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We caught 3 Barbel to 8lb & 21 Chub to 4lb 14oz.

3 Barbel, 21 Chub

Beautiful sunny day, around 16c by midday. Usk town gauge at 0.5, water clear and fast, nice wading height mostly.
My wife caught the first trout, around 1.5lbs, euro nymphing below the island between the bridges, caught on a blowtorch nymph.
At about 12 some ldo's started to trickle off and by 12.30 we started to see some rises. I put on a parachute olive dun and fished the flats just below the footbridge where I hooked a beautiful fish I had seen rising, unfortunately threw the fly after a short fight. 2 minutes later I hooked another and landed. My first of the season and on a dry!

2 Trout

Fished two different sections which are usually very prolific, really struggled to get a bite , surprised to see the river at almost summer levels and regretted not bringing the float rods , on the other hand it was a beautiful day and a joy to just sit and basque in the sunshine .
Not the haul we were anticipating but a fish each saved us both from a blank

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Weather was warm for a mid March session. Chub caught using trotting and feeder methods. Lost a good size barbel on middle section of river.

3 Chub

A few trout rising between 10-13.00 but no takers.

Some flylife between 12 and 2.

Water considerably warmer than it was earlier in the week, although a lot less fly life with a stiff upstream wind. Fished nymphs under an indicator majority of the day with some good success. All 5 fish caught on a Howard Croston pattern. Took the dry fly rod for a walk but no rising fish seen.

5 Trout

9 Barbel, 3 Chub

5 Barbel, 14 Chub

Perfect early season day on the Honddu. Mild conditions got the fish feeding. Nothing massive, but lots of fish 9 to 12 inches about. All on nymphs either NZ style, tight-line nymphing or under a bung.

10 Trout