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lovely day but not much happening under the water . grayling to 14 inches

2 Trout, 6 Grayling

1 Grayling

Some flood debris in pegs, making access a bit tricky. River was in good condition but water temp was only 8 degC resulted in poor fishing

1 Barbel

Pleasant conditions all round but no fish for JD and DB.

No sign of grayling. Two rods ( one very experienced) fished nymphs all day for one oos 9" trout. After several trips to the Monnow at Skenfrith this winter two issues have emerged: Oliver Burch's reports of a reduced fish population in the last two years at this beat are convincing and the recent well above inflation price hike was not well timed.
Parking: we did not park at the pub but used the area in front of the castle and we found the local people were very friendly.

1 Trout

After a chilly start and several moves we fished the deeper swims as the water temperature picked up - 1 Brown Trout, 1 Dace, 2 Barbel but 1 slipped the small barbless hook. Nice day, lovely venue.

1 Trout, 1 Barbel, 1 Other

4 Barbel

River in perfect condition (0.7 on the Ross gauge with a bit of colour) and a very mild bright day to go with it. Feeder and pellet was the successful method, except for the chub which fell to meat. Most of the barbel were around the 4lb to 6lb mark, but the last cast of the day produced a fish of 7lb-14. An exceptional session for the time of year.

8 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fly fishing for pike - no sign of a fish until dusk- it was a bright day which doesn’t help - hooked and lost a jack pike, then hooked and lost another about 10lbs. Nevertheless a good day and a great beat

2 Chub