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very thin water, brief olive hatch for half an hour managed two and three quarter brown on quill cdc emerger plus two others oup to a pound on spiders and euro nymph.

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Water low amd clear weather warm and overcast. A reasonable amount of rises throughout the afternoon. Fished various drys during the day and had plenty of takes but failed to connect. Had 2 on Mayfly patterns the largest a good size.

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In contrast to beats I’ve fished on the Wye, the Upper Usk teems with insect life. Different farming practices in the two valleys?
Two trout hooked in faster flows on perdigon, both played and lost.
A nod to the farmer / WUF for creating safer access to the river upstream of quarry pool with a new stile.
Thanks also to GCG Angling club member (they have access to the opposite bank) for tips on fishing the Cwmwysg beat.

A stiff breeze upstream, bright sun and low water level didn’t help so just fished the pools. Small march brown did the trick, but it hard work - thats fishing.

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Another brilliant evening rise, with fish rising everywhere from 7.30 to 9.30. Jingler (14) seemed to work best, both in back eddies and stronger streams. Three fish around 16 inches, one of 19 inches (3lbs) and a 'clonker' of 21 inches (3.5lbs)

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Another warm one .... twas either Cregrina or Hundred House today for a few hours !!! Done a load of home and garden jobs early bells, and conditioned my one weight fly line and buffed it up too, makes a huge difference folks on delicate presentation too ....Rio Agent X , fantastic stuff !!
Anyway, fished Cregrina, 11:30 till 2:45pm a lovely few hours, lots of upwings on parade, snd masses of hawthorns. Saw two Danica also ...Yeeesssssssss!!
They'll be switching on to those I'm guessing the main hatch will be in a week or two .... very early but, tis hot temperatures we are getting !!!
Fab sport over three odd hours ...A dozen feisty Edw fish ti my net !! Some strong athletic fish too ... Still I suppose if I was hooked in a foot of water I'd go baseerk also ....Lovely confident takes too . All cast to risers and that's just the essence of it all hey ...
Slow slow wading required though , in low low water, and casting on a sixpence . Drift had to be bang in thf bubble lane for instant success.... You know when it's going to be nailed ... you just know !!!!
Back at The Ponderosa, finish this report,then a mooch into Rhayader for a social cold one, well, be rude not to hey !!! Out next week with two clients one on a wild stream beat, and tother on a private beat near Leiminster .... lovely jubbley !!!

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Only fished morning. All in the fast water above the rock and gravel catch

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