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16 x trout 6-10 inches on a small Klinkhammer. Fishing for a couple of hours before dusk, after the heat and humidity of the day had lessened a bit. I didn't get to the top before darkness fell. The average size of fish on this brook definitely has gone up a bit (a lot of fish in the 8/9 inch range) although there may not be quite as many as there once were. They still aren't monsters, but great fun.

24 Barbel on pellet. Caught fish from several swim.

Arrived late afternoon. River running a little high and slightly coloured. A number of fish rising to hatches of various insects in glides. 2 X WBT 6" each to dark olive klinkhammer and several misses. Great sport for 1.5 hours. Some difficulty moving upstream at this height due to fallen tree in middle of the beat. However, this is a delightful beat and good value for 3 vouchers.

River fining down but still heavily colured. 10 barbel to around 9lbs and 1 chub to meat baits from lower pegs.
Excellent fishery but WUF directions would be improved if they stated 'Take second left turn to Breinton' rather than the current instructions which say ignore the fist left turn to Breinton and bear left at Swainshill.

Lane was very wet & not good for standard cars. Lovely section of river but do not wear shorts. T C caught his first barbel then another 7 and I had 6 between 5 and 9lbs. Most on pellet but some on meat. Best swims at end of section. Travel light or even better take a 4 wheel drive.

7 or 8 trout in the 7 - 10" range to the net and as many lost as well as a few parr. Fished mainly duo with most of the fish coming to a small nymph. Very few fish showing at the surface and sport totally dried up between 1.30pm & 6.30pm. A nice day & some beautiful water.

High water level, difficult wading, but fishable. No salmon cought but couple of pretty brown trouts, all returned. Amazing stretch. Thanks to WUF.

A good day, river up a little and coloured but dropped through the day. 10 Barbel to 8.9lb, one lone Chub and an Eel. Pellet and feeder was the tactic.
Lots of feeders lost in the rocks but didnt spoil the day.

Following an unsuccessful day at Ty-Newydd the previous day we thought we'd try the Usk as it looked as though it had dropped a litle overnight. The river was running at 9.4 on the gauge at Chainbridge when we arrived with maybe a foot of visability (although still very red in colour) and dropped to 9 by the end of the day. James landed a 13lb colouring cock fish from the Rock Pool on his fourth cast of the day which put up a good scrap. The fish took a small Park Shrimp tube fished on a floating line. No more action then until around 4pm when I landed a fresh 5lb grilse spinning from just below the bridge from the steps by the gauage where it didn't seem possible to fish the fly. We didn't see any other fish all day but no doubt they were there. A very enjoyable days fishing.

0 fish caught. 0 fish seen. Water was fairly clear and clearing.