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Back to this beat again - had been unable to book the one I wanted and this is closest to home. Evening fishing but still very hot and bright when I started at 6. Nothing rising till 8:30, no luck with nymphs, which probably says more about me than the trout. Fish were rising pretty well at 9:00 and at 9:30pm I finally caught a cracking 14" fish on a mayfly emerger.

1 Trout

I’m a novice and was a bit bemused by the fact that there was loads of fly life but at times no fish rising at all. And then suddenly at 8:00 pm for half an hour there were fish everywhere. I caught one about 9’’ and missed two on and ‘indicator caddis’ though I do wonder if I could have caught them on anything given the way they were rising. Fished till after 9:00, great evening.

1 Trout

Had several rises to dry fly but blanked. I'm a novice river angler, but determined to try the Usk again as it is a stunning location.

Fished from just after 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. River in good condition and mayfly were hatching sporadically. Some good fish moving but raining on and off and hatch never really got going. Had one or two offers on a Tups and mayfly patterns but failed to connect apart from one small brown of about 8 inches.
Also tried various nymphs but to no avail. First time fishing the beat but would certainly like another go!

1 Trout

Quiet day on the river, not much hatching and very few fish rising. This was my first day fishing in about 18 months so i'm a bit rusty, i'm sure a better angler could have made more of the day but i found it a tough one. Only one fish netted; a little 7" BT caught on a spider pattern fished upstream, i couldn't get a take to any dry fly. River was at a good level (0.29m on the Brecon gauge), coloured but clear.

1 Trout

Started late due to the lightening river coloured up for a few hours then cleared again. Most fish taken on nymphs with several missed on the dry.

5 Trout

A very (very) wet day and a bit cold. But there were a few small hatches and we caught 3 and missed a few more. (1 about 1lb the others a bit smaller) All caught on dry flys rather than nymphs.

3 Trout

A tough day, bright sunlight, not much rising and a considerable array of kids, dogs and sticks. I was pleased with 4 fish.

4 Trout

2 Trout