Feedback & Reports

Fished as guest of the owner in the evening. Low water meant the 300m below bridge was easily wadeable and combined with a steady hatch of BWO's which brought most fish to the surface made for a memorable short session. Had fish on 1st and 2nd casts! Over next hour brought 9 more to hand most between 10" and 12" with a couple around 15". Lovely fishing.

Excellent day despite bright and breezy conditions. A little colour in the water following the recent rain probably helped. 8 WBT to the net + 1 salmon parr. All safely returned. Most WBT in the 6-10 inch range, but I netted a spectacular specimen that was at least 16 inches. A variety of flies proved to be successful - olive klink, copper john and yellow may spider during the daytime; parachute adams in the evening. Missed loads of takes so could have had more. Was snapped by another large fish also. Fantastic day!

A lovely day on the river with lots of flylife but a rather dry river. One small brownie caught on a size 14 yellow bodied white wing emerger [apologies, can't remember the name]. Enjoied meeting Jean Williams for the first time [thanks for the chocolate biscuits, Jean]. Only saw 2-3 other rises all day. A better day fishwise yesterday on Upper Grywne Fawr. Again a low river [despite rain the day before] but managed a one and a half pound brownie on a size 16 Red Tag. Some large mayfies about.

Strong downstream wind; water level very low with no flow in the now almost stagnant, shallow pools. Saw hardly a rise and just a few E. danica mayfly. Nothing on nymphs in the dubs and just two trout on a hare's ear and mayfly emerger. Desperately needs lots and lots of rain to clear everything out and freshen it all up again. Back to the main stems of the rivers I think!

River at summer level. Caught 2 trout at the very bottom of the beat from the bank , steeple casting a Kites Imperial. BWOs hatching with a few Mayfly. At this level of water one can wade as far as the Oak. Fished for salmon from The Rocks, where there was still a good flow of water. A salmon showed in The Chine Pool. Trout still rising till twilight.

6 very small trout 1 x 9" trout - hares ear.

Three Brown Trout, 6 to 11 ounces. Caught on Stonefly nymph.
All fish returned.

6 small WBT 6-8 oz, one on surface iron blue all others on goldheads. Very stormy day with rain giving way to bright sunshine. Hatches were prolific though, throughout the day, swallows, swifts and martins cashed in but fish only rising very occasionally.
Really enjoyable day but no porkers.

Perhaps not the best day for my first time on the Monnow - an amber Met Office warning for high winds coupled with horizontal rain made it a challenge. Alas nothing caught but at least a chance to get to know this stretch of the river. Despite the conditions steady numbers of yellow mays, olives and mayfly - but few rises. Certainly a beat to come back to when the weather is more clement.

Rather blustery day with low water levels and some intermittent squalls. 7 trout caught on the top half of the beat. 4 off the top on a mix of dry’s and 3 underneath on the nymph. A very enjoyable day had under challenging condidions.