well a day of two halves anyway…….

The first half of the day was spent with Andy Broad fishing the river Monnow at Skenfrith. today was Andy’s first taste of fly fishing and he was a very enthusiastic pupil.   When we first arrived there was just the very start of a Grannom hatch, but with strong winds this soon fizzled out to nothing.

First we spent an hour getting to grips with the casting.

Great loop for a beginner

After that we got on the the business fishing.

Andy Tracking nymphs down stream

We fished down the run with a couple of takes but unfortunately no fish on the bank.

After a quick trip back home to meet the structural engineer, part of the ongoing chaos at home due to renovating the house I was back out on the river.

This time on the enchanting Olchon, one of the newest tributaries of the River Monnow available through the Wye and Usk Passport scheme.

This really is a Magical little stream winding its way up the valley from run to pool.

Nice run on the Olchon

I spent a few lovely hour fishing my way up the stream, a fantastic way to spend the afternoon.

One of the amny fine trout from the afternoon

There should be plenty of good fish in the stream as it is full of prime trout habitat

A great place for Mr Trout to live

and at the end of the day the Sun set behind the mountains in a wonderful vista.

Ahh!! Goodnight