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Nothing at all today!

Nil caught. Barely a sign of a fish, but the day was saved by an extremely close encounter with an otter. Access is difficult for much of the stretch.

Amazing stretch of river, with loads of wildlife and some fantastic trout habitat. Caught a perfect conditioned 14 inch trout, on the dry with a black gnat pattern. Hot, bright day and only saw two fish rising. Will definetly return.

1 Trout

1 grayling on a tungsten bead head. River perfect but water very clear and sun was bright all day.

1 Grayling

1 Chub

Trotting this afternoon. Blank for grayling - couldn't find them - 1 x 15 inch out of season trout.

Thoroughly enjoyable day: a new beat for me and managed to catch a few! The river was clearly up a bit from summer low after last weekend's storm, but water was clear enough. As noted in other returns, although there are access points it is quite wild, with steep banks covered with dense growth, and while wading was fine where the water level was low enough, there are many sections too deep to wade at this water level. I loved it, but I'm perfectly happy scrambling about a bit. Grayling 8-11", OOS trout were very nice, 3 fine specimens at 13-14", although of course I barely noticed, returning them post-haste. Last trout from nearer top of beat was a 16" stockie - see pic - with a faint blue spot in the middle of its underbelly. Presumably from some neighbouring club?

5 Trout, 4 Grayling

1 x trout 12 inches, Duck's Dun. The only fish I saw rising this morning. A sharp frost followed by bright sun and the river very low again.

1 Trout

Returning after previous wash off. I could now get in the river which was crucial as the area is heavily banked and the beat is tree lined for almost the entire length. Not really a sniff of anything until late on at last light when I saw a good fish rise in one of the lower pools. I stalked and cast a few times, but to no avail. Left with no fish, but no lost tackle (which under the circumstances was quite the result) Best thing about the evening was the rock band playing in the Monnow studio alongside the river. Don't know who they were, but they'll go far. As for me, I'll stick to the more mountainous geography of the Upper Wye from now on.