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Spinning , flying C black and yellow took it on the first cast , water level was low and bright sunshine.

1 Salmon

On the fly, 17lb fresh fish.

1 Salmon

One healthy Brown Trout on a spinner 1lb in weight

1 Salmon

Conditins were good, including the water. But only small fish seemed to be feeding up to 2pm when I had to stop, both on the surface and on nymphs which I was using.

6 Trout

River low and clear ,weather dry & mostly overcast, pleasantly warm. Few fish rising but couldn't tempt them, had the smallest grayling I've ever seen on a black GH nymph.
Plusses: saw dippers, small pearl bordered fritillaries and red kites.
Minusses: saw a mink, a goosander and a very thin lamb which appeared to have a very bad or broken back leg.

1 Grayling

A perfect fishing day. Water a little coloured is my only excuse. Didn't see a fish all day, but the beat has benefitted greatly from Micks influence with all pools obvious and a delight to fish. Had every confidence of a Salmon, but alas only shad could see the fly!

1 Other

Fished dry fly all afternoon, parachute type or deer hair wing. Thanks to the angler who left one of the latter hanging in a tree; it worked well. Caught 20+ trout up to 9" but most were 5-6". Missed many more and lost a few. Mayfly were in the air all afternoon plus other flies that I failed to identify. The rocks here are very slippery with algae, especially higher up the beat. I had studded waders but felt-soled plus studs would have been better.

20 Trout

Greeted by a very friendly and helpful owner. This is a lovely beat with a lot of variety. There were a lot of Mayfly coming off most of the day, but never saw one taken. However, did catch a couple of nice fish in riffles on a Mayfly nymph. Very few fish rising all day and never caught a fish on a dry. Spent a long time trying to get in position to cast to one very big trout in Chain pool only to see it melt away when I was about to cast. However, had more success after switching to Klink and dink and a small copperhead Mary took several fish in the glides including two lovely fish of 2 to 2.5 lbs. Will definitely fish this beat again on my next Welsh trip.

8 Trout

Still quite coloured when first arrived but was noticeably clearing as the day progressed.

8 x trout 6-13 inches, Monnow Gosling. Another hard work kind of afternoon, hot with a big wind blowing this time, but still almost no fish rising. Still there were some mayfly about and prospecting the likely spots brought a few fish up. Holding the fish to unhook them, I had the feeling their tight stomachs were already jammed full of mayfly! And mayfly were having their disco dance in the shelter of a hedge as I set off for home.

8 Trout