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My second day at Glanusk was as enjoyable as the first, sunny with less cloud than on Monday. I had six fish, once again all around the pound mark, taken on various nymphs and the dry sedge: the best of them a perfect trout with rosy spots on its flanks and a belly like a golden beast-plate. I took two fish home to present to the owners of the farm where I was staying. They were very much enjoyed. Glanusk is a magical place: many thanks to all concerned.

5 small fish in total all on nymph under indecator, lost a couple of good fish in fast water. Conditions were not the best - bright and lack of water. I must say you need to be part mountain goat to walk this beat dont try it if you are not fit.

3 of us fished the first day in bright sunshine which put the fish off as results were not as we hoped. 4 barbel to 8lb 12oz were caught with 6 chub and also one of the group managed to catch himself a shad on breadflake. Lovely to be out on the river anyway.

Weather very hot, three fish (returned) before noon, best fish over a pound, all caught on BWO, some fish rising in the afternoon but I couldn't discover what they had swithed to. Wonderful tranquil setting.

Very bright conditions with low water levals,managed to catch 2 nice browns about 14 ins far end of beat under trees on cdc loopwing emerger and one on nymph under an indicator in the Church Pool in fast water. What has hapened to the rain in Wales? Last year washed off twice this is a nice beat and because of some stocking you don't have to be Oliver Edwards to catch but you do need the right conditions.

Two fish, returned, both about half pound on diawl bach & PTN, weather hot but great day in peaceful setting.

9 Brownies from 7" to 14", all on small Kinkhammer and coachman. Many more missed/lost. Great day again.

4 x trout around 6 inches. I fished the lower part below Beulah, where the river meanders around through yellow flag marshes. A very pretty walk and a new beat to me but, like the rather similar Ithon at Severn Arms last year, I struggled with it. Large sections of this very clear gravel bottomed stream seemed quite barren. It's very open, stock have access to most of it, and there doesn't seem to be much cover to protect trout from predators. On the other hand, maybe I should have experimented more with nymphs in the deeper holes instead of dry fly prospecting most of the day? The stream has produced a 2 pounder in the past and some of the holes look like grayling territory. As it was, I managed just a small trout here and here and enjoyed a lovely piece of countryside. I will try the upper section next time.

8 x BT to about 6 inches all returned. Caught on dry fly eg Adams

My one previous visit to Glanusk was two years ago and turned out to be an official wash-off; I fished anyway since I had no opportunity to return in the near future, down & across with large nymphs through water the consistency of volcanic lava - I caught nothing. What a difference this time. A hot, sunny day but there are plenty of shady spots and hidey-holes for the fish at Glanusk and I had five beautiful trout of around a pound each, lost one and missed the take on a couple more. The new ghillie was most helpful with advice and the successful flies were a green nymph and a small dry sedge pattern. This was a great day for me and I took one of the fish home for my supper: my first trout from the Usk.