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Caught nothing, saw none... amazing insect hatch, hardly see across river at times. Water needed 4 inches off it.

Bright sunny day, easterly wind. Scenery beautiful. Amazing hatch of grannom at midday [think blizzard couldn't see to cast for 15 mins!]. Two smaller hatches at 2 and 3pm. Very few fish rishing. Had 3 pulls, then caught one brownie 1 1/2 lbs at 3pm, taken on a large beadhead olive nymph. Fish stuffed with grannom pupae. Great day...thanks to booking office for their help. Lovely to see Jean Williams at Sweets after 30 year interval!

Four 1-1.5lb brown trout caught on a black Klinkhammer in the pool just below the bridge. Fantastic day with great weather.

Lovely Day. 5 x Grayling to 1¾lb and 4 x Brownies - best 13". All returned

The River was in perfect condition, crystal clear and spot on for level. However, still bitterly cold with a vicious wind.

A sparse hatch about mid-afternoon saw a few fish rise.

Managed an absolute lunker that got off and one more lovely Brownie of about 10inches.

Fished about 4 hours and came up with 2 fish landed and a few others lost. Fish were taken on a PTN bead but did get a few looks with a parachute Adams to, just no takers. Last fish of the day was a true Honddu champ probably 17" with a big width and girth, and absolute cracker. Was tough when the sun wasn't out but once it was the bugs started to come off. Good luck

Enjoyable days fishing, but not a salmon to be seen!

2 missed takes in the Maddox to a yellow and black 2" tube on a sunk line. Salmon showing in the Vanstone Pool. Probably a little too high at 1 foot 2" on the Fownhope gauge, but the top end of the beat fished beautifully.

Beautiful beat and sunny dry weather. Small hatch around 12.30pm but no fish rising.
Caught two small (8 inch) brownies fishing goldhead black and green nymphs from the Upper beat. Water low, cold and slightly coloured which might account for the lack of rising fish.

I fished from about 3pm till 7pm on the Olchon, I know a bit late in the day for this time of year. I had missed the hatches for the day but fished Klink and dink. I caught 11 WBT up to around the 10-11 inch mark. Not the biggest fish but certainly good sport.

Longtown has be be one of the best place in the UK to stay if you want affordable wild brown trout fishing. Well Done to the WUF and MFA (Monnow Fisheries Association).

On a another note, I fished the main river Monnow the day before (non WUF beat) and the was a very good hatch of Grannom, so that should start to get the fish looking up.