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12 x trout 8-16 inches, spiders. A mostly cloudy day as a weak front came over, with a very cold and blustering downstream wind. The river is still pretty full. Nothing at all seen hatching for most of the time (although the previous evening, the A40 at Monmouth bridge was covered with migrating grannom, on their way upstream or to Gloucester, not sure which). However, it seems the trout were scanning the surface too, and a few modest ones were prepared to come up for a team of spiders fished blind through the runs. Mid-afternoon, a very few march browns came off and I was able to get a couple of decent fish on a pool tail.

12 Trout

First time on this beat took a solid grayling bout 1 1/2 pound just after arriving then not a sausage. Plenty of olives but nothing rising. Shame nice beat.

3 fish of 6-8 inches, 4 of 10-12 inches all in really good condition. All fish on sawyers nymph from the bodies of pools early on and by 1pm they were coming from the necks. Not more than a handful of olives hatching. Beautiful little river.

7 Trout

Arrived mid LDO hatch after fishing Olchon. Managed 2 belters of 12 inches on a Pope's nondescript dry fly and a smaller fish all from one pool.

3 Trout

9lbs springer today at 6:10am on a small Black + Orange brass tube and full floating line at Pant-y-Goitre

1 Salmon

Fabulous conditions all day, river at its best height, superb fly water, struggled through the day with no fish seen but perseverance paid off to a syndicate rod who reported a 15lb fish from lower beat 3 Saturday evening.

1 Salmon

Had this sea lice Springer this morning at 6.10am, between 9lbs and 10lbs hen fish at Pant-y-Goitre on a Black + Orange 8mm brass tube full floating line, WATER HIGHT 0.88m.

1 Salmon

First time on this beat, missed the turning to the House twice! The sign mentioned on the beat directions is almost all covered by greenery now.
3 WBT caught, a good 5-6 missed or lost. Best fish was about 1.5lb at least and gave a great account of itself. Nice mix of water, near the top of the beat is where I had all my success. Not much of a hatch, there was a brief flurry of olives and the trout switched on and that's when I had all my fish. All fish caught on bead headed nymphs although did have two offers to the dry fly. A cracking day once again, thanks to WUF.

3 Trout

Cold day up the Usk all fish caught on worm off bottom.

8 Trout

Great beat. some lovely wbt all in the pound to a pound and half range and all returned safely. No rise at all. All fish came to weighted nymphs. I will fish this beat again

5 Trout, 2 Grayling