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5 on dry

5 Trout

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

Honddu still low and clear with just a few fish moving in shaded pools. These seemed willing to respond to a stiffly hackled cream coloured fly which was tied a while ago with no standard pattern in mind and which coincided today with what appeared to be a fall of a few small similarly coloured moths . One ten inch fish but several rises missed thanks to wonky vision. This stretch which is conveniently close to home has mainly shallow streamy runs with a few pools. Cautious careful wading essential in these conditions.

1 Trout

3 Trout

The river fished even better than the previous day. Best barbel was 9.02. Feeder fishing with pellets as bait was the method used.

27 Barbel, 3 Chub

Hyped up after the previous days catch an early start was made. A fish rose whilst tackling up and it succumbed first cast to a small Francis like yesterdays fish. 4 hours later after no offers or signs of fish it was obvious that the fish had moved on. Thats fishing!

1 Salmon

Small grilse about 5lb from the waterworks on a Usk grub.

1 Salmon

11Lb hen fish (coloured), beat 3 again (7.15pm just as the light was going), same old trusty yellow & black tube (must find out what its called!). Great fight, thought it was a bigger fish than it turned out to be. River in top condition.

1 Salmon

Water .8m and perfect colour. started at 10.30 and by 11.45 John has hooked and landed 3 salmon. The 4th was lost after a few minutes and was a big fish. The first two were quite red and were returned safely. The fourth was a fresh run fish and was taken weighing 13lb.

John wasn't finished, landing two nice trout on pound and half each on a quill and a silver and black FC. Both returned safely.

He reckons it was the best day's fishing in his forty years. I acted as ghillie as I was on the net more than fishing!!! I blanked. Ce la vie!!! But a day to remember for John. Well done mate!!!

4 Salmon, 2 Trout

Arrived about 2pm. Roved around in the afternoon trying to find the fish and eventually did so settled into a swim for the evening and had 3 fish all between 8 and 9lbs in about an hour. Really nice beat. All fish taken on pellet on the ledger using PVA bags. Only issue was a rude angler on the opposite bank who started F'ing and blinding as he thought I was going to fish opposite him. Ridiculous as I was miles (literally 30 yards downstream and it's a wide river!) from him and was only walking the beat anyway! I told him to mind his manners and left him to it... anyway, nice evenings fishing, good access and well kept.

3 Barbel