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Feels like winter this high up the river. Chilly start but warmed up. Dries and nymphs.

5 Trout

I thought it would be difficult and it was. Sun all day and low water had one take during a short rise and missed it.

Two upper Usk beauties on nymph from very thin water. Nothing seen rising, minimal fly hatching. Cold easterly

2 Trout

Full flood following previous heavy rains. Dark water with lots of leaves and debris carried in strong currents. Couple of feet maximum visibility in water. Blue dun hatch but taking nothing, wet nor dry.

2 Trout

The river was very coloured further down but this beat seemed just about fishable.Very slow though with no takes over a few hundred yards before I had some interest in one pool. Caught on a peeping caddis pattern and a gold bead PTN.
Lots of interesting water. Will return.

3 Trout

Cwmwysg conditions were marginal. Fished down from waterfall, top of beat with nymphs and spiders. Early, quick on and off but nothing after that. A few beginning to rise as we packed up. Three for MH, also fishing across and down.
Main access gate came close to injuring my hand (and damaging my waders!)
Can the beat owner / manager / farmer be persuaded to remove the rusting barbed wire from the top rail? Climbing over the gate is difficult enough without the health and safety issue.

6 decent trout up to 14" (ie. nothing big), around middle of the day, on PTN (duo), mostly from runs. Little if any rise/hatch, and no evening rise. High-ish flows but clear water. A bright and beautiful day on this scenic beat.

6 Trout

Lots of Stone flies and Caddis hatching steadily most of the day. Down stream wind made it interesting but not impossible

6 Trout

Beautiful day. The river was slightly up from the previous few days but still crystal clear and the blue sky and sunshine made things tough. No sign of moving fish so I fished single nymphs under yarn. I managed 3 fish in a couple of hours but it was no picnic.

3 Trout