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Brilliant fishing.

WUF Notes : Fishing over two days 25/9/08 5 x Barbel to 9lb 6oz. 26/9/08 3 x Barbel to 10lb 7oz

Many thanks for a nice day last Friday in glorious weather on Abernant and Plas Gwyn.

Fishing results on North Country spiders were 21 grayling, 3 trout and a 10 pound hen salmon, safely released. The last took a size 16 Dark Moor Game on the middle dropper. Happens every year, doesn't it?

Anyway, depending on the weather, I might book a proper salmon day with you at the end of this week, to see if I can catch one on the right rod for once!

I'll be in touch, best wishes.

It was a lovely September day with quite reasonable hatches of olives and sedges but very few fish moving. I saw just two trout and one salmon, but caught none.....that's fishing and the reason why we always go again!

2 x ?lb grayling on a salmon fly! No salmon seen or felt but a really lovely beat to fish

A marvelous day, mostly big fish (A pound or over). Not much hatching so weighted nymphs caught most fish. The smallest fish of the day 3 x 8" to 10" Grayling caught on an Iris Caddis in the surface film. The Monnow is a fabulous river please, please get more beats for next season (or even this Grayling season) Thanks

WUF Notes :
8 x Grayling to 18". Caught on: Size 18 Copper P/T nymph
3 x Brown Trout to 15". Caught on: Size 18 Copper Hare's Ear

12 x barbel, biggest 11lb average about 8lb. 2 x chub

Huge amount of small dace. one grayling. Salmon showing.

I am sure that on the right day different conditions etc., we would have done better. Also met Simon at Maesllwch, nice knowledgeable guy. Good ambassador for angling and the W&UF. We will return to try another day!

Really excellent self-catering accommodation at Tyn Cwm at Dorcester
Regards
John Lockwood
Jeff Bannister

Just a quick reply to register the capture of a five pound grilse on a spinner.

18lb from the boils. Returned. Water low, lots jumping around

Just to let you know our returns for saturday at Ty-Newydd. We caught so many Grayling that we stopped counting at 20 (mostly 6/10inches but a couple up to 16/18 inches). What's more we must have missed/lost twice as many. At one point one took my fly as I dropped it in the water to release one already in the net. They were taking nymph and dry fly, my cousin catching nearly all his on dries.

I caught a small trout and lost a reasonable one. There was a good evening rise of trout starting at 6pm when we had to leave unfortunately and we saw a salmon roll at the start of the beat.

I stupidly took a spill and had to de-robe and dry out for a while (sorry to anyone who had to witness this sight). No harm done, apart from to my phone.

Many Thanks for arranging the fishing and best wishes,
Chris Ling