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11lb salmon caught at The Vanstone and 9lb at The Dog Hole. Many thanks to Mick Ghillie at Goodrich Court. His knowledge of the river allowed us to find salmon in first hour of fishing.

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Very enjoyable day at Goodrich. River around .52 at Ross, clarity not bad but an odd brown tinge (chicken farms???) and very little weed in the river which is a bit concerning. Despite only seeing one small fish show in the morning, I landed a 15lb hen fish from the Vanstone Stream in the afternoon. Fish took a 1 inch Willie Gunn tube fished on a floater with an intermediate tip. Fish was still quite sliver and swam off strongly after a few minutes resting in the stream. My thanks to Mick (ghillie) for his expert advice. I would strongly recommend his services for anyone visiting the beat, particularly if it’s a first visit.

1 Salmon

Water a good height although that brown stain is still pretty strong. Nothing seen or contacted I'm afraid. I don't know how Mick got on fishing the lower end.

No catch

No fish caught

No fish caught

River extremely low. However, rain on the way and a surprising number of residents showing, although no takers today.

A lovely day practising my spey casting and improving my snap T, and I think my D loop is now a thing of beauty! Alas, no salmon put it to the test, which was surprising, especially as I was using Geoff Franks' flies. A few fish showed, but their splashy presence didn't appear to indicate taking fish - well they didn't take my flies anyway. Not even MIck, the Goodrich Guru, could put me onto a fish. It's still a lovely beat though. Next time!

Fished from 6 am after a 4 am start from Swansea. My mobility is not what it used to be but find fishing down the Maddox around the corner down to Vanstone OK with help of the large waterside stones which makes easy access and even allows spey casting while sitting.
Will be back. Only one un-catchable fish showed on corner .

Mick guided us for the morning. Excellent company, definitely recommend for anyone unfamiliar with the beat. His knowledge and experience v interesting. River had strange tinge, despite being good height (0.34).
As for salmon eerily quiet, think similar story for all beats above Monmouth. Sporadic hatch of canoes started about 10.30.