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cold weather, the river was at a perfect level and quite clear but not crystal , olives were about but no rises and the nymphs were not working either , the high water in the winter and the bank work has made the casting much better ,as i live quite close will be back for more sessions during the year .

No fish caught

Very slow , no fish caught

Didnt go , as it was raining too much

The Honddu was running lower than I expected. I was thinking that after the rain we have had recently that the levels might have been up a bit, but no. Crystal clear, and still with a good low to it. First cold day of the year and a few crazy downpours, but mostly pleasant. The beat is pretty enclosed by hedges/trees, so the weather didn’t really affect the fishing or experience.

A great few hours working my way up the beat. Not lots of action, lost a couple but managed to net four. The last was was of a decent size, probably 12-14”. Fished with a Klinkhammer indicator and gold bead nymph. One fish took the dry.

4 Trout

Access to the water difficult as banks very overgrown. Good insect activity in late afternoon but fish showed little interest in the mayfly.

7 Trout

With the Usk running high I made a late decision (thankfully) to switch to the Honddu. It had a bit of colour from overnight rain but not too high.
A fun day flicking a duo into likely pockets. A steady trickle of olives from 12:30 only raised one fish that I witnessed, but it wasn't tempted by my emerger and after 10mins it sensibly disappeared. Seven fish to net, and lost another couple. Mostly around 9-10", and a leviathan of 18", that had me in tree roots and around rocks. I'm amazed it stayed on. Lots of crouching and kneeling, so sore knees tomorrow. Have to get some knee-pads.

7 Trout

Nothing hatching. Air temperature low. Had a couple of bumps on a pheasant-tail nymph but very quiet. Water: clear, good flow but easily waded, with care. A beautiful stream. Site Access. Easy parking and short walk to river. Well described and easily followed.

2 Trout