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3/4 lb brown trout on caught (and released) on nymph.
Only very, very occasional rises seen.

1 Trout

Once again the Usk trout tested us - and mostly won! When we set out from Churchdown it was a soft day - gentle overcast, no breeze - but the weather fluctuated throughout the day between warm sunshine and cold breeze during cloudy interludes. Not a good recipe for dry fly fishing. This is a lovely beat with lots of easily accessed water and there were sporadic hatches in the faster streamy stretches - LDOs, medium olives and brook duns - and occasionally the fish would rise. But persuading them to take an artificial was another matter! However within 30 mins of our starting J hooked a cracking fish on a para ginger quill - took at least 5 mins and several heart stopping moments to bring to hand - 20inches +, must have been at least a 2lber. (Separate email with picture). However the next fish risen wasn't until 3 in the afternoon - and then 4 fish took in 5 minutes, all lost or missed! Finally just to add ignomy a further fish was hooked which I suspect was of a similar stamp to the morning beauty - only on for a few seconds, but stripped line off reel in that time. Final score Fish 5 -Bullocks 1!

1 Trout

A beautiful beat and what should have been an ideal day. The weather conditions were good and there is plenty of water which you can access. A few flies were coming off but there was no sign of a rise. A blank day for me.

Having been washed off this beat 2 weeks ago, I returned on the warmest, sunniest day of the Easter weekend to find the river in fine fettle with a few LDOs in the air and the occasional rising fish. They were the only fish I saw. Despite trying various techniques I didn't touch a fish, although a long standing angler on the other bank had several from tight on the bottom.

Wild and windy day. Cold northeast wind, blowing downstream, with rain in afternoon did not make for ideal conditions. Sparse and short-lived hatch of LDOs and a few stoneflies in the mid afternoon. Very few fish seen rising. The beat is attractive and more than adequate for a days fishing, should conditions provide the opportunity to fish a dry fly or nymph. 2 fish caught, one 2lbs, but a little thin and the other more modest. Also hooked a fresh salmon of about 8lbs, which shook the hook after about 5 minutes. A moment of excitement on a 5 weight rod!

2 Trout

Access very difficult ...wind hard and sadly no fish...still better than a day in the office though!

Beautiful day in lovely setting, though may have been too bright for the fish. Hooked 2 wbt late in the afternoon, brought one to the net and released.

1 Trout

A very beautiful location and stretch of the Usk and a perfect Spring day - except for the lack of fish. Tried just about everything - dry, nymph, NZ style - but very quiet on the BT front. A nil return.
Challenged two caneoists - the water level being way below the gauge - who were apologetic, carried on and sped downstream.

Rose 2 but failed to hook them. Very few risers - lot of water inaccessible on account of steep banks.

Minimal olive hatch. No March Brown or Grannom despite good conditions.