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2 Barbel, 8 Chub

One trout around quarter pound. Very low water with little movement save for dozenss of damsel flies. Beautiful demouselles are really appropriately named. And it is still a joy to be on the river.

1 Trout

2 Trout

2 Trout

River at a good height (12") on gauge with very little colour. Fished from 09:30 to 14:00 and there was a constant stream of Mayflys hatching but no fish rising to them. I only saw a couple of rises today but neither was to a mayfly. Fished upstream nymph. Trout were in the 8-10" range, two grayling were 8" and one very strong 12".

4 Trout, 3 Grayling

Weather overcast with a cool downstream wind, which made for difficult dry fly presentation. Sporadic hatches of olives and yellow mayfly but only a few fish rising. I caught 2 trout on a size 18 cdc olive pattern, one of which was a nice fish, probably just under a pound. I didnt fish the evening however.

2 Trout

8 x trout 6 - 15 inches, Monnow Gosling. A slightly cooler day, with dark clouds threatening rain which never came. The Teme here was as clear and low as always at this time of the year and virtually nothing hatching or rising (I did see just a couple of mayfly before finishing). However, a dry fly presented over some of the deeper holes would bring the occasional fish up, provided - and I only found this half-way up the beat - it was a large dry fly.

8 Trout

6 Trout, 1 Grayling, 1 Chub

Very quiet, difficult access, didn't see a fish all day. Needless to say, nil return. Disappointing.

This was a cracking day. We concentrated most of our efforts on the lower part of the beat and caught steadily through most of the day. Conditions were helpful: much cooler than of late and helpfully overcast. The rain threatened for lunchtime never came.
Seeing the odd rising fish, we both began with dry flies. Although the fish rose to them, there were really only swirls at the fly and no solid takes. The most successful technique was fishing a team of nymphs and spiders downstream and this accounted for the vast majority of the fish. Most were in good condition although one trout did have some lice. The best grayling was around a pound and the best trout a lovely fish of about a pound and a quarter. This is a really great place to spend a day, especially if the fish are feeling cooperative.

22 Trout, 6 Grayling