By popular demand!

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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

Indeed!



Enough to bring me out of , almost, temporary retirement. New 'smileys' now here I see.



Easter should bring the first 2009 fly caught Twaite Shad to Usk town waters - so any news yet?




PiB

Hi Puss,

You've been missed. I would have said that Easter was a tad early for shad on the Usk and Wye. They're not called mayfish locally for nothing.

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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

First two weeks of May for the Shad, dont mind them!!!

Its whats following behind them that im not that fussed on...............Lamprey and big ones too!!

G

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" Life isnt about waiting for the storm to pass, Its all about learning to dance in the rain"