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We caught 5 trout, best about 1.5lb and 2 grayling of about 1/2-3/4 lb. Water was muddy but cleared a bit during the day.

(4 rods).

Boiling Sunshine for all three days with the river levels very low and falling throughout the trip. Fished Ty-Newedd during the morning and afternoon of Sunday 31st and Gromain in the evening. Caught a Grayling and a nice brown Trout at Ty-Newedd both took a dry Klinkhammer in very bright conditions.

Fished the Edw on the Monday, again very hot and bright. Took four nice trout in the evening on cul de cannard and a grissly adams. Very pretty piece of water.

Fished Ty-Newedd again on Tuesday, again boiling hot and far too bright for fishing. Caught two nice browns and a grayling, on cul de canard. Caught a monstrous fish at dusk which eventually snapped my 3lb tippet. Although I saw it roll several times on the surface and would put it at, at least 3lb possibly more as it was very thick, it was too dark to fully identify although it was only a 6 feet away when I lost it. I'm pretty sure it was either a Chub or a Barbel however as it was a tug of war rather than the normal frenetic trout fight. The flanks were also flashing a deep gold.

All fish troughout the trip were returned.

The Severn Arms was very pleasant and reasonably priced and the Seth and his team very welcoming and helpful. All in all a fantastic trip despite the bathing weather and we'll be back again.

Flash floods, the evening before rendered the main stem (and all the tribs bar the Honddu) of the Monnow unfishable so we headed to the upper most beat on the Honddu where the water was clearing and dropping and fishable from the off. Trout were coming to a sedge pattern from the start, mainly in the tails of pools and to the edges of faster water. light nymphs in the deeper water accounted for several but at about 12.30 the hatch switched on and fish were taking mayfly and sedge patterns from the top.

In less than perfect water 10 wbt to 12".

Lovely water, with plenty of interest that ideally needs a bit of colour (but not that much!) to give cover to the angler. It clears in only a few hours and saved me from another day in the office!

Washed off Ty Newydd again yesterday so diverted to Pen Pont - many thanks for sorting out for us. Had not fished here before - what a super beat.

19 trout - one 17", one 13", the rest 10" or less. Great sport! Only a trickle hatch - occasional olives, brook duns and Mayflies but the spinner dance yesterday evening had to be seen to be believed - there had obviously been some good hatches on previous days. Fish taken on usual parachute dries - ginger quill, blue dun - and the biggest on a mayfly.

Flies not the only ariel entertainment - the usual Harriers and Tornados - but then out of the eastern sky lumbered an incredible apparition - the replica World War 1 Vickers Vimy biplane. What an amazing sight - just added to a super day. Oh and did spot a mink on the river bank.

Pete 11 trout to 13 inches all to dry fly. Cliff 4 trout to 11 inches again to dry fly. A great little river that saved the day as all the other rivers were up and murky.

Fished for 3 hours yesterday evening and caught it just right - water level falling with about 3ft of visibility and fish rising continuously. Had approximately 30 trout and 1 small grayling, with loads of others missed. No big fish (largest was around the 1lb mark). All taken on dry cdc olive emerger and all released.

I arrived at the beat shortly after 9am and was lucky enough to be greeted by near perfect conditions. The river was positively fizzing with surface action and it didn't take very long to select a fly that the fish responded to. A grey/white parachute brought dozens to the surface and 6 fish to the net (this being mainly due to my far from expert reaction times but great fun and excitement none the less!!). All fish were in the 10 - 14Oz bracket and all were returned safely.

2pm saw the start of a mid-Wales mini-monsoon and after 2 1/2hrs of cuddling a tree trunk I decided to shut up shop so to speak. It was a great day while it lasted and I will definately be returning for another visit in the near future. Thanks WUF!

Lovely location, rained off in the afternoon evening.

2 fish taken 1lb 8oz, 1lb 5oz. 8 other fish caught and released. All brown trout taken on Dry Flies (Black Gnat) and Nymph fishing.

A wonderful session in the rain, double figures of trout, both brown and rainbow to 2lbs but most around the 3/4 pound mark. Saw only one salmon during the day, certainly a double figured specimen. It dramatically leapt 10 feet away from me but alas didn't fancy the fly. Will definitely return here.

3 trout, 3 grayling. River was high and coloured - dry fly heaven this was not!! Managed 6 fish on heavy nymphs and went away feeling quite pleased with myself!

Stayed at the Bell....excellent!