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All on dry fly. 8 Trout max 13in. One Grayling. Sunny and warm at first with a few flies and some rising fish. Strong wind after 2pm stopped activity.

8 Trout, 1 Grayling

Our second annual visit to this enchanting beat. It was a very warm sunny day and the fishing took a few hours to come alive – very little action on NZ setups all morning.
Mid-afternoon, after a good lunch at The Bell, the Mayfly hatch began and we caught three trout of 7-9 inches in fairly quick succession from one of the upper pools, on French Partridge and Wulff patterns.
We returned at about 7pm to fish the spinner fall and after a few bodged strikes to rises from wily fish in the slick glides, finally managed to connect with one last fish as the light faded.
Glorious!

4 Trout

River level good. Warm day. Flies hatching and laying. Trout feeding, especially 4pm onwards.
2 x 9 inch trout, 2 x 12 inch trout. All on dry fly. Celebratory pint at the Bridge Inn. Great day!

4 Trout

Wet fly used as despite a good hatch there was little surface activity. Trout caught were small and were returned. Barbless hooks used.
The river was a little cloudy following the previous rain but otherwise was in good condition.

3 Trout

3 nice trout, 10" to 12" long. The day was cool and showery with a strong wind blowing downstream from about 2pm onwards. The fish were caught during the sunny spells before then. There were quite a few olives hatching with the odd yellow mayfly making a showing.
An enjoyable few hours fishing.

3 Trout

Day started well with two 10-12inch trout however from midday onwards, it was totally ruined by kayakers and canoeists. Despite there supposedly being no right of navigation Monmouth Canoes are happy to offer guided trips and Canoe Wales advertise the whole beat on their website so personally I won't be returning as I suspect there's little chance of changing this behaviour. The Bell as welcoming as ever.

2 Trout

Water coloured and cold. No sign of any fish. Beautiful location. Good supper at The Bell Inn.

River up about 12 inches, coloured but clearing. 4 fish caught on nymph. 2 fish lost. Very pleasant day.

4 Trout

After weeks of expectation the weather of course turned nasty.
Three hours in the cold drizzle and nothing to show for it but suddenly changed at about 1pm when a small hatch began and there was a rise right in front of me. Result, a 9" WBT and the first fish of the season.
Three fish (9-12" WBT) and one missed from a fast deep section with a boulder strewn bed then nothing except a dunking after a slip and a lost fly box drifting off downstream. A dry off and a cup of tea but nothing until about 4.30pm when rain stopped and it warmed up. Four fish rising in the upper section, two caught, the last and largest a fraction under 15" (possibly a stocked fish?). Had to leave before covering the last two fish. A classic roller coaster day.
All caught on grey duster and Adams parachute, all returned unharmed.

6 Trout

River a little coloured from rain yesterday. Sunny morning, clouding over in the afternoon, warm. A few grannom hatching,but no surface activity; we saw only two fish rise. We caught nine trout, from half a pound to about one and a quarter pounds, and one small grayling, all on heavy nymphs in deep but fast water.

9 Trout, 1 Grayling