Feedback & Reports

The river was fast and high due to a few days rain prior, so was quite challenging to fish. Tried meat over hemp and pellets with Pva with no luck. Switched to a feeder using halibut and hemp mix with sticky krill boilies and had fish within 10 minutes!

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Only fished for two hours due to family committments but had an enjoyable time - until the heavens opened up - then I was caught out without a proper jacket. Used a 3wt 7ft rod and klink and dink setup. Every fish came to the klink so after three fish the nymph was removed. I used this trip to put into practice some techniques shown to me by Oliver Burch on a visit to the Monnow in July. There appears to be some building works taking place on the early stages of the beat with a digger on the bank and plenty of hardcore in the river. It did not upset the fishing - unlike the rain - and all the fish were in pristine condition.

7 Trout

Started 11 0 clock on the flats bottom end of the beat, picked up two trout's in the tail on a Klinkhammer special, followed by one grayling. One coloured salmon showing in the first pool, bottom end of the flats probably just run up the fast water below. Changed to klink & Dink with a holy grail nymph on dropper all grayling came to the nymph with 3 foot dropper. Middle beat fished better with water on, tail of Ashtree pool had a lot of fish showing, but did no good on the dry. Next time probably fish French leader in that pool.

4 Trout, 18 Grayling

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2 Barbel

1'6", overcast and drizzly. 12lb coloured fish from Top Planks. A lively fight as the fish decided to leave the pool and was landed at the telegraph pole some way down the white water (two partial dunkings for me on the way down!). Sink tip and #6 Ghillie.

1 Salmon

Working at Newport shop for the morning so I decided to have an hour fishing before work. Landed one salmon below the wires, about 9lb, and saw another show lower down in the deep water. I didn't have time to fish for that one as work beckoned but fish that show in that area often take. Water .77. Fish took single hook FC.

1 Salmon

Sorry for the delay in sending our catch returns. Nice days fishing on Doldowlod (Sun 30th Aug) which we found a lovely stretch and fairly easy to fish considering our lack of river experience! managed a brown trout each (1 kept, 16 inches - hares ear nymph / 1 safely returned, 18 inches - Daddy Longlegs) and 1 grayling safely returned, 11 inches - hares ear nymph, all lovely fish. Thanks to the Wye and Usk for their advice beforehand and the good work put into the foundation! Will certainly give Doldowlod another go!

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

I grilse only 3lbs from Butts pool on size 12 black and silver fly. A very large fish lost spinning with single hook line broken last Wednesday at Dan-y-Park in coloured water before major rise. Fish estimated at late 20's.

1 Salmon

Not a single bite all day, spoke to anglers in the same area and they said them same. Don't think we will return again. Very disappointed.