Another rise again overnight with a good slug of water yet to reach the lower beats who will continue to rise during the day.  the Lugg is a bit of a mess too.   Some rain is forecast for most days in the outlook so prospects of any reasonable fishing conditions in the short term appear grim.  We shall just have to wait it out.  Will 8 fish(5?) be the whole total for March I wonder.

Below is a sobering clip for those who have not seen it.

https://youtu.be/hIKxKptIphk


Found this interesting and at the same time depressing after all the promises of years ago. But at least it's honest.

MONNOW NEWSLETTER.

Migratory Fish
At the time of writing (mid November) there had been just six fish >50cms (presumed salmon) counted up the fish pass at Osbaston with only ONE in the peak period of October/November. Five of these fish came up in late May and June so were quite possibly not in fact salmon. It has been a hard season for salmon and salmon anglers on the Wye - this poor run of fish does not bode well for future seasons. The usual upstream migration of trout, presumed by some to be sea-trout, in the summer appeared to be about the same as usual with 132 fish between 10” and 16” ascending the pass in 2018