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Conditions could not have been better for mid November, water had a bit of push and colour and not a breath of wind. Temp in the mid teens. I can only assume it caught the fish by surprise as they were not feeding to the extent that I thought they might. Nevertheless I caught two barbel
on pellet/feeder tactics of average size around 7/7.5lb, both late afternoon. As always, a great day out.

2 Barbel

1 Chub

Monnow Grand Slam...Lovely day among the late Autumn colour. French-leadered Mary Coppperhead seemed most effective.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling, 1 Chub

3 x grayling 6-14 inches, 5 x out of season trout 10-14 inches, Tungsten Hare's Ear and Pink Shrimp. A warmish cloudy day with the Arrow up by a a couple of inches, but still clear. Grayling seemed to be in a difficult mood. Unfortunately the out of season trout were very much to the fore, taking bugs, rising to a hatch of large dark olives after lunch and cutting redds - all these activities in the one day. What did please me was bumping into the otter, who was giving my favourite pool the works - and I managed to get his photograph for once!

3 Grayling

2nd time at Whitehouse and another cracking session. Fished the deeper area down the far end of the fishery. Caught 21 barbel between 2 of us. No massive fish, barbel between 4lb & 7lb. River up about a foot and it was a mild day! Good conditions. Lovely place.

21 Barbel

Zero fish today, although we only fished for a few hours. Fly fishing for grayling.

Struggled with the nymph, but managed a few on the dry during a afternoon hatch.

4 Grayling

2 grayling caught on the fly. River still a little coloured from heavy rain two days previously, but very fishable.

2 Grayling

A very difficult days fishing. Arrived on a frosty morning with the river well up and flowing fast. Beautiful spot, chub caught in a slight back flow close in on red maggot. One barbel lost on halibut pellet. Will return in more favorable conditions.

3 Chub

We fished from 09:30 until 16:15. Water temperature hovered at about 8 or 9 degrees all day. A number of trickle-hatches were evident from about mid-morning until late afternoon. However, despite these, the fish seemed reluctant to rise. Using a GRHE bead head, my brother winkled out a nice Grayling from the Glaslyn flats. Earlier on, I managed to ‘fluke’ a seven inch brownie from the Mud pool. I prayed earnestly for a proper hatch and after lunch my prayers were answered; there, at the head of an awkward-to-get-to glide, just beneath an overhanging tree I spotted a good fish rising with almost clockwork regularity. Wading into position I almost lost my life for the river bed is quite treacherous. However, at that moment, such things were the least of my concerns; I was in position, I cast to my fish and hooked it on the second drift down: it was a tiny, three inch Salmon Parr.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling, 1 Other