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12 Barbel, 12 Chub

With river fining down caught 5 barbel to 9lb 7oz and 5 chub to 4lb on meat and pellet. Very swimmy though, and escalating bright sunshine slowed the fishing. Also had a huge dace trotting.

5 Barbel, 5 Chub, 1 Other

Hard fishing - river rose overnight.

1 Chub

Had one Barbel about 8lb and 5 small Barbel of around 12oz. River was fining down after previous day and was fishable all day unlike previous day when weed and branches coming downstream meant I couldn't fish from around 5pm. Also caught 10 dace trotting maggot.

6 Barbel, 10 Other

River a foot above summer low and well coloured though clearing, water temp 12 degrees. Very pleasant day but no sign of salmon. Spinning not allowed on this fishery below 2ft (nor wading in coloured water!), or I would have been very tempted to try a small spinner in these conditions. Plenty of interest in my various doubles from out-of-season trout. Note of caution - a gigantic trunk road development scheme has started between Abergavenny and Merthyr and once you hit the A465 it's very difficult to find your way across towards Crickhowell (I went 20 miles out of my way)- suggest anglers coming from the south and east go through Abergavenny and travel via A40.

A few grayling caught in the streamier sections, together with a few salmon parr, on spider patterns.

6 Grayling

No fish. Bright sun possibly didn't help chances. Top pools inaccessible due to brambles and Himalayan Balsam. Lower pools excellent though. Thanks WUF.

Day 1 of 2 on a new beat for me, and what a lovely place it is! Well kept and the campsite manager is a really nice guy. Grayling to 16" and trout to 12" most fish on nymphs but had a few on small dries.

5 Trout, 15 Grayling

1 Trout

Lovely stretch with the gardens opposite. Fishing was tough with the river needing some rain but still managed a few fish.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub