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Fished from 2-6pm Monday 7th September 2009. A sunny/cloudy afternoon with the occasional strong downstream breeze. (Made casting a challenge) Not much fly life about and rising fish hard to find. Some small fish rising odd times which I suspect were small grayling Found a few fish rising mid-afternoon about half way along the beat. Hooked and lost a couple on drys and landed and released one nice brown trout about 12-14 inches on an Adams after witnessing it chase/rise to a thistle seed.

My wife and I rounded the day off with a pint, a lovely meal and a nights accomodation at The Bell at Skenfrith. What more could I ask for. Excellent!

A pleasure just being there, but catching 3 barbel to 7lb (and losing 1) and 9 good chub to 4lb+ made it all the more enjoyable. I shall return....

4lb Grilse taken on an Black/silver Rapala. fish was slightly colored and was returned safely to the water.

River in flood, very swollen, fished from 10am-about 2pm, luncheon meat, no luck, but two pairs of peregrine falcons spotted overhead so not a wholly unsuccessful visit.

Several Barbel to a good size, river high and coloured. A good venue, would visit again. Fish caught on pellet.

Really tough day weather wise, it was blowing a gale downstream in the morning then very heavy showers all afternoon made roving tricky. Three barbel in all around 6-7 lb plus one chub 3lb and one lost to a hook pull, all fish from the lower end of the beat taken on pellet.

Strong wind & heavy rain pm, 2 rods 18 barbel to 9½lb

Really tough day weather wise,it was blowing a gale downstream in the morning then very heavy showers all afternoon made roving tricky.Three barbel in all around 6-7 lb plus one chub 3lb and one lost to a hook pull,all fish from the lower end of the beat taken on pellet.

Difficult conditions with strong downstream wind and rain. Lost a good trout (on upstream nymph) which got into fast water where I could do little with it. A good water level but clear. A lovely little river.

Difficult day weatherwise with strong downstream wind and heavy showers. Also a lot of weed floating downstream making fishing tricky.
Nothing in the morning, better in the afternoon, but persistent heavy rain forced us to pack up, unfortunately just as things had started to pick up !
Finished with a chub of 4lb+(meat)from lower end and and a couple of barbel of 6lb(pellet)and 8.5lb(meat)from top end of beat with one good fish lost(sweetcorn)to a hook pull.
Lovely river, lovely area, shame about the weather ! We will be back.