With March living up to a more normal pattern of weather fishing time has been limited to the few days between floods and even then there has been a fair bit of wind to contend with…

So the first trip out of the season coincided with the AGM for Charfield. One of the Angling associations I belong to.

To be fair it was more of a token effort as it was nearly dark when arrived at the LRA. I saw a fish rising and decided to have a cast at it however in my haste to catch the first trout of the season I fluffed it with the most appallingly presented cast. Ce la vie. by the time I had recovered from this it was time to pack up and head of to the AGM.

My next trip out was to the River Usk. I fished a section down stream of Abergavenny called Bridge Meadow available through the Wye and Usk Foundation.
I really enjoyed the day even though fish were few and far between. The wind was blowing hard and the river was still carrying a lot of extra water. it was far to cold to get the camera out. I was not to perturbed by this as it is more about being out so early in the season, that is not to say that a trout of two are not welcome. The river here is nice and wide and although it is not the longest of beats it has plenty to keep you occupied for the day .It also has great access to the river, nice for those lunch time picnics