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Sorry this catch return is so very late but I was a bit too busy to do it straight away and then it slipped my mind.

It seems ages ago now but myself and my cousin fished the Usk at Glan-yr-Afon on the last weekend of the trout season. The river was still a bit high and slightly coloured but the sun was out and fish were rising when we arrived around midday. After a few refusals I realised they were feeding just below the surface and put on a cul-de-canard emerger which produced a couple of beautiful little trout of about 9 inches.

This hatch ended soon and the rest of the day was spent deep nymphing with no reward. In the early evening clouds of olive duns came down and we switched back to dries. At the very top of the beat I cast at a rise and hooked into a very big trout but it was never hooked properly and came off after a couple of determined leaps. It was a long cast from one bank to the other and after much cursing I realised I'd been lucky to hook it at all at that distance on a dry fly.

We made our way back to the gravel runs above the bridge and landed a couple more smallish browns on dries but then the hatch ended and as soon as the sun went down it got cold very quickly as it tends to do at this time of year.

Anyway, a truly lovely bit of river (if decidedly tricky to wade) and I look forward to fishing it again next season.

All the best and sorry for the lateness of this return.

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