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4 trout up to 8 inches, 3 on dry fly, 1 on a bead head nymph.

4 Trout

First visit, and surprised by the varied character of the water with plenty of inviting spots. One small BT to a gb hares ear, which frankly was a bit crass, as something more subtle was called for, but couldn't be bothered to change when there was so much to explore and enjoy! A short rod is preferable, not so much for casting but for raising and retrieving.

1 Trout

10 fish to 10 inches on a beat for short rods and improvised casting. The first few fish I rose came short to a size 20 klinkhammer. By switching to a larger dry fly with a size 18 hare's ear on a 12 inch dropper, I started to hook fish.

10 Trout

5 x trout 8-10 inches, Goldbead Hare's Ear. The day started with a wild goose chase to the Monnow headwaters to find a small stream. After yesterday's showers, every one of them seemed to be running coloured. All the way back home to find my local Forest streams were running nice and clear. What a waste of petrol! Not much fishing time left but I did about half of Cannop Brook to find a weighted nymph was still needed although trout seem to have moved forward into the faster water at the head of pools. Three at 10 inches and two at 8 inches, which is large for this stream, fat and in super condition. No sign of spawning.

5 Trout

Had a couple of hours fishing single bead head and picked up half dozen or so. Few olives mid day but nothing rising.

7 Trout

Beautiful secluded fishing. Spent an hour or so and had 2 trout to 10inches on a size 20 klinkhammer. Access and casting are both very difficult but well worth the effort required.

2 Trout

Dozen plus on a warm and sticky day. All taken on un-weighted nymph and olive emerger. Lost several also. Beat is almost un-fishable from lower bridge to hundred yards below weir. I don't mind tight fishing but the amount of trees over this small stream is unbelievable. With good access could of been many more to hand.

12 Trout

3 x trout 6-9 inches. It's still all about right place and right time, isn't it? A midday stroll up the Cannop Brook on a hot, sticky afternoon carrying a rod, resulted in no rising fish being seen at all. Then near the top end, while I was waist deep in a pool, the heavens opened and rain came down like stair rods for 10 minutes. I cowered under a branch and the hood of my rain jacket. Then first one may fly was up, then a second, then a third. I put a Monnow Gosling on, although I dare say any largish fly would have done, and caught three little trout without moving from the spot. 10 minutes after that, all the muddy water from side ditches came pouring into the stream and the fun was over.

3 Trout

Fished beadhead through the entire beat as fish were very reluctant to rise all fish were taken in heads of pools and faster glides. Due to water levels being so low those fish in more open areas were spooked at the slightest movement. All fish were between 6-9 inches . There was a decent shoal of dace and I took one of those and also saw several perch. Not sure if Cannop ponds hold these fish but pretty sure that's where they are from.

10 Trout, 1 Other

Lovely day water not too cold walking to bottom of beat had a treat watching a kingfisher then came across a small deer. Started fishing with no sign of a hatch but took one 7"brownie in the second pool with a grhe nothong else,to report except a lot of trees fallen into brook making a cast impossible in some likely spots.

1 Trout