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Well, after having a cracking day earlier in the week on the Lugg was hoping for a half decent day on the Monnow!! Beautiful weather 12 degrees and a good amount of LDO's coming off the water between 12-2pm, water levels perfect and gin clear, great! I know the Monnow well and who was I trying to kid , one 8 inch grayling to hand one lost and two brownies both over 2lb lost and that was all the action for 4 hrs fishing.. oh well April will be a different story

1 Grayling

Nice day out, fishing a bit slow.

2 Trout

1 Trout

Fished the beat a few days earlier, although no fish that day. This day was much warmer and brighter, river a little low but looked in good shape. The expected hatches did not happen, or at least nowhere around where I was fishing! Did not see a fish rise all day and in early afternoon changed to nymph, using a tungsten beaded fly had a knock first cast, which was encouraging. Over the next hour had three WBT all around 1lb, one slightly larger.
All caught on the north side of the bridge at the end of short runs. The day was very pleasant and sunny, which was a contrast to previous time. This is a lovely, well maintained beat and has good features its entire length, will be back when it is a bit warmer. Thanks you to the Foundation, the booking system is second to none.

3 Trout

Bright day with a cool westerly breeze. River level is good and water clear. Spotted a few fry and a few nymphs making their homes under the pebbles, but no trout - still a little early in the season I think.
Very pleasant day out nonetheless and I look forward to being back up here in April or May when I'm sure those deep pools will be holding some decent fish.

Lovely spring day but spoiled by FIVE other people poaching on the opposite bank. Two people spinning and three others fly fishing in waders. The fishing was slow with very few rising fish and only a handful caught subsurface. Disappointed that more isn't being done to prevent this.

7 Trout

A few olives about but nothing rising so lightly weighted nymphs seemed best. All trout were small fellows from the shallower runs. Tried going heavier and deeper to look for something bigger but to no avail.

5 Trout

Low water, clear. Not much of surface activity, got a pair of nice trouts 1.5-2.5lb on wet fly. All returned.

2 Trout

Beautiful bright Spring day and water gin clear and below 1 on the Glanusk gauge brought up fly and fish from 1230 in brief concentrated flurries. Rusty angler had a lovely if somewhat erratic time with 6+ to 15 inches. All done by 1500. Is there anywhere more pleasant on such a day?

6 Trout