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An amazing day on a big and beautiful beat. A long beat with lots of varied water. Some very still and shallow bits that would be great for dry fly if you could cast a long way. Fished a team of wets. Caught 4 BT on the GRHE (between 8oz and 1lb) mostly from the faster runs down deep. Some march Browns coming off and had two takes on the top spider just as it hit the water. One landed about 1.5 lbs, one played for a few minutes before coming off just as I put the net in the water. The lost fish was much bigger. Saw a few huge trout as I stumbled over stones and made my way upstream.
All fish WBT and returned. Will definitely fish this part of the Usk again. Great day.

5 Trout

1 Trout

Another great day at D&A. Water level up a bit on last week, lightly coloured in the morning but clearing.
One solid hatch of March Browns. 15 brown trout to 16 inches caught and returned.

15 Trout

Sunny spells. Several olive hatches, biggest at around 2pm. 6 fish took the dry, just one a PTN (several fish came up even when none rising and no fly on the water). Instructions very clear.

7 Trout

A curate's egg of a day with glorious spring sunshine interspersed with bitter winter - lamb and lion in a single March day. Short bursts of fly activity with LDOs and a smattering of March Browns, through the middle of the day. Nine brown trout to 17 inches landed and all returned.

9 Trout

This is the fourth or fifth time I have fished this beat and it remains my favourite because I caught my biggest Usk trout there a few years ago. I have blanked or had two or three fish at best but this time everything went to plan. After a slow start, a good number of fish started rising in the run just below where you park your car. There was a hatch which lasted two and a half hours of a ? small upright olive type thing, I think march browns are bigger and large dark olives are huge so I am not sure. This beat has a good population of trout, have all the predators been shot, is there stocking involved or did my brother and I just have a lucky day? Love to hear from someone on this. Great day and hope I have not got anyones hopes up to much as it might be a one or two fish day next time!! Beaded pheasant tail nymph and cdc shuttlecock dry did the damage - all returned.

10 Trout

Great day, very bright with little cloud and water as clear as gin - I did not give myself much hope however the fishing was good with 5 WBT hooked and as many lost. Took first one on dry within minutes of first few casts, the remainder on nymphs fished on on long leader. Hatch around 1 pm fish rising frequently lasted about 40 mins then back to more tranquil times.

5 Trout

A terrific day, on a splendid beat, again. We took fish throughout the beat, all around 1lb. and all in good condition.Very small weighted nymph patterns proved most successful - we saw sparse hatches late morning, but not enough to prompt a go with dries.
Water was cold and clear and whilst wading was straightforward, there are some stretches where the water really pushes through.

14 Trout

A really lovely day on this stunning beat. River falling after Friday's rainfall but in pretty good nick with the little colour giving the fish some confidence. Did hope for a LDO hatch to happen, but no sign so kept to deep nymphing with some success. Managed 8 trout, biggest a slim 2lb fish which will be a lot bigger come summer. All the rest were between 1/2lb to a pound. So a good standard. Caught fish all along the beat, which I imagine could be fantastic when the fish are up in the water. Only fished till 1pm as had to do the Mother's Day thing!

8 Trout

Fantastic conditions quite a good number of fishing showing in the slower water. All fishing taken on nymphs apart from one on a dry.

12 Trout