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Very tough day of fishing, with a stiff NW wind for much of the day, bright sunshine and a yo-yoing barometer over the last couple of days. Hatches were virtually non-existent. We scratched around for the odd fish, ending with three in the next, the best just going 2lb.

3 Trout

1 Other

The water was running quite high and fast which, when combined with tricky wading, made access quite difficult. We fished for less than half an hour in total. Still, a nice spot and a good weather.

1 Trout

4 Trout

3 Trout

Two trout on nymphs, one a beauty of 18" which gave a good battle. He kept trying to run under a rock gutter so it was a bit hairy, was worried the line would fray! Caught another of 11”, had two others come off the hook which were decent too, about 14 and 16”? All the bites were around midday and early afternoon when there were some hatches (LDOs, march browns, and the olive uprights have just started)– quieter in the late afternoon and early evening and then it was rock-hard, not a bite! Weighed this fish and he was 2lb 12 oz once the net was deducted – a good weight for 18" compared to other rivers, and these Usk trout often seem in really good condition? I guess when they are so well fed they can afford to be picky, and stop feeding entirely when nothing much is happening!

2 Trout

1 Trout

8 Trout

I travel in a camper car, parking was a nightmare, access to the river V difficult, lot of barb wire, very little fly life, saw no fish, weather cloudy but not cold, started with nymphs, then dry's when the sun came out for a little while,
But to no avail.