will be in Demark ON 19TH /20TH mAY { edited 5th mar 07

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bequest -please scatter my ashes in river moy to rest in the cathederal beat

I would love to come up just for a day if that is possible.

Did you manage to get any extra beats?

WCB

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Go on Dave let him come ,I would wear extra dark glasses for all the bling he brings !!!

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Winter grayling taking a year off !
Claret not just a great dubbing colour!

I promise not to bring the purple reel

WCB

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Ok. The weekend will be on us in a little over a month. Cranefly, Quicksilver and I are meeting later this week to sort one or two details - catering

Then a pm and post will go out with updates and reqests for dosh etc. Get those casting arms in practice.

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With heart and creel in common light,
Complete content, the day has brought it,
They fished for pleasure - and they caught it"

P F Morgan
taken from the catch record book at Llanthony Hotel, Honddu Valley, Aug 1942

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Hi All
Have sent out PM's with details to all those on the confirmed list. Let me know if you didnt receive anything
bfn
Dave

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"A homeward tramp thro' mist wrapped night,
With heart and creel in common light,
Complete content, the day has brought it,
They fished for pleasure - and they caught it"

P F Morgan
taken from the catch record book at Llanthony Hotel, Honddu Valley, Aug 1942

www.monnowlogue.com
www.monnow.org.uk

For those of you that fish the Monnow system regularly are there any patterns I should be tying up before the big day(s)?

M

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Hi Mike
I'll post a little list later today if the wife lets me out of the garden

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"A homeward tramp thro' mist wrapped night,
With heart and creel in common light,
Complete content, the day has brought it,
They fished for pleasure - and they caught it"

P F Morgan
taken from the catch record book at Llanthony Hotel, Honddu Valley, Aug 1942

www.monnowlogue.com
www.monnow.org.uk

Now then, less than a calendar month to go...

One or two people have asked for patterns for the social so here goes...

Dries:
If the Mayfly hatch is on, I use Grey Wulff style, Ollie Edwards Mohicans, and some that Jean Williams of Sweets Of Usk ties up. You could do worse than ring her and ask her to tie you some up. I think that Cranefly likes a nice French Partridge pattern... he may offer further words of wisdom.

If there are no Mays about... Parachute Adams, CDC & Elk, Griffiths Gnats, Double Badgers, little comparaduns & klinks. But heck bring your own flies it would be nice to see people fishing other patterns, finding out what works and what doesnt... particularly grateful to those who do the research on that last part of the question

Nymphs
Goldhead PTNS, GRHE's work as well as anything - I get mine from Phil at Spidersplus - the PTNS are great - well work as well as anything except maybe for a little selection that Sage on here might be persuaded to put together for you

Hope this helps for the time being.

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"A homeward tramp thro' mist wrapped night,
With heart and creel in common light,
Complete content, the day has brought it,
They fished for pleasure - and they caught it"

P F Morgan
taken from the catch record book at Llanthony Hotel, Honddu Valley, Aug 1942

www.monnowlogue.com
www.monnow.org.uk

I would add a spent pattern to the mayfly selection and a Kite's Imperial to the dries - otherwise these should see anyone through most situations.

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Oliver Kite
“A Spring Day on the Usk”
A Fisherman’s Diary