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WOW what an evening, I am still shaking. I went up to the rock pool about 6pm, two fellow anglers were there said they had seen nothing all day. I tackled up with a homemade fly, 4th cast down and bang the fish nearly took the rod from my hands, what a fight best one I have ever had, stripped my reel twice ,I had to run down the bank after it. We managed to land it in the end and my fellow angler tried to weigh it with his scales which went to 22lb and it went straight past that so we will say 25lb+ see photo's

1 Salmon

1 Trout

Fished all day with Ian. He lost a fish but I didn't have a touch apart from Shad. I went up again in the evening to fish the Bridge pool and house pool, again Shad after Shad but no salmon, strange really as fish below and above being caught nothing on this beat though

8 Trout, 2 Grayling

1 Trout

3 Trout

Dry fly, no fish taken

8 Trout

Lovely day on the river. However it was very hot and sunny. River low. 2 1lb trout caught.

2 Trout

A delightful day on the river discovering a new beat. Perfect weather, some mayflies around and ensconced amongst the trees for the day. But to business! 4 trout taken in total to dry flies. The first on the upper beat after the first right hand bend. Eventually took a hawthorn fly as the cast drifted down on the current. Two then taken on the lower beat about 50 metres past the cottage. Both on a daddy/mayfly style pattern, large outline size 12 hook. The first of the two slashed at the fly as soon as it hit the surface. The fourth was hiding under some plants near to a small in flow. Taken on a French partridge mayfly after observing him taking a small mayfly minutes before. All fish roughly 6/7inches. Beautiful condition and put up a good fight. A brilliant day - will be back.

4 Trout

Well I thought , it's been a long time since I gave the Dore a bash , so mooched off to the Chanstone Court beat , arriving at nine , reading 16 degrees in my truck by then too !!

Anyway I initially tackled up with a tiny heavy PTN to get down into the deep pools !! Took ages to hook into my first fish !!had a feeling the bottom section has possibly been fished recently , with footprints and disturbed vegetation present !!!

Anyway , when the hapless mayfly started joining the party things livened up but very slowly !! Fish weren't interested in my Mohican mayfly although they hammered a size fourteen Para Adams !! Good takes and some lovely fish in a bag of nine this morning . Another three did slip the barbless hook too !!one was a cracker too !!! Ggggggrrrrrrrrrr !!!!

Fish started looking up properly from one ish !! Shame really as I called it a day at half one ! A fun few hours although this beat does seem messy , unkempt and unloved !!! In fact a real shambles in places if I'm honest !!! Can it be passed on to the Monnow team WUF ????? Needs a dam good haircut and plenty of loping too !!

A fun few hours , good feisty fish and I'm sure if I stayed till five or six I could have doubled the tally ,.but was fun and also frustrating here with the amount of low branches, clambering around debris etc etc!! Be better after a good sort out I'm.sure !!! Be nice to get on the Afon Elan on Thursday,.ahhh bliss ,.open space and no trees !! Lol !! Anyway a fun morning home for a cool amber nectar and I'm.guessing a session with the mower !!!oh joy!!!

9 Trout