I got Lucky when I was out with a couple of Guest demonstrating a nymph fishing technique. It fell to a size 16 nymph of my own tying, (and not a very good tying I may add) the fish measures 26.5 inches by 12.5 Girth and based on length to girth weight formula (Sewinbashers) it would go somewhere around 8lbs it a was landed on an Orvis trident 4wt and released to fight another day.

As you can imagine I was a bit surprised by the size and it did give a very good account of itself. (And before any doubters start, it did not come from New Zealand or any other location)

A photo of this fish was sent to The Wye and Usk Foundation and they reported it in their news letter.

The location of which is only known to myself and the two guests

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Kim Tribe

superb fish,well done on its release.

Wahay! What a belter. Looks like a big yellow belly.
Fish of a lifetime.
Sorry to ask an uneducated question, is it a stocky?

You tell me ? if it is, its been in the river a long time take a look at the fins

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Kim Tribe

you look so fresh faced in that picture Kim!

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Tomo

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>>it a was landed on an Orvis trident 4wt <<

Great rod for a great fish...well done.

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Roy

That is a beauty! Congrats.

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[COLOR="Blue"]"A fish seen is a fish nearly caught"[/COLOR]

brilliant fish mate well done

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David (little machin)

John

Oil of Olay SPF 15, my secret and thats the last tip

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Kim Tribe

Cracking fish that Kim, nice to see it in the flesh at last and great that it went back.

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“There is no more lovely country than Monmouthshire in early spring. Nowhere do the larks sing quite so passionately, as if somehow inspired by the Welsh themselves. There is a blackbird on every thorn and a cock chaffinch, a twink as they call him there, on every bush...... It moved me profoundly. I had been spared to see another spring, and I thank God for it.”

Oliver Kite
“A Spring Day on the Usk”
A Fisherman’s Diary