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What a difference! Last time we came, about 3 weeks ago, the water level was 3-4 feet higher and the barbel were feeding. This time the current was slack and although a warm day I guess the water temperature was well down.
We started on the upper section where we fished before but couldn't even elicit a chub knock, so we moved to the bottom end where there are more swims. The water looked great, ideal we thought, but still no bites despite trying most swims.
Later on GW caught a nice chub, and SP set up his float trotting rod and managed to catch a small trout and a perch of about one and a half pounds.
I blanked, a rare event thankfully. Better luck next time, hopefully.

1 Trout, 1 Chub, 1 Other

1 Grayling

Fished the last swim down stream on the road side from 3pm to 7pm with very little action. The weather was bright and sunny but the fishing was tough going... Using pellet/feeder the best I could manage was a 4 1/2lb Chub! Not a great days fishing but a lovely day to be out there.

2 Chub

Lovely day. All fish caught on a small nymph just after lunch just by the car park area.

4 Trout

Wonderful stretch of the Monnow. Water level very low and I didn't see a single fish move all day. But this beat will go on my list of favourite places to fish, despite the landowner doing all he can to restrict access to the river.

River very low. Fish caught on nymphs in riffles, slow glides very tough fishing.

6 Trout

Very slow morning in difficult conditions. Low river, bright sunshine and brisk north-easterlies are not great for barbel fishing! Lost the will to live at lunchtime, but will no doubt be back to fish some of the pools in the woods again at some point.

Very bright day with cold wind. Little moving.

4 Grayling

One very small brown trout taken on a wet fly. Generally a disappointing afternoon despite lovely conditions.

1 Trout

7 Barbel.

7 Barbel