Honddu

One valley over from the Usk catchment (possibly its pre ice age destination), the Honddu is the most westerly of the rivers that make up the Monnow system and is entirely on the Welsh side of the border. Flowing through a steep sided, rugged valley in the heart of the Black Mountains, it is set in some of the wildest surroundings that an angler seeking solitude could ask for. Despite the Welsh translation of its name implying an easy paced flow, in places the Honddu is an archetypal mountain stream, rushing over the bedrock and boulders, through gutters and into deep, inviting pools.  Anglers, who have fished this wonderful river, have rarely been disappointed and many are pleasantly surprised by the large numbers and the good average size of the wild trout to be caught.

The Beats

In 2007 Simon Jonhson, Director of the Wild Trout Trust, spent several days looking at the habitat on the Honddu and producing a report on his findings.  This visit was sponsored by the Environment Agency's Fishing in Wales initiative.