Feedback & Reports

My luck had to run out sometimes. It is January after all :)
A dull drizzly day with real gusty wind but still manageable.
Only manged three nice big chub and pulled out of two on the maggot. Tried pellet too but just really slow going.
River was rising steadily all day with a little debris coming down. I think the river temperature had a lot to do with the hard fishing. Was just over 4 degrees. Still a nice day out and hope for a visit next month when the snow has been and gone.
Got drenched when i packed up as the heavens opened. Home for a hot bath!

3 Chub

AFTER A DRIVE OF 95 MILES I WASN'T BEST PLEASED TO FIND 3 OR 4 "ANGLERS" ALREADY FISHING WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONLY PERSON ON THE BEAT,THERE PRESENCE WAS REPORTED TO THE EA HOTLINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE WYE USK OFFICE.A LACK OF SIGNAGE ON THE RIVER AND NO CHECKING OF PERMISSION PROBABLY MEANS PEOPLE FEEL THEY CAN FISH WHEREVER THEY WANT!.
GRIPE OVER,A DAY CHUB FISHING ON ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PLACES DIDN'T DISAPPOINT,10 CHUB TO AROUND 4 AND A HALF POUNDS AND A COUPLE LOST MADE FOR A LOVELY DAYS FISHING.ALL CAUGHT ON BREAD WITH MOST ON THE LEGER BUT THE BIGGER FISH ON THE FLOAT.

10 Chub

washed off

washed off

Difficult day, water up a bit, carrying a tinge of colour and pushing through in places. Although the air temp was up at around 10deg no sign of any fly life or surface activity. Nice day to be out and many thanks to the staff at W&U and the beat owner.

4 Grayling

River rose slowly through the day and was colouring slightly. Wading stick was heavily in use and this beat has some pretty tricky wading with large boulders and deep pits. Not for the faint hearted when the river is pushing through.
Fished 11am to 3.30pm. Not an insect, nor a fish to be seen. Met the owner who had friends fishing at the weekend who did well, but not for me today. Fished my 10' 3WT upstream with a couple of very small bugs on and weighted down with a twist of lead. Top half of beat well tended, but a bit of a scrabble over fallen tree on bottom half. Easy parking and easy access generally. Nice day out, thanks!

Third trip of the winter to this beat. Two takes on nymphs fished klink and dink, bigger fish -about 12"- shook itself free.
Have not been able to find any shoals of grayling on this beat. WUF reports elsewhere on their website show Monnow fish populations have decreased over the last decade. I am beginning to wonder if, at £25 per rod for Skenfrith, one of WUF's other grayling beats might offer better value for money.

1 Grayling

1 Barbel

Tough going, but managed to get 2 Pike, 11lb & 9lb. First fish fell to a float ledgered bluey tail and the second to a suspended sardine.

2 Pike

M.S. South Gloucestershire. First time on here. Rising river all day but running clear. Great beat in a nice part of the world. Did not trouble the fish much despite some advice given. Some olives coming off but not a big hatch. Fish taken on french leader in the middle of the beat. Emerger put across the couple of rising fish I did see but could not tempt them.
1 O.O.S. trout and 2 grayling.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling