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The longest day no less- fished until dark. Started with a pint in the Bell. Fished from 3pm tp 5pm with only 1 fish caught . Took comfort from Ploughman's pork pies by Gaynan's of Ledbury and some Weston's vintage. Got going again, taking it easy until it was ham roll and cider time, then it all kicked off. Fish were going nuts. 7 dry, mainly emergers and CDC spinners size 18-20. 2 wet on PTN. Largest fish went to JD of Malvern at 14". Smallest 8", rest 10 and 12".

9 Trout

Both Brown Trout, caught with nymphs. No rising fish and limited evidence of a hatch.

2 Trout

Having not fished this beat before we walked the beat in the morning and fished in the evening. River was coloured . Viz was about 6 inches. We started about half way down the beat and fished upstream with dry flies and nymphs suspended underneath. My son Jon had a nice 12inch brownie on a snipe and purple w. We both had lots of rises but no more connections. Lot of fly life including mayfly.

1 Trout

Great evening on this beat ,plenty of insect life few rising fish some of which were offered dry fly's by my friend unsuccessfully. Fish caught ranging from 5 to 10 inches, fit and healthy all safely returned all caught on Ptn in 2ft plus moving water after 8pm.
Seemed a good evening for dog swimming!!

8 Trout

Not a large fish but brown trout returned to the river

1 Trout

A stunning and wonderfully accessible beat. Easy wading throughout...even if you can't see the bottom.

10 trout and 3 grayling on various nymphs, with most coming from the faster water. The best fish of the day (12-13 inches) was sat in the middle of a fast riffle 1.5ft deep.

7 more trout on the dry as darkness fell. A prolific hatch in the evening of a broad variety of upwings - remarkable by its variety. Small Grey Wulff and Jingler most effective. Fish feeding hard from 9-1030pm, It was only my inability to see the fly that stopped play.

An otter hunted through a pool as I stood waist-deep in the middle of it. It's progress downstream marked by jumping fish. May explain the old injury on this fish? Or predatory birds?

17 Trout, 3 Grayling

Bright sun cold wind - unusual for early June. Limited fly life or fish activity till later evening after 8pm then brief and spectacular hatch of sedge plus spinners returning. Fish rose well till 9.50pm. Best fly’s - klinkhammers patterns, sedge, mayfly

15 Trout

Hoping for a mayfly hatch, but nothing happened. Tempted a few to rise to a mayfly but nothing connected. There were some mayfly about, but no rises.

4 trout ranging from 6-16" on an Adams. Very few rises during the day, possibly due to the north easterly wind? Not fished the Monnow before. An enjoyable day on the river.

4 Trout

4 Brown Trout taken in good conditions. Slightly overcast and light winds. Regular rises during the day and some Mayfly and Olives.

4 Trout