Feedback & Reports

Haven’t been here for 10 years. Much better beat than I remembered but a blank, fish not interested. Cold with a stiff down stream breeze

Dire. Catastrophic bank erosion, the river is completely inaccessible along the entire length of the beat. Fallen trees and soft mud on the top third make access impossible. The lower two thirds are only accessible if you have a 15’ ladder in your rucksack.

Cold and windy. Reluctant fish. The 1 trout was caught on a pheasant tail nymph. Fish returned.

1 Trout

8 Trout

Strong downstream breeze with frequent gusts made casting very difficult. No fish caught. Rises seen in Finns Hole.

27 x trout 6-11 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer, Monnow Gosling. A rather cold, dull, windy afternoon with the brook high coloured after a cloudburst yesterday. However, the mayfly were up and so I changed to a bigger fly with good results.

27 Trout

Yet another superb day on this wonderful river. Insects of various species and sizes hatched all day. Lots of rising fish but for the most part they were focusing on the small stuff and even then mostly sub surface. Once the code was broken, the results were spectacular. Best fish 20”, 1x 17.5”, 3x 16” and the rest in the 14”-11” range. Most caught on a #18 para emerger on 6X tippet. Heart pounding stuff !

11 Trout

I fished beats 3,4 and 5 unfortunately no fish caught. I used a yellow 15gr FC and a few Finnish made spoons

A little bit of rain has freshened it up slightly. Really needs a good downpour to wash it through to clear the algae and slime. A very chilly May evening but the fish were biting!

12 Trout

Could someone please indicate on or please explain in the Beat notes how you access the bottom of the fishing beyond beech Pool as access proved to be impossible.

Thanks

1 Trout