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2 x grayling, 13 inches, 2 x chub around 3.5 pounds, 2 x out of season trout 12 inches and 15 inches, long trotting. The river was rather more boisterous and rather more coloured than I had hoped, but a few bites came as it fined down after lunch. Every winter I get this idea that it would be nice to take a bag of grayling close to home. Living where I do, this means trying to locate them among other species on lower Wye beats, or on the Monnow. But on the Monnow, where they clearly have lived happily ever since Canon Eagles introduced them (there were some 6 inch grayling parr today), in recent years they have only turned up for me in ones and twos. Other species seem to dominate, even during the winter. Still, it was a good day out in a most beautiful valley.

2 Grayling, 2 Chub

Fished all the promising looking runs with dries and nymphs without success until I'd had enough of the rain and leaking waders. Very few fish rising.

A pleasant day spent nymphing, but no fish. One or two good sized fish observed from the bank, but not in places that it was possible to get in position for. Rose one small fish to a dry.

Weather warm and overcast, river low and clear, not many obvious rises. Late hatch still didn't cause much visible surface activity so fished dry in the faster water on down stream section. Used size 16 Klinkhammer in the main riffles and glides. Missed as many fish as brought to hand. One perfect 12" WBT and a smaller 6". Others were small 4" Graying. Used a 6'6", 3 weight rod. So much fun on light tackle. Access to fishing difficult due to overgrown banks and surrounding fields.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

No fish to hand today, the dog days of August are well upon us, or me.

River was very quiet with hardly a rise or fish to be seen , fished a dry & wet combo in varying permutations. Spotted a good size eel and thought of running a goldhead past it but then reality kicked in! Plenty of fry in the river and bugs on the stones but spotted a family of mergansers on one of the best pools!

Fresh otter spraints on the rocks and the kingfisher family doing well. A raving series of thunderstorms wiped out any chance of evening action , was still a good day on the river though.

Day was enjoyable but not successful in that no fish were caught. Probably owing to the day being more of a learning curve than a day of fish capture. Tried a variety of small flies on water which appeared to be rising slowly.

Nil Return.
Fished from 12 till 4pm near Car Park point and upstream for half-mile. No sign of trout rising etc. Good casting practice for me - and son. First time fly fisher. River fast-flowing and very deep in places. Plenty of natural flies in afternoon. Friendly woman at Monnow Valley Studio, very helpful. We may use a guide next time to find the trout and learn small river fishing tactics. Very enjoyable afternoon. WUF service excellent. Thank you. This return also for second rod, R W.

Guided by OB from Gloucestershire. Water very low and a long hot afternoon searching the beat with absolutely nothing rising. Occasional late mayfly and a few evening sedge, but nothing happening. In the last hour before dark, a nice wild trout of 15 inches plus a couple of small chub on dry fly.

1 Trout, 2 Chub

Very hot and very quiet.

Did not catch any fish.