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We arrived at the beat around mid day with ideal weather, sunny intervals and light winds. Starting at the bottom of the beat below the confluence with the Monnow there was a reasonable amount of fly life with some olives hatching and an intermittent but steady hatch of Mayfly. Things looked promising but although a few fish were rising there seemed to be less activity than we remembered when we last fished this beat about 3 years ago.

We slowly worked our way up the beat fishing the whole of the Olchon up to the top limit, at which point the catch for two rods was 7 trout, all to Mayfly, with probably double that number missed or lost after a brief struggle. A very enjoyable session, but given the conditions we would perhaps have expected more fish. After dinner, my fishing partner John went out again to fish the evening rise and added a further two fish so the final tally for two rods was 9 wild brown trout between 6 and 12 inches.

9 Trout

1 Grayling

3 Trout

River coloured from Monnow and Trothy, very difficult fishing with water visibility at around 30cm

Only spent 3 hours today on the beat and had 3 Grayling and a Brown Trout to hand. Started with a gold bead red necked ptn without success so switched to a green flash back ptn and what a difference. Second cast and I was into the first Grayling and so it proves it’s always worth experimenting.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

Arrived to find a river which has felt the effects of the deluge last week. Fishable but clarity not great. Plenty of fly life with mayfly in swarms towards end of session but not a fish seen rising. Maybe they were on the nymph or maybe the lack of clarity. However, I was determined to stick with the dry shadow mayfly and drew up all 5 fish from likely runs. Missed a few too! Lovely couple of hours in beautiful weather and stunning surroundings.

5 Trout

Bright and hot day. Fished a dry fly for a several hours but no sign of any fish. Middle section of beat is marked as ‘no fishing’ presumably because it’s completely overgrown. Much of the rest is very overgrown.

Didn’t fish today water was chocolate in colour and decided that it was too risky to wade. Couldn’t see inches below the surface (WUF note.....Noel: please ask the office for a wash off)

River still a little high and quite coloured, very warm (25 C) and sunny. Good hatch of Mayfly throughout the day (fished from 8am until 3pm) but very few rising fish. Caught one 3" trout parr on a size 18 pheasant tail nymph, one 9" trout and another powerful 12" trout on a Mayfly imitation. Lots of blue damsels brightening up the margins.

3 Trout

Caught on Red Lion water flying c 12lb hen fish good condition

1 Salmon