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4 fish from the lower part of the beat on the flat glides. Missed another four/five all to the duo. All bar one took the nymph. Either red collar GHPTN or hot spot olive shrimp. One took the Klink I was hanging the nymph off but did not stay on. Cheers

With the Lugg running clear & cold at 1'6" on gauge it looked perfect and indeed I had a great 6 hours fishing catching some beautiful Grayling all taken on tungsten head

WUF comments: 14 Grayling to 15" & 3 B/Trout to 13"

First time on the Monnow. Temperature never got much above freezing all day but still had a good day. I caught 8 grayling with M catching 3 Grayling plus a Chub around the pound mark. Not suprisingly nothing rising,caught all fish on leaded shrimp patterns. Pleased to find Grayling still well spread all down the river. Most of the Grayling 12" with a couple around 15".

Directions were excellent. Very cold day with hard overnight frost and a bitterly cold and brisk downstream wind. River was still carrying plenty of water although it was clear and pacey. Fished only from the hut downstream to where the woods began. The hut was very useful to put on/ take off waders in those cold conditions!

One rod - 13 grayling. One rod 8 grayling. One rod blank.

Fish were, as expected, hard on the bottom. Fish concentrated towards the top of the beat in the glides and successful methods were deep sunk weighted shrimp patterns fished Czech nymph style. Very nice stretch although access to the lower parts was not so easy due to undergrowth.

All in all a lovely although very cold day. Would recommend it strongly.

We caught 14 fish in all, 3 out of season brown trout to 13 inches and 11 grayling to 16 inches. A heavy frost and fog all day made for very few rising fish, all the better grayling being caught hard on the bottom on tungsten headed bugs or shrimp patterns as part of a czech nymph trio. A beautiful stretch of the river, the charms of which were not blunted by harsh conditions.

My first use of WUF waters..v.impressed..the guy at Severn Arms Hotel was helpful gave me a map of the beats and suggested a good spot for the grayling..had a nice trout first trot (with red maggots) and then a couple of grayling over a pound..one more trout before frostbite set in! Kites overhead all day and a salmon showed in mid afternoon.

This is a truly excellent scheme and I hope you grow your membership figures (more publicity?) and quantity of fishing available (mailshots to farmers and landowners?) at an equal rate to maintain this win-win situation.

Today fished the Skenfrith beat of the Monnow.The river has changed quite a bit since my last visit, floods have shifted gravels about changing the depths.

We both fished bugs for Grayling and managed 23 fish between us the largest I guess about 1.25 lb. A very. enjoyable day rounded off by a pint and thaw in front of the log fire in the Bell.

Life doesn't get any better!

5 grayling caught, largest 1lb exactly, 2 of ~ ?lb. Most on nymphs, but a 6" fish took a dry, and rose at least half a dozen others, including a fish of at least 1?lb.

They were reluctant to feed on the surface, even though there were a few hatching olives, willow/needle flies(?)and sedge(?). Water clear, too bright and sunny (mustn't complain!) fairly hard going.

My mate and I fished Skenfrith on the Monnow yesterday. Great day.

M.D. had 12 grayling best at about 1.5 pounds. Mainly to a red tag and hot spot shrimp.

I had 8 grayling and one out of season brown. Grayling mainly on red tags and the hot spot shrimp again, one to a PTN. Brown took a black Klink.

We caught all the way down the river. Fish appeared not to be in shoals at the moment.

As I say a great day on a very nice piece of river. Many thanks

Rod 1: 22 Grayling to 15.5" & 2 B/Trout to 11"
Rod 2: 10 Grayling to 14" & 3 B/Trout to 12"

River level 1'7" on gauge and running clear.
A few fish rising to olives but all fish caught short-line
nymphing with tungsten heads.There appears to be more fish above the bridge than below, another great day out & all fish returned as always.

Many Thanks