

River at a nice height and running clear. Sun and cloud. Sultry; air temperature up to mid twenties. Water temperature 16C (14C in Cynrig). Fished dry Adams from Cynrig upstream to top of beat, followed by copper head GRHE and Woolly Bugger across and downstream from top of beat to Cynrig. Very poor hatch and few fish rising.
Caught 12 trout but only one over half a pound (1lb 1oz}. This was probably a stockie from another beat as it had spots of blue dye on its gill covers.
Thanks to my fellow rod for a nice cup of tea and a pleasant chat!

12 Trout

12 fish to 13" from a lovely bit of river. Surprisingly few rising fish considering time of year so most came from nymphing. Thoroughly enjoyable afternoon - thanks to Wye and Usk Foundation.

12 Trout

Only spent an hour here but plenty of action - a few salmon parr to supplement the four trout including one of 12" taken on dries and olive nymph.

4 Trout

A large number of fish connected to line but only 4 stayed on! My experience of the Escley is that providing you cast into the right areas you can bring fish up well. Fishing with a partner who faired less well and found the going tough. I started mid-way up and still didn't make the top. Yomp back to the car took a couple of pound off!

4 Trout

I knew it was going to be a tough day with high bright skies but I wanted to get out for the day anyway. Missed two fish and other wise slow yet beautiful scenery and a good day out. Nice size salmon jumped in the pool below the bridge.

Was supposed to fish at Bigsweir but water was pretty coloured. Moved up to Caradoc. Water there was pretty coloured too but a good height and so fished the fly. Saw one fish move at the bottom of Poulson but no takes. Fished off the croys by the hut but didn't see anything. Left one chap to spin it and went onto the Usk and Newbridge on Usk.

6.15am, lost a fish in the low teens on Wilkinson fly. 7.15pm, 4lb grilse on Bann Special shrimp fly.

1 Salmon