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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

Thanks for the info. After nearly 2 seasons and who knows how many early,optimistic and full of enthusiasm starts, only for the day to end in a bit of a damp, wet squib, yesterday turned out to be one of the best
days fishing I have ever had.

I took my first salmon from the Glan-Yr-Afon beat, Pwll Daffi pool on a Willie Gunn. Only a grillse of about 5-5?lbs but the brightest bar of chrome i have ever seen. Strong and bloody hell they are strong! Thought
mullet fought hard but these things are in another league!

After a quick pic the fish was released swimming off strongly. Once again thanks

There seemed to be a degree of disbelief from certain quarters when I recently reported hooking 5 salmon at Lyn Em. They definitely won't believe this report !

Today I hooked 7 salmon at Lyn Em; (all on fly of course.)
One was just a handshake and it leapt clear of the water and spat the hook.
Two were played and lost - hook pulled free.
Four landed - 23", 24" 30" and 31".
The largest was a hen, the rest cocks. All had some colour and all were returned.

And the sun shone as well !