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The weather was awful with constant rain, high winds and a temperature struggling to get above 10 degrees. The river was fairly clear and at a good level but the hatch was severely affected by the weather and we had to work hard to take fish during the very brief periods of fly activity.

6 Trout

Alas, No fish caught. Feeling my age (68) must be less ambitious and more laid back. Wonderful settings and river was at its optimum (shame about the fisher!!)
Stayed in Ramblers Rest Cottage in Crickhowell (very good). As for the Wye and Usk Foundation Passport, what a great idea. More should be done by other river/landowners to promote an excellent fishing chance. Will be back. Very many thanks.

12lbs on mepps. Water still too high and coloured for lowest beats especially fly.

1 Salmon

No Salmon seen or caught but had 2 trout and a shad on the fly. Also after prior arrangement called up to Gromain for a couple of hours before going home nothing seen or caught but river was up a bit from the morning.

2 Trout, 1 Other

I decided to give this beat another try with my spare rod. An overcast and breezy afternoon with quite a lot of small black flies about but nothing rising for them. 10 mostly small trout caught by short line nymphing with beaded Pheasant Tail/GRHE nymphs.

10 Trout

Fly fished the Rectory beat today for the first time. A bit too much bright sunshine! Did not see a single fish movement on the water all day!

Brecon Gauge up 3inches with overnight rain and little colour. Sporadic surface activity through the day with fish taken slowly. Few on surface Adams and Brown Klink but mainly on darker nymphs. 11 trout - 8 x 9-11inches and 3 x 13-15inches with the best at 1lb 13oz. Super fish and all in all a very satisfactory and enjoyable day.

11 Trout

Plenty of water in the river and good weather. 7 trout, best about half a pound on a small nymph.

7 Trout

I walked downstream a couple of fields on the right hand bank to where a brook enters the river. Access is discouraged almost everywhere by the fence topped with barbed wire. I could only get in using a tree which had fallen across it. Most fish were caught on nymphs and one on dry fly. I kept hoping for a bigger fish, sadly on this occasion they were only 4 - 7 inches.

5 Trout

My 1st visit to Goodrich and met Chris Price on the beat who was very helpful. Fish seen in the Lines Pool late in the day.