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Pleasant day's fishing, a number of takes on dry fly but landed none.

4 Trout, 2 Grayling

A very sunny day with a gentle but quite cool breeze. Quiet in the morning but then fish started rising sporadically in some of the larger pools and responded well to nymphs and large mayflies. Activity increased over the afternoon. Most fish were about half a pound but the 2 largest were almost a pound and a half. Lots of dipper, kingfisher and grey wagtail action. All in all a great day.

10 Trout

A cold wet and windy day for early May. Very few hatches and one 8"WBT caught on a nymph. However, we had a few takes during the day and almost landed another two. A wonderful stretch of river, gin clear, good access and really easy wading.

1 Trout

Only fished until 11.30 as the weather broke. Water looked good but I found it very difficult to fish. Lost a lot of tungsten bugs on the rocky bottom trying to nymph it and could get nothing up to a nymph fished Klink and dink. Didn't see a rise all morning. Seems like a stretch that needs a good hatch and rising fish to give its best. But what a beautiful place in a stunning part of the country. I really enjoyed the few hours I fished and relish the challenge of a future visit.

2 Trout

No sign of grayling. Two rods ( one very experienced) fished nymphs all day for one oos 9" trout. After several trips to the Monnow at Skenfrith this winter two issues have emerged: Oliver Burch's reports of a reduced fish population in the last two years at this beat are convincing and the recent well above inflation price hike was not well timed.
Parking: we did not park at the pub but used the area in front of the castle and we found the local people were very friendly.

1 Trout

Very nice day river a bit murky but no fish to be caught or seen

Third trip of the winter to this beat. Two takes on nymphs fished klink and dink, bigger fish -about 12"- shook itself free.
Have not been able to find any shoals of grayling on this beat. WUF reports elsewhere on their website show Monnow fish populations have decreased over the last decade. I am beginning to wonder if, at £25 per rod for Skenfrith, one of WUF's other grayling beats might offer better value for money.

1 Grayling

Exceptionally mild day and river wadeable for most of its length. TH and MH had a grayling each and lost at least one other. Several oos trout caught. Goldhead and other nymphs fished in teams. Bearing in mind reports of a dip in numbers of fish caught on Skenfrith beat in recent times, we felt this was a pretty good day on the river.

3 Trout, 2 Grayling