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Sorry we're late with report but we have been away,arrived at 4pm and water temp was only just 9oC.
Waited til first light and took the first three pegs at Courtfield. Water level up at least a couple of feet and temp was still only 9.5oC by 9.30am.
Had no fish until 2.30pm and had a barbel of 7lb 2oz and another at 4.00pm of 7lb 9oz and both were pristine and that was it untill J. caught a chub of 3lb just before dusk. Great day and stayed at the Yew Tree in at Longhope on the Monmouth road and can highly recomend it.
Food and beer excellent and the rack of ribs were top notch and only 15 mins from Courtfield.

Arrived at 4am and water level up by at least 2.5ft and temp was around 9degrees. Started at 1st light and fished pegs 1,2, and 3 in Courtfield. Bright sunny day and level did drop by a couple of inches by mid pm. Had the first barbel at around 3pm and it was a pristine fish of 7lb 2oz and had to wait anothe 2 hours for the second fish which again was in excellent condition and weighed in at 7lb 9oz. We fished well into dark and J had a chub of 3lb at dusk. Stayed at the Yew Tree Inn at Longhope and can highly recommend the food, beer and the accomodation was first class.

River carrying a lot of extra water and pushing hard, so fishing the slacker areas 1 to 2 rod lengths out was the approach for the day. 2 rods landed 3 barbel, all around the 7 pounds mark, plus a chub of about 4 pounds. All fish taken on the standard pellet and feeder approach.

Struggled on a beat I've not seen at normal levels which didn't help as river up and pushing through. Had one chub between us although was 5lb 9oz so a decent one. Thanks WUF, will be back in Summer.

6 barbel, 1 chub. Lovely day on a great beat! Pellets and groundbait in feeder was winning method on the day.

Caught around 30 Grayling to 1.5lbs, 6 Brown Trout to 1lb plus 1 Chub of approximately 4lbs on maggot and sweetcorn trotted under a float. A great days sport. Could you include grid references or postcodes on beat instructions for those of us who use Sat Navs.

After a dissapointing day the day before at Middle Hill Court this was even worse. We arrived at the beat after a struggle with our 4x4 car due to the intense rain the previous days only to find the river was up 4 feet and thick chocolate with all sorts of things coming down. You could not fish a water that thick and dirty and clearly on the rise. Worst trip ever, you cant always win or get it right. I will see if we can get a refund or given another day.

4 Barbel caught between 6lb and 8lb, all on Halibut pellet and open-end feeder. Fishing was hard as the river was very coloured and well up. We were limited to fishing a couple of rod lengths out with 3oz of lead due to the flow. Fished below the Bridge and in a large eddy halfway down the stretch. Nice stretch although the access track was a bit tricky to drive back up after heavy rain.

River running high, spent all afternoon moving from swim to swim. Got 2 in the end, a 7lb and 10lb 3oz barbel.

River 4 to 6ft high, fished Ferry Pool and near car park, did not catch. Don was very helpful and it was a very enjoyable day.