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Middle swims 3/4 away across feeder pellet and boilies. Peregrine falcon in tree on far bank.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

Again gin clear but at least overcast. Worked really hard all day. Chub 5lb is, maybe a little over, looked battered as if it had not long spawned, heavy tail wear.
Barbel 8lb, mint condition.Fed pellet and meat all day, put plenty in caught both fish on meat using hook length about 4ft. Only two bites all day.
Beautiful stretch and have enjoyed 4 days but the fishing has been hard.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

A difficult and disappointing day with nothing until late afternoon. Searched the whole of the best below the bridge with various methods but just very hard going. Water levels low.

1 Grayling, 1 Barbel, 2 Chub

21 perch caught and released back variable sizes up to 10 inches
caught on the south bank on worm suspened 2 feet above the floor
no trout were caught at all ?

21 Other

Three anglers fishing this stretch for the first time. We have never caught so many Chub! Average size 2.5-3lb and biggest was just short of 6lb mainly on float fished meat and bonus Barbel as well on ledgered pellet. On the down side, there is a wasp’s nest on the path 3/4 of the way to the island and they don’t like anglers!! They will attack!

1 Barbel, 85 Chub

The day started briskly with two decent chub with the first two trots, there after things slowed with only one more chub to the float. All others being taken on feeder with luncheon meat or pellet bait.

9 Chub

One barbel lost on rocks. One large eel landed.

Two tiny grayling on a pink nymph and shrimp in the gast flowing upstream sections.

The water was low and very clear. The good thing about the polarised glasses is I coul see all the fish I spooked when I entered the river...some fish of around a pound in size were seen in the fast and slow flowing sections.

Despite the water levels being low there are some deeeep sections. The water level at Monnow Gate was 1.78m.

The parking is clearly signposted along with the access points which were kept clear. The rest of the vegetation is wonderfully wild and will be high on the list of beats to re-visit when the water is a bit higher

2 Grayling

3 Barbel, 5 Chub