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The river was quite low. I was using nymphs and dry fly and did not have a bite - I was fishing around mid-day as it is the beginning of the season. I did not see any fish rising.

Cold day in and out of water. Light easterly wind, more so in morning, and dark clouds. Temp around 6C throughout. When wind dropped and conditions slightly brightened one or two fish came up for the odd dark olive. One nice conditioned trout on dry fly around 1.75 lb. Nothing on bugs. Short windows bewteen 11ish and 3.30 p.m. Good alternative beat to upper Usk which can cut down driving time if you are coming a long way via Abervagenny. Can't recommend my guide Chris Price highly enough. It was a real pleasure to fish with him. SEP

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This was my (and my brothers) first visit to this beat. It really is a very pleasant place to fish. Contrary to information provided the lower end of the beat produced most action and rising trout. I lost two fish to a beaded nymph early on and rose a fish to deer hair emerger but did not connect. My brother managed, as I did, to spook a few fish but both of us not landing anything did not stop us having a very pleasing day. We should have stuck to our -not before april rule- but the draw of the river was too much. Some grannom and smallish olives were hatching but not in huge numbers...not yet.

Not a bite. A beautiful stretch of river with long mirror-glass glides and riffles on a lovely autumn day. Surprisingly, little surface activity but I'm sure there's fish to be caught. Easy access. A long tough day but definitely one for next season.

No sign of salmon all day, the water was very clear.

Hi: Water was very clear and perfect for fishing. Was using spinners, loads of brown trout between 1 and 1.5 lbs.in evening caught two brown trout: first one was 2lbs and second 3lbs. All fish was returned unharmed

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All fishes were let free. The biggest trout 1 pound

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Water height fine, but no salmon seen on this occasion. This is a lovely stretch of river, I'm surprised it isn't fished more. Surely with more fishing effort it would produce salmon catches?

The river appeared to be high and fast. I did not have any luck using a variety of dry flies or nymphs.

Fished for an hour with the children between 8 and 9pm, shared one rod between 3 of us. Caught and returned 2 good brown trout (1lb and 1.5lb). Used upstream nymphing through broken water with Black Pennel on dropper and gold bead GRHE, both fish took dropper.
River was dropping and clear. Lots of rising fish. Will definitely return when I have a bit more time.

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