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Cold blustery day.
No sign of a fish, did get a few pulls on a single ptn in the deeper pools, but failed to hook up.

No fly hatch and didn't see any rises, so opted for a single weighted nymph. First deep pool, fish on, felt like a good one, then it was gone. Encouraging after my blank at Abbey Dore last week. About 10 yards on, had a trout parr from a small fast run. Middle of the beat a deep pool under a tree root produced a lovely trout of 10 inches. My first from the Dore this season.

Couple more pulls but no more fish. Wildlife highlights, a kingfisher sat on a branch, dived in and came up with a minnow, and a pair of mandarin ducks.

1 Trout, 1 Other

nothing caught

Sadly didnt get a graying but saw plenty of trout, nice but tricky stream to fish, will definitely try again

After a long break due to low water, tried this beat for the last day of the trout season. Water still low despite recent rain, broke my small rod and no sign of fish. However, I did retrieve a couple of flies from a tree, probably mine from a previous visit!

Water level quite low and very clear. One or two rises (in inaccessible locations!). Fished from 1700 to 1900 on the bottom half of the beat. No luck but still managed to lose a few flies. Think I'll return after a bit more rain.

First time on this beat. Staying at Poston Mill, so had fished their stretch of the Dore earlier in the week. This beat is a different prospect altogether. True jungle fishing.
Started off at 8.30 fished until 12.
No fish seen, so just flicked a dry fly into likely spots. Lost 3 landed 1 of 6".
Was going to come back in the evening to try nymphs in some of the deep holes, but the test match and beer intervened.
Will definitely be coming again, I'm sure there are some nice fish in there.

1 Trout

3 hours afternoon on the lower half. A bit difficult to find the start of the beat as the nettles and weeds are now neck high. The river is in good condition even though quite clear. A few flies and a handful of rises but I stayed with a PTN below a Klink. A few rises to the Klink but no takes. Two small trout and one decent sized one to the PTN, a small grayling took the PTN just before I packed up. All fish live to fight another day.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

Looks like I was first to fish for a while. As expected the access is a bit of an obstacle course. But for those who like combat fishing and tree flies there are some lovely trout. Even so very few rising fish for the time of year and poor fly life on a stream that has had an abundance of both. Most year groups represented in the catch - largest 13" deep and round - worth the trip,
Stuck to an adams unless mayfly were seen to be taken.
25 meters above the start of the beat is a small side stream entering on the right it was thick with suspender mud and badly coloured the river downstream. It had cleared a week later (fishing on WSSP) but there was a coating of mud covering the bottom.

6 Trout

Well I thought , it's been a long time since I gave the Dore a bash , so mooched off to the Chanstone Court beat , arriving at nine , reading 16 degrees in my truck by then too !!

Anyway I initially tackled up with a tiny heavy PTN to get down into the deep pools !! Took ages to hook into my first fish !!had a feeling the bottom section has possibly been fished recently , with footprints and disturbed vegetation present !!!

Anyway , when the hapless mayfly started joining the party things livened up but very slowly !! Fish weren't interested in my Mohican mayfly although they hammered a size fourteen Para Adams !! Good takes and some lovely fish in a bag of nine this morning . Another three did slip the barbless hook too !!one was a cracker too !!! Ggggggrrrrrrrrrr !!!!

Fish started looking up properly from one ish !! Shame really as I called it a day at half one ! A fun few hours although this beat does seem messy , unkempt and unloved !!! In fact a real shambles in places if I'm honest !!! Can it be passed on to the Monnow team WUF ????? Needs a dam good haircut and plenty of loping too !!

A fun few hours , good feisty fish and I'm sure if I stayed till five or six I could have doubled the tally ,.but was fun and also frustrating here with the amount of low branches, clambering around debris etc etc!! Be better after a good sort out I'm.sure !!! Be nice to get on the Afon Elan on Thursday,.ahhh bliss ,.open space and no trees !! Lol !! Anyway a fun morning home for a cool amber nectar and I'm.guessing a session with the mower !!!oh joy!!!

9 Trout