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5 chub up to 3lb 14oz some on bread, some on sweetcorn.
2 pike biggest about 8lb on Sardines.

First and biggest chub came second cast promising a good day. Other than the pike, which I took whilst roving during the afternoon, my next bite came at 6.15pm. Between then and 7pm I had a further four chub and missed another 4 bites. Probably should've gone fine line and maggot feeder during the day as it was very bright and water is pretty clear.

Still a very plesent day on a really attractive and varied piece of water.

What a lovely bright cold sunny day it was with a frisky easterly wind.

When the winds in the east the fish bite least, then when my brother was back to the car away went his rod.

1 barbel of 5lb,better than nothing.

No salmon seen.

Lovely bright day with the river fining down nicely.
No Salmon showing though and so consequently drew a blank.

Nothing caught or seen. Very cold, bright and windy.

Fished for barbel all day in one spot hoping to intercept any on the move. Not a touch all day. Water temp was 40deg so not really surprising. The wind was rather cold but sitting behind the shelter in the sun was very pleasant. I was booked in for the following day when I had planned on a more mobile approach. Overnight the temperature dropped to minus 5 so I did not even bother going back, I went home instead. Roll on the start of the new season!

Colin had a kelt on a Flying C. Nothing else seen.

Arrived at whitehouse at 8.30 after a walk i managed to find a peg I fancied at the bottom end of the beat and away i went. I had a chub about 4lb first chuck and another second chuck. Lost 1 third chuck then waited 15 mins for the next bite and landed a lovely barbel about 8lbs all on pellet. Then it was just like someone switched the fish off and I didnt have another bite on the feeder which coincided with the cold easterly wind getting up but managed 2 small chub and a stray trout on float fished sweetcorn towards the end of the day. A very nice beat and will fish again in the summer thanks very much Wye and Usk Foundation

I good opening day. First trout of the season came to a dry and turned out to be a 12" Rainbow trout. Had another 7 fish after that all Brownies. A smattering of olives could be found in the back eddies between 1 and 2PM

The morning of 3rd March found us travelling on the M4 full of anticipation. Our first glimpse of the Usk at Glan-yr-Afon filled us with hope. The easterly wind was doing its damage throughout the day, penetrating my 5 layers of clothing and the wading was treacherous. Scouring the gutters and deep pools with a cocktail of heavy flies did not produce anything. Even the latest gammarus inspiration that was tied especially for this trip did not produce. So it was perching on a rock with a comfortable padding of lichen and waiting for the large dark olives. Suddenly at around 1:30 in the afternoon they started popping one by one on the surface. Eyes fixed on the water and head revolving like a periscope, I waited for the fish to rise. It was not to be. I could have changed to spiders, but resisted the temptation for more than an hour until it was obvious that surface action was not on the menu. Eventually I succumbed to a waterhen bloa and a partridge and orange with a gold head on the point and headed for a fast glide. A few casts later a lovely wild brownie became airborne and marked the beginning of the season. I had another pull and that was it for the day. Companion number two managed to find some fish rising further upstream and lured three to the dries. That’s the Usk. A lovely river, but it does not give up its wild fish easily.

A very gold and blustery opening day. I waited for the hoped LDO hatch but I only saw 4 LDOs all day. A trout rose for one of them and I covered him and hooked him, but ended up losing him. This was was my only action of the day. Lovely to be out on the river again.