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Arrived to find the river up about 3ft very coloured and knew we were in for a hard day. We fished all sorts of pegs with every conceivable method and bait combination and managed 3 eels up to 3 and a half pounds on meat until 7 oclock when we finally managed to contact a few barbel. We then had 7 in the next hour up to about 8lb before having to leave for home.

I fished upstream dry and nymph but caught nothing. Although I had seen a few fish rise the previous day, about 4:15, I saw no fish on the Wednesday, even though deliberately spooking fish to see what moved. There was a good hatch of sedge about 3pm but nothing moved to that either.

On a happier note I did see very small fry which suggests the presence of some adult fish, somewhere!

No Catch. The first time I've fished on the Wye and the first time I've fished for Salmon. The river was high and fast. I struggled to cast from the banks and the casts were swept away with little time to sink.

The owner was discussing improvements to the banks with a colleague and he helpfully advised me on the salmon runs but even that could not help me today. I should probably give it another go when there has been less rain.

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First time here. Cloudy and no wind for a change - wonderful! Hardly any emerging bugs: a couple (literally) of YMs and mayfly, and some sedges, and that was about it - so standard, sparse mid-July fare. Few rises apart from the odd oncer - all appeared to be trout and didn't catch a grayling either all day. Had nothing on nymphs but caught and released 13 trout mainly of 7-10 inches with three of 11-12". Taken on hare's ear emergers and on a small black F fly. Haven't noticed the marked white leading edge on the Lugg trouts' anal fins before (so "nil points" for past observation).

Nice day had 12 fish between us 6 wbt to 8" and 6 grayling 8-10", with plenty of fingerling grayling having a go at the dry flies.
Tried to fish more of beat but very disappointed as although it is said you can fish both banks we found it impossible due to access and overgrown banks.
Bearing in mind the cost £20 per rod this puts a bit of a damper on this otherwise very tranquil stretch of the Lugg.

One salmon from Chapel House Fishery at Abernant, 12 llbs on a spinner. Returned safely.

12 x trout 6-8 inches, Klinkhammer. After a morning spent belabouring the Usk (unsuccessfully) with a double-handed fly rod, I tried something less energetic after lunch. In fact my little 7 foot brook rod seems long at Cannop, which along with the Pinsley is one of the tightest beats for casting on the Passport. I sense I am going to talk myself into buying a 5 footer sooner or later. Not much in the way of rises to natural fly (but quite a few may flies still around) and a little size 16 Klinkhammer brought them up. Great fun.

Nil return. High water and very muddy - just my luck!

19.00 to 21.30hrs. From swim half way down Leggs Meadow, 2 chub of around 3lb and 4 barbel of 9lb10oz, 8lb approx and at last, after telling visitors where they are and seeing them catch but failing myself, my first Wye double at 10lb 6oz followed by another of close on 11lb. All caught on large halibut pellet, size 8 hook and 12lb line and swimfeeder from what appears to be a deeper gulley under far bank where salmon frequently lie and jump.

Mid morning to mid afternoon spinning for Salmon as many jumping and rolling throughout the beat, tried everything without success and to add injury to insult got drenched on Leggs croy when one landed beside me! They were still there in evening, a few dark fish in residence plus silvers and some Grilse.

It appears a slug of water from a local downpour on Friday passed towards Monmouth and these fish may have moved up to Courtfield, however the river was up 18in, muddy and rising this Tuesday morning.

The weekend rain seems to have missed the Monnow but a reasonable summer flow promised better fishing than my two little Brown Trout (6") and even tinier Dace suggest (all returned fine). Olive Klink and Para A were on at the time with May and Yellow May imitations unsuccessful despite sporadic hatches. As it seemed only tiddlers were rising I was disappointed not to tempt anything to a nymph or spider, my failing as I'm sure the better fish were lurking there. Wading access is very easy on this beat.