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Early start on river for 7 30am . It looked like there had been a lift of two inches or so. The rock pool looked very inviting so we fished this first. I went down it first with the fly nothing to show . Then I spun it nothing doing. We then moved to the mill run, I was second down after Ian , Bang what a gentle take then the fish woke up, good fight, 16lb freshish, went back strongly. Fished the Rectory pool its self but could not catch another fish. One is better than none.

1 Salmon

Arrived at the river at 7 30 with BS, river looked in good nick and a tad higher. Brian fished the fly down first with me second but nothing , we then got the spinning rods out, I went right up the to the rapids at the top of the pool 4th cast and bang, yes I thought first fish of the year, sadly not to be but a great looking Chub and at 4lb was looking good.
We moved down to the Mill run, I went first this time fished an Alley shrimp with nothing touched. Brian came down with a single Usk Grub and bang, into a 16 lb lovely fish. I was gutted. We let the pool settle before I went back up to the top of the run and started to spin with a small rappala. Same place that Brian had his fish and BANG it was a salmon this time, 20lb of pure Wye muscle, returned strong. Fished the Rectory pool with no luck but the one fish will do me.

1 Salmon

The conditions looked good today. An overcast morning, with the river having good clarity and holding 0.87 on the Erwood gauge. Sadly the only salmon I saw was a recovering one moving around the margins (presumably caught in the last week or so). I fished hard through the Island, Rock Pool and the Rectory, but only managed one shad (around 1.5lb) and a tiny brownie that hammered a collie dog only marginally smaller than itself.

1 Trout, 1 Other

All less than half a pound. All caught on the Gravel and New catch. Great place to fish come the afternoon-evening light.

4 Trout, 1 Grayling

fished hard all day Assisted chap netting his 22lb fish which put up a good fight

WOW what an evening, I am still shaking. I went up to the rock pool about 6pm, two fellow anglers were there said they had seen nothing all day. I tackled up with a homemade fly, 4th cast down and bang the fish nearly took the rod from my hands, what a fight best one I have ever had, stripped my reel twice ,I had to run down the bank after it. We managed to land it in the end and my fellow angler tried to weigh it with his scales which went to 22lb and it went straight past that so we will say 25lb+ see photo's

1 Salmon

8 Trout, 2 Grayling

1 Other

Early start on Rectory this morning, only Shad to the fly . No silver customers showing anywhere along the beat . Water levels are dropping and in need of another rise . Nice day out though .

4 Other

fished early in the morning nothing seen or touched