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Water 8 inches on ferry pool gauge, very clear, temperature 40 degrees. Strong cold downstream wind with gusts of hail. Saw no fish. Catch nil.

None caught. Rather windy and no fish showing.

Difficult but enjoyable day. Strong wind and hail at times but with sunny periods to compensate. Not much fly life showing and very few fish rising so most of the time fishing with nymphs and a braided leader or Klink as an indicator. 5 brown trout up to 1 Ib caught with probably another 3 or 4 lost. All trout returned.

5 Trout

Wind, sleet, sunshine and cold conditions made fishing difficult. Few rises observed and disappointingly a blank day despite trying 'every' fly in the box!.

No salmon seen or caught .

1 Trout

5 Trout

According to Nathan, the very helpful ghillie who met us with a lovely cup of tea at the hut, the river was in perfect nick. Bang on height, decent clarity, a tad cold to be fair but an overcast day, so no bothersome sunlight ... the trouble is that the place was devoid of fish! Absolutely as dead as a doornail, which was a shame there is some lovely water, particularly for the fly along 'Little Run' pool and 'Cockpit'. There is also one other thing visiting anglers should note. Although 'Cadora' is listed as one of the best spots on the beat, apparently if the members fishing the other bank are on Cadora, then you are not allowed to fish it! It causes trouble we were told. However, this ought to be pointed out in the blurb as technically it could be construed as mis-description of the beat.

Cold and windy day with showers on a low and clear Monnow. No signs of fish moving, and no success with nymphs in the pools or head of pool runs. Brief sunshine at 4.00pm saw a few flies emerge and a couple of splashy rises in one pool, but could not tempt them either. So, a blank but at least back on the river again!

Blank. This beat has been fished fairly hard in recent days and weeks and has produced some salmon. I fly-fished it as assiduously as possible, but no joy this time, although a large trout from Island Stream was some consolation. For once it was a day of good conditions (for fishing), cloudy with some drizzle, although the cold wind came back in the afternoon. Fish showed in most of the pools. And, believe it or not, not one single canoe came through.