Today was Wild Trout Trust day. I had donated a days guided fly fishing to the WTT annual auction this year. This was won by a chap who wanted me to come to his syndicate beat on the middle Usk just downstream of Pant-y-Goitre bridge. The brief for the day was to give him a fresh perspective on a beat that he had been fishing since he was around ten years old. Read more »

Arrived at the Monnow this morning thinking that the river may be carrying a little coloured water. Hmm!! Bit of an understatement. Read more »

Fished on the Monnow today at Skenfrith with PD. Most of the day we covered different aspects of nymph fishing. Upstream single nymphand a bit of Czech Nymph. Read more »

Just a quick entry to say although I planned to spend a lot of time writing this month I spent most of the month fly fishing I am not complaining. Read more »

Fishing on the river Monnow over the weekend there were a fair few different flies on the wing for the trout to munch and the fly fisherman to imitate.

While I was on one of the tributaries of the River Monnow, the Dore, there was a good hatch of Large brook duns. Read more »