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Slow start on the morning, not much showing at all, come the afternoon was alive with fish feeding on the mayfly .....

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Mixed sun and cloud, 17c, river at good level. Nymphing with pheasant tail at ripple just this side of bridge.A few Mayfly hatching. 3 fish caught to 2lbs, 1 taken.
Good access on a lovely beat. Witnessed large bird of prey attacking ducklings on the river. Second lovely stay with Joy and Doug at the Travellers Rest less than 1 mile from beat. Ideal. Third year booking through the Foundation, thanks for a professional and efficient way to access some beautiful locations.

3 Trout

Est 10lbs fresh hen. Size 19 stoats tail. Howling downstream wind.

1 Salmon

8lbs Cadora Backs. 10lbs off Redbrook. Slight colour in water from local heavy rain. WUF rod lost two yesterday on C.B.

2 Salmon

One lost salmon about 9am on a spinner. Difficult day, raining and sun.

1 Pike

This river is fishing very well. 4 beautifully conditioned brownies on a mayfly fished upstream and one brownie on a small black nymph fished across and down. Many many more times that number of fish missed due to lighting speed of takes and dullness of my reaction! Day unfortunately prematurely ended at around 3pm by a broken rod - something I will never take for granted again.

5 Trout

3 Trout

Very poor session, not a fish caught and not a sighting of any fish even though I moved around the reservoir.

Good days fishing, weather ruined the mornings fishing but few fish rising late in the evening. 1 wild brown caught on small klinkhammer, few others hooked but not landed. Nice beat but access little tricky in spots with high banks.

1 Trout

I was looking forward to a good days sport at Skenfrith, however a one hour downpour coloured the river and made life difficult. There were some olives hatching and some mayflies, but the fish didn't seem particularly interested, with just the odd rise, generally tucked against the bank. I managed to persuade two to take my yellow mayfly, one an absolutely beautiful 15" fish, the other and equally attractive 11". Hard work but a good day eventually. I think this is a very nice beat and with favourable water will be great to fish. My sympathy to the other angler who was on the beat and broke his rod! At least he caught some too!

2 Trout