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Fished the beat for two days. River rising but not too coloured after heavy rain and some thunder on the monday night. No salmon caught but one seen jumping in Vanstone. Mainly spinning with a little time spent fly fishing. One pike of around 6lb and a brownie around 1.5lb caught. Really liked the beat,especially the tail end of Windmill and Maddox. Stayed at the Hostelrie not far from the beat and it was fantastic. Comfy beds, good local ales and splendid food. Will be back again when the wives allow it!

1 Trout, 1 Pike

River water abt 1'1", colour clearing, 45F. Canoes busy from 10:30-12:00 otherwise quiet. No fish seen or felt. Overgrowen steep clay banks made getting out of some of the pools difficult. Some nice fly water.

Fished from Maddox down to Vanstone with 1" tube with no offers then again spinning with red flying C and hooked a 9lb Pike. Fished again on Friday in bright sunshine with no offers. Decided to call it a day at 14.00. Great beat will fish again.

1 Pike

Water noticeably lower, slower and less coloured than on Monday but nothing seen.

23lbs fresh run cock salmon caught on 2 inch yellow tube at 9am from tail of Windmill. Water perfect height & colour (cloudy grey/green. Light frost at first becoming bright cloudless warm day No other touches. About 20 canoeists from mid morning to early pm but none after about 2.30 thankfully. Saw one other salmon of about 15lbs in Electric Lines about 5pm. Very surprised not to see more fish. Left other chums still at it at about 6.30pm.

1 Salmon

Good day at Goodrich. Friend had a sealiced cracker first thing 23lbs. We all fished hard, got wet - it was a tad high at top end of fishery (Ross 0.65m) and sun burnt forearms. Fished tubes and Minnows and covered much of the beat by all 4 of us. A few fish showing in Vanstone late on - seemed to show themselves after covering them but not actually touching the fly (tried all sorts to no effect). Good day but damn hard work in the sun etc but friend was handsomely rewarded. Many thanks WUF.

1 Salmon

Nice but blank day, level was the lowest I have seen it in the last few weeks but still high and fast flowing. Wading possible on the Lines & Vanstone (at least) but hard work with the current. Water coloured but not grossly so and worth having a go with a fly although I spent more time with a Flying C.
Huge Grammon hatches at times, particularly late morning, but no trout rising to them.
Banks very slippery near the water, particularly on Maddox and Corner Tree.

Nice day out but no fish taken. One fish moved at Vanstone. Water very high with colour, no point wading for most of it as you would be up to your chest on stepping in.

No fish seen or taken.

Water high and very coloured; sun came out more and more through the day, though levels dropped - no fish.