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Blanked! One of those days unfortunately with very little hatching, and most of the fish switched off. The only real hatch was of tiny Caenis in the late afternoon - a few small trout did rise to them but didn't see any bigger ones, I guess that was just sub-optimal foraging for them. Had to work very hard for about half a dozen bites, mostly on tiny size 20 dry flies to try and match but very difficult just getting an offer, and then even harder to hook them! Tried nymphs too, couple of half-hearted bites there that didn't stick either. I waited until evening in the hope that something would start but that was even slower - maybe too cool, it was a rather cold day for summer. Still great fun though, and lovely just being there despite the slow fishing - another very beautiful Usk beat. Good to see the river at a decent level now too. I will have to try it again another time!

Water looked a bit peaty when I arrived, and strong flow. Started fishing about 2pm, with nymphs, mostly downstream and across. By 5.30pm I had caught three small fish. The water was slowly fining down and levels falling. Time for a bit of pork pie. Between 6 and 8.30 I caught 4 more, including one of about 3¼lbs which I was very peased with. Very satisfying day.

7 Trout

Fish were surprisingly absent

6 Trout

No fish today unfortunately, we had a great day but river was very low with heavier rain due tomorrow when we are fishing abercynrig so fingers crossed, it was however a beautiful river! Just couldn’t crack the code today.

1 Trout

Fished the bottom end of the beat. Overcast day with showers. The river was running very clear. Managed to land 4 brown trout on nymphs (PTN & Black Magic), ranging in size: 18, 27, 30 to 45 cm. Started using the duo technique and switched to contact nymphing after lunch. I hauled the big one out of a very narrow (1m wide), deep channel in the middle of the river bed just above the waterfall. Estimate that one to be around 2.5Ibs and it took some landing - absolutely stunning fish. I certainly don't catch them like that very often. (It was returned).
This is a beautiful, secluded stretch of the Usk. I was expecting to see more fish as each pool looks very fishy indeed. But the water is super clear and perhaps I spooked them or perhaps I'm not quite adequate for the task! The fish are certainly there and they fight hard whatever their size. Thanks to the WUF for making fishing like this available to us all.

4 Trout

Warm day and only able to fish mid morning to early afternoon. A bit of activity in the pools below the waterfall but only succeeded a trout of 2lb + away with my efforts. No catch to report. A lovely stretch of water.

-12” below normal Low. Bright warm 24 C.
Fishing 17-21:45. Most downstream the other upstream between parkibg 4 and 3.
1 trout on a red emerger
Its was terribly difficult. Most trot were sekectively hoovering surface in de still backwaters along the banks refusing our pale watery en red spent, emergers completely. I had just 1 take on a pale spent but didn’t hook.

1 Trout

Upstream from parking no. 2 a complete waste of time. River access nil. Wasted a morning finding this out.